Nigerian actress Ariyiike Dimples says she stopped attending church for three years after a church elder told her she would “go to hell” for wearing a pencil skirt. She shares her experience and why she chose to leave her community church
Ariyiike Dimples Reveals Why She Stopped Going to Church
Nigerian actress and media personality Ariyike Owolagba, popularly known as Ariyiike Dimples, has revealed why she stopped attending church for three years.
Speaking on a recent episode of the Open Up podcast, Ariyiike disclosed that she quit church after a church elder condemned her outfit and told her she was “going to hell” for wearing a pencil skirt.
She explained that the incident left her embarrassed, judged, and frustrated, prompting her to distance herself from her community church.
“In my community church, you see only elderly people. You barely see the young ones because they’ve all moved to other churches,” she said. “Yes, you can have your doctrines, but there’s a way you can simplify things for young people without judging them.”
Recalling the encounter, the actress said, “The reason I stopped going to church was because I wore a pencil skirt and an elderly woman said I would go to hellfire. I felt wrongly judged, so I stopped attending church for three years. Thankfully, I was already out of my parents’ house.”
She added that the woman even reported her to her father, forcing her to take a photo of the skirt and send it to her mother to prove she wasn’t dressed indecently.
“My dad believed in the ideology of a community raising a child, so I chose to avoid the community church so they wouldn’t see me,” she said.
Despite the experience, Ariyiike Dimples maintained that she is still a practicing Christian, even though she no longer attends that church. Read More
