Former Big Brother Naija contestant, Maria Chike recently opened up about her spiritual troubles following her participation in the reality show.

Maria says she has faced many spiritual challenges that have gotten her close to God. The actress disclosed this in an interview with The Cable on Sunday.

She said: “I grew up in a Christian home, we go to church on Sundays and stuff like that, but you know sometimes you backslide, and your faith gets tested. Since coming out of Big Brother, there have been a lot of spiritual struggles or challenges, and that just made me get closer to my faith and obviously to God. Having God by your side is also amazing, and I always encourage people no matter what they do, whether it’s good, bad, or evil in the eyes of other people, to always tell God first, and it helps you feel better.

Recall that Maria made headlines last year after been accused of snatching someone’s husband.

Speaking on that she said: “I would never speak on this because I did not bring this rumour. I’ll forever label it as a rumor. I did not bring this online. It’s very personal and it is not in my place to state because there are other people’s personal lives involved. And no, I did not in any way snatch anyone. This is something I’ve said previously by tweet. And whatever has transpired between myself and the person I’m dating, it’s not in my place to publicly state or give the public an answer. First of all, I don’t owe anyone an answer. It’s my personal life, and that’s my private dating life that I will never speak about. Just to rephrase that, no, I’ve never had to break a family. I’ve never done that.”