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    Ayo Edebiri opens up about how college experience made her question religious beliefs

    by Kaleigh Werner May 21, 2024 2 minutes
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    Ayo Edebiri has candidly revealed how attending New York University made her question her religion.

    Speaking toVanity Fair for a cover story published on May 21, the actress detailed her rise in Hollywood in tandem with her religious unrest which took place during her undergraduate experience.

    Edebiri graduated from NYU in 2017. Likestar’s perspectives on what she’d been introduced to throughout her childhood altered as well. According to , Edebiri grew up Pentecostal, frequently attending church with her family. Spending time singing with the church choir group wasn’t a problem but being engrossed in the religion brought about many anxieties for her.

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