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Sharon, who was in the sixth season of the reality TV series, was asked by Crystal Newman: "Whose idea was it to go for Big Brother?"
Sharon: "It was my dad's. Not even Ronnie [Mulindwa, her baby daddy]. Because Ronnie didn't even know about it in the first place..."
Crystal: "But how did your dad, I mean..."
Sharon: "I know... so, for some reason, you could think, you know, he is old fashion, but, you know, he knew these things. He was like, you know, I think, you should try out Big Brother... you have a shot [at] this. I like, what?... I was like, okay, but you know I'm reserved... I'm a bit... I'm not a loud person so, you know, they want a loud character, so how am I gonna pull it off? He was like, Sharon, you need to go, you never know what this could do for you. But, yeah, here I am."
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Sharon O finished in fifth place. "I'm glad Africa had my back," she said.
Who is Sharon O?
Sharon O, who also goes by Sharon Angela Salmon Nalukenge, was born in 1998 at Mulago Hospital and grew up in Bukoto, a Kampala suburb.
She went to Kintate Primary School, Lohana Academy and Aga Khan Primary School, after which she went to East High School Ntinda.
She became "very active in drama" while in high school, and in S.4 vacation she started hanging out with Ronnie Mulindwa, the founder of the singing group Obsessions.
They ended up dating and share a son named Lisbon Sidney Mulindwa, who was born in 2008..
She started part-timing with Obsessions in S.4 vacation and joined fully in S.6 vacation. It's while in the group that they sang one of their biggest hits Jangu Jangu.
Some of the stars that were once part of Obsessions are Natasha Sinayobye, Sharon O, Helen Lukoma and Cleopatra Kyoheirwe. All of these have also acted as well.
While in Obsessions, Sharon O did a certificate in secretarial studies, then a diploma in business administration at Makerere University Business School, then she joined Big Brother Africa before she could do university.
She now hold a bachelor’s degree in Tourism from Victoria University.
She has also been involved in running a number of businesses, including a spare parts and phone shop, a mini-supermarket, money lending, operated a bar and restaurant (Blue Ice Bar) and now is involved in transport and real estate.
Sharon O also did music management with Ronnie Mulindwa for a bit when they took on Lydia Jazmine.