Netizens were surprised after Kapuso actress Bianca Umali revealed that she already converted to another religion to follow her current partner Ruru Madrid.
It can be recalled that Ruru is a member of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) and in an interview in “Updated with Nelson Canlas” podcast, Bianca admitted that she also embraced the belief of the actor.
However, Bianca denied that she converted to INC because of her love for Ruru.
“First of all, yes, isa na po akong ganap na Iglesia ni Kristo. But I don’t think I would have it fall under the category of things you do for love or these things that I do for love.” she said.
“Kasi yung pagiging Iglesia ko, yung pag-convert ko is something that is very personal to me. It is a personal choice and not a choice I made just because in love ako sa isang tao,” she added.
According to her, she started to realize her plan to change her religion on her 20th birthday.
“I knew that God has always been in my life. He has always guided me. He has always been with me—holding my hand. Hindi niya ako pinabayaan, even though I wasn’t this close to Him and alam kong marami rin akong pagkakamali noon sa Kaniya,” she explained.
“And when I discovered my faith, which is where Ruru comes in… hindi dahil sa kaniya kaya ako nag-convert pero naging instrumento siya para maipakilala sa akin yung religion at maipakita sa akin yung daan kung saan tinawag ako para mapalapit ako sa Diyos,”
Last year, Bianca and Ruru admitted that they were in a relationship after dating for four years.