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We all wanted to know the stance on Cleo and Hakeem’s relationship… Daily mail editor asked Cleo this question and she had this to say:
Q: Tell us about your relationship with Hakeem. Is it real? Many relationships in the house eventually fizzle out.
Cleo: I think what causes that is that its very controlled and artificial environment. The only real thing in that place is yourself, your feelings and the next people. Everything else is unreal. Its just a house even the mirrors are not really mirrors and its insane. We are closed off in one place and we are forced to get to know each other and its a long time. Its human nature so it will happen that people will get close, it’s your reality at that time you can’t escape your feelings its a reality human nature.
I had No strategy when i went into the house. I was that girl who said No to guys until the End. You can plan but you can only plan so much. When it happened for me, it just happened. My feelings for Hakeem were very genuine and the time that he left i was much crushed. Also it was the type of thing were i was questioning myself “am i doing the right thing?” ” will my country be happy if i get into something like this, if people dont like this, if people dont like this whole relationship business then i dont want to be a part of it” But i couldn’t hide from my emotions as well so i thought I’m better off being true to myself and its better for people to love me for who Iam than love me for being a fake person. So when he left i was obviously devastated and crushed but the game had to go on because if i kept it low people would have said ” looks like she would rather follow her boyfriend”.
So i had to keep strong. I had to focus my energy on the game and when i came out of the house i was thinking this is the only world i know what’s going on? I’m being watched but am not watching anyone so you cocoon yourself and you become close to each other that’s how the Top five Beverly, Melvin, Dillish, Elikem and myself became close.
To myself i was thinking what’s going on with Hakeem? Is he okay? Has he been good or has he been bad? If he’s been bad i will be hurt and i was not clear if he was loving someone else out there or not, i was going crazy in that house. Even when i came out on stage i told myself let me play it cool. I was hopeful that we could start afresh because the love was discovered in the house and outside the house its more than love that we would need to survive in the relationship since we had already established that we love each other so whats next after that?
This is the real world and we have to be realistic so at the moment; I’ll ask for time before i make a decision about my future with Hakeem coz when i came out here i found the HaCleo team and honestly i didnt expect any of this.
I would need time because we are not going to behave as if we didnt see what he did just before i came out of the house which is for me an unacceptable, but I am being lenient about the whole issue because its not just about me and him but also about HaCleo Nation and everybody else.
So I’ll just ask for time to think about what i want and how i feel about the situation. For me it was like two crashes, me not getting the money and coming out and finding all these underlying issues. So i thought let me experience something happy, seeing my daughter the reception back here made me joyful.
From there I’m hoping everybody will understand i need the time (she clears her throat) to think about my Love life. Even if i had to make a decision, i wouldnt want to have cheer leaders for the rest of my life. At the moment I cant say much about my future with Hakeem.