Opening up.

Bachelor Nation fans got to know and love Faith Martin on Season 1 of “The Golden Bachelor.”

Since her time on the show, Faith has kept fans updated with her life on social media.

This week, she stopped by the “Bachelor Happy Hour: Golden Hour” podcast, where she caught up with Susan Noles and Kathy Swarts about her life off-screen.

Faith got candid when speaking about her late ex-husband Brett Martin and how he tragically passed away a year before she filmed “The Golden Bachelor.”

The fan favorite opened up about why the two got divorced, saying, “My 21-year marriage to the love of my life was complex. It was not always good. I loved him with my whole heart and soul and I think he did me as well, but he was plagued with some addictions that made it really difficult for him to be his best self. His authentic self was the most amazing, generous, loving, incredible man ever.”

Faith went on, sharing, “As we all know, though, addiction is huge. We had some really difficult times. I paid for the divorce. I gave him everything. I left because I couldn’t do it any longer. As it turned out, we ended up being very close friends and we grandparented really well together.”

And while Faith and Brett remained very close after their split, he passed away at 61 years old after losing his battle with addiction.

Faith shared that she was the one who found him when he passed away and revealed how his death impacted her.

She said, “The way that he died was tragic and I had no idea the impact that his death would have on my life. When I was on the show, it was the year anniversary of his passing and I knew my kids were really suffering. I had no idea that I would then begin to start grieving the marriage. I don’t think I ever really grieved the marriage after our divorce. It was such a painful thing to do, I just jumped 100% into music. I was playing music three to four days a week.”

Faith continued, “It wasn’t until after he passed that I really began to process and grieve our marriage. Not just grieving him as a grandpa and best friend, but grieving the years that we spent together. Then the PTSD of finding him was huge. I think I am in a better place now, but during that time on the show, I thought I was going to lose it.”

We’re sending Faith and her family love as they continue to grieve Brett’s life. Check out more of Faith’s candid conversation on the “Golden Hour” podcast below.