Akanksha Puri has ‘zero regret’ about kissing Jad Hadid but calls him ‘fake, stupid’
Evicted contestant Akanksha Puri talks about creating a furore on Bigg Boss OTT 2 after locking lips with Jad Hadid. She also shares about being hurt by his words on how she made him uncomfortable.
Akanksha Puri and Jad Hadid’s kiss on Bigg Boss OTT 2 went on to make a lot of noise in the house, and even outside. Host Salman Khan called out the two contestants and said he doesn’t support such content; he also apologised to the audience for the same. Post her eviction from the show, Akanksha said that the kiss was just a ‘task’ for her. However, she was disappointed by Jad’s comment about the kiss and how she has been sending out ‘signals’ to him.
In a chat with indianexpress.com, the actor said that it was an important team challenge, and she had decided to complete all tasks given to her on the day. “I did three tasks that day, whcih eventually helped my team win. For me, the kiss was supposed to be just a task. I would have even kissed Pooja Bhatt or Cyrus Broacha if needed. I don’t regret my actions as it wasn’t anything personal for me. There were no feelings involved,” she shared.
After the infamous kiss, Jad went on to say that Akanksha is a ‘bad kisser’. Sharing that the statement was uncalled for, she said, “Honestly, I was clear in my mind that this will be just a peck that we will hold for 30 seconds. He got carried away and started kissing me but I wasn’t using my lips as I had no feelings for him. That made him say that I was a bad kisser as I was not involved. But he is not my partner that I will kiss him nor was I instructed by my director to kiss a co-actor passionately. He didn’t understand that it was a simple task and complicated things for me and even him. It makes him sound stupid that we didn’t share a good kiss as that was never suppose to happen.”
Hours before the kiss, Jad Hadid had confided in Pooja Bhatt, Falaq Naaz and Avinash Sachdev about how he feels uncomfortable with Akanksha Puri getting close to him. He shared how she sends him signals and hugs him tight making him awkward. Akanksha responded to this, “I felt really bad. I was hugging everyone for Eid and he made fun of that. I have never been very touchy with anyone in the house, as I do not like physical proximity. He was being so stupid to say that and didn’t even have the guts to tell me. Even Jiya called him out and said it was wrong of him to talk behind my back. He did apologise to me but that sounded fake to me just like him. I really don’t appreciate such people and what he did was definitely not right. After saying all this, he even went on to say that he wants to kiss me again.”
On the show, Akanksha reciprocated Jad’s affection and even told him that they will explore it outside the show. However, now, she said that she’s so confused about his real persona. “Initially I did like him and how nice he was to everyone. He proposed marriage to me and was even planning an Indian wedding. I was always clear that let’s see what happens as these things are organic. However, as I saw his real side, I was shocked and knew I don’t want such fake people in my life. My perception of him completely changed and I don’t even know who he really is in real life.”
Apart from the kiss, Jad Hadid flashed his backside to fellow contestant Bebika Dhurve. Salman Khan looked furious at the action while the housemates too were upset. His close friends Akanksha, Jiya, and even Manisha Rani were seen by his side, leading many to believe that they supported his actions. However, Akanksha clarified that no one backed Jad, and instead told him how wrong he was. “Not just on TV, if someone did that in real life, I would have been against that. As Bebika said he pulled his pants down entirely, I just said that he had pulled it a bit. And Manisha confirmed the same. We are not stupid to support this action,” she concluded.
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