'Bae Without Borders' is now showing on Showmax. Picture: Supplied
Showmax‘s new reality dating show, Bae Without Borders, has set tongues wagging on social media, joining the trending topics on X since its premiere on Monday.
Bae Without Borders is the third Showmax’s reality show from POP24, after This Body Works For Me and The Mommy Club.
The show features four South African women and 12 Nigerian men.
Each woman will have dates with all twelve men. Eventually, only four lucky men chosen by the bachelorettes will move to Cape Town with their respective ladies to live in a villa to see if their cross-cultural relationship can work beyond borders.
Producer and creator of the show, Zinzi Velelo Alake, said Bae Without Borders is a dating show like no other.
She added: “This is an inside look at cross-cultural dating and how beautiful and uniting it can be. As someone who is married to a Nigerian man, I want to show people how both cultures have the potential to blend really well. There are a lot of misconceptions about South Africans and Nigerians dating, and I want to show it in its purest, realest form; that will blow the minds of viewers.”
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Eric is a 27-year-old fitness influencer, model, and actor, and a former Big Brother Naija star.
He said he is ready to find true love. “It’s high time I waltz into a commitment. I’ve been dancing in the streets, and now I’m ready for something real,” he says. “South African ladies bring the sizzle that I crave. That’s exactly what I’m after; they are very sexy and driven.”
A 32-year-old journalist and businessman from Lagos who is ready to start dating again after his separation in 2022.
“I am interested in getting to know South African women to see how dating outside of Nigeria is. I am big on love and exploring different cultures, so when this opportunity came about, I grabbed it with both hands. So I’m ready for my South African queen.”
Chidubem is a software developer aged 31. He is inspired by his brother’s marriage to a South African woman.
“I have seen the beautiful love my brother and his wife share, and it inspires me to seek a similar connection for myself.”
The 34-year-old content creator is intrigued by the beauty of South African women.
“South African women are very beautiful; I like how they dance, how they move, and how they look. I heard that South African women are good to build with and that they bring peace.”
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