Actor Shamita Shetty has finally opened up about her much talked about but brief relationship and consequent breakup with Raqesh Bapat. The two first met during the reality TV show โBigg Boss OTTโ in 2021 and fell in love. Their relationship continued outside the โBigg Bossโ house until their break up a few months later. Netizens and fans loved the coupleโs chemistry and were rooting for them inside as well as outside the show.
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In a latest interview, Shamita conceded that she has erased the chapter of her relationship with Bapat from her life. She added that, as an independent working woman, she wonโt sacrifice her peace for the sake of avoiding loneliness.
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Shamita said over the years, she has learned to value emotional stability and personal boundaries and that she would not be in a relationship that drained her.
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The โMohabbateinโ star admitted that their bond inside the โBigg Bossโ house was natural. โPlease understand, when youโre locked up inside a house for so long, I think it is only natural for you to form such relationships. Because you look for support in your weak moments, you look for that closeness, which is very natural. However, it wouldnโt have happened in the outer world because we are both completely different people. It is a chapter that is erased in my life,” she said while talking to a media outlet.
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โAs an independent working woman, I am not willing to compromise my peace just because youโre lonely sometimes. I think a lot of people get into relationships when theyโre lonely. For me, to reach a stage where I became happy on my own, in my own space, it took me a while,โ the actress added.
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Shamita also admitted that relationships can be emotionally draining, saying, “So, till I donโt find someone that I know respects my soul, I will not take it further.โ
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On the work front, Shamita was last seen in โThe Tenantโ (2023). She also recently appeared with her sister Shilpa Shetty on Netflix show โThe Great Indian Kapil Showโ.