The end of the road for Cleo and Hakeem?

After a long chat in the Rendevous Room, the couple has decided to break up, much to their own dismay. It seems the struggles they’ve undergone and the pressure of The Chase has finally caught up with this beautiful pair.
Cleo was supposed to move to the Diamond House, as per their plans at the Arena yesterday. But when it came to the crunch, Cleo changed her mind and decided to stay with the Rubies. She tried to explain to a heartbroken Hakeem that being in the same House would weaken their chances in the game and they’d be seen as easy targets for Eviction like LK4 and Koketso. This was Cleo’s biggest fear because she didn’t want to leave just yet.
Hakeem confessed that Cleo
is all that he thinks about in the Diamond House and it’s killing him that they can’t be together. He then resorted to a break up where he gave Cleo time to think about everything, including the future of their relationship. A confused Cleo was initially against the break up but soon understood where the Zimbabwean model was coming from. The fact remained that this is a game and they are there to take a chance at winning the money and not looking for love. This was Cleo’s view of the whole situation, hence she agreed to the split.
When he got back to the Diamond House, he told his fellow Housemate Annabel that he broke things off with Cleo. Annabel told him that maybe this is a blessing in disguise because he has to concentrate on himself and his game. Her advice didn’t seem to sink in Hakeem’s head as the wounds were still fresh.
It’s always sad to see couples separated by their drive for the prize money. Real connections have been developed in the past three weeks and most of them have not made it because the money chase is bigger than that of love. It seems that love in Biggie’s House ends up being viewed as a distraction more than anything else.