Maria Chike: BBNaija 2021, biography, age, family, net worth

Maria Chike Nkechi Agueze Benjamin is the seventeenth housemate to join the Big Brother Naija Season Six Shine Ya Eye edition.

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Early Life

Maria was born in 1992. She hails from Imo State, Southeast Nigeria.

She reportedly comes from a well-to-do family.

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Education

She attended Trinity High School, then proceeded to MANCAT college in the United Kingdom.

She then studied HNC Performing Arts at the City College in Manchester.

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Career

She joined Emirates in 2004 as a cabin crew member.

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Maria continued her career as the front of House representative at Grosvenor Casinos between 2006-2011.

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She joined as an Administrative Assistant at Goderough college, UK. She then joined KBC financial products as human resources assistant in 2012.

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The 29-year-old said her job gives her the opportunity to travel to different countries around the world and to all continents, except Antarctica.

She also gets the opportunity to meet new people.

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She has experienced numerous undertakings, learning various dialects, lifestyles, and customs.

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She currently runs a real estate business and hopes to establish her own company in Nigeria soon.

Big Brother Naija 2021

The model and realtor was the sixth female housemate to enter the Bbnaija house to compete for the N90m grand prize.

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Though she speaks of herself as “a symbol of love in human form”, people are often shocked by her stern side when they cross her or take her for granted. “I can get extreme when disrespected to the fullest”.

Having a go-getter attitude is one of her favourite character traits.

Despite being hard-working, Maria enjoys having a glass of red wine when she needs a break.

She enjoys cooking, exercising, hiking, acting, and dancing.

She prides herself on being a loving and kind-hearted individual who is always looking for new adventures.

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Since her appearance on the Big Brother Naija show, she has amassed quite a number of fan base.

Her fanbase is called Marians.

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Does Maria have a boyfriend or fiance?

No. Maria is single and has pursued her purpose since her early life. She placed her studies above, choosing the perfect company and friends to follow.

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She has gained favor with her friends and family, who stood a supportive ground to her success and have ever since supported her.

Social Media

Since BBNaija Maria was announced as one of the contestants for the 90 million naira grand prize, her followers has grown extraordinarily in all social medias including Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. She currently has 196k Instagram followers.

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Net Worth

Maria has amassed an estimated net worth of $100,000-$250,000.

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Wildcards

In the course of the Bbnaija show, Maria and a fellow housemate, Pere were revealed as the Wildcards.

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They were revealed during the special Diary Session on Thursday, the day five of the show.

Wildcards are fake housemates placed by Big Brother in the house to add a twist to the show. There are also other things to know about the BBNaija Wildcard twist.

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During Maria’s session, Biggie revealed that she has been chosen as a Wildcard of the season and asked her how she felt about playing her role.

Maria revealed that she felt bad for pretending to the housemates.

She said, “I don’t really know how well I’m playing it but it’s killing me. I’m not gonna lie.”

“Obviously, I wouldn’t take it back but it’s like a 50-50 chance.

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“It’s killing me because they are really loving people and I’m not just saying it, they really are.

“It’s just like lying and lying. I think I’m doing a great job though I don’t feel proud of myself.”

Yerins Saw My Nakedness -Maria Chike

Maria recently revealed that fellow male housemate, Yerins saw her naked.

Maria disclosed this while talking to some housemates in the garden on Saturday after their first party night.

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According to her, Yerins saw her naked through a mirror which is really wrong and intrusive as he’s only a housemate and nothing more.

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She said: “Yerins saw me naked through the mirror. I hate it. Don’t see me naked. I’m not your f*cking girlfriend.

“Why would you see me naked? He’s been coming close to me. I’m not dating anyone so it’s not bad for us to be close but don’t intrude and see me naked.

“I felt some type of weird.”