Bigg Boss OTT 2 star Jiya Shankar spoke about her toxic relationship during her time in the Bigg Boss house. The actress had revealed that she was so much in love that it took her about a year to finally see that it wasn’t right and walk away from the relationship. And now in a conversation with Hauterrfly in episode 46 of The Male Feminist, Jiya Shankar has opened up further about her relationship, red flags and how to deal with it.
Jiya Shankar shared how her partner used to question her about what she wore and who she spoke to. “There was only this one really really toxic relationship that I was in. Initially, he did not show me all these traits but then later, after a couple of months when I was like madly in love with him he started to get possessive in a way that ‘Why are you wearing this?’ or ‘Isn’t your dress too short?’ or ‘Why were you talking to that guy?’ and I was like ‘I’m working, I’m on the set and he’s my co-actor. He’s literally playing my brother-in-law’. So, I went through a lot of these things with him,” revealed the Bigg Boss OTT 2 star.
Jiya Shankar Reveals She Had Anxiety Due To Her Toxic Ex!
Jiya Shankar went on to share that she saw the red flags and learned that it was toxic only after her anxiety kicked in. “When my anxiety kicked in, aur mujhe ye pata bhi nahi tha. Log bolte the ‘anxiety, anxiety’ and I felt that vo aisa in general how you feel anxious about something or you know. I never knew that panic attacks and anxiety were actually a thing until I experienced it. So, mere liye vo sab shuru ho gaya tha and I started contacting psychiatrists and I was like I need help. And that’s also when I realised heartbreak can actually hurt you physically,” said the Pishachini actress.
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The actress shared an important message for everyone and said that if anyone sees such red flags they MUST get out of the relationship. Watch the full video for more.
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What Did Jiya Shankar Say About Her Past Relationship On Bigg Boss OTT 2?
While discussing her relationship with Jad Hadid and Avinash Sachdev on the reality show, the actress revealed that about 5 years ago she was in a relationship with someone who was obsessive and jealous and she was extremely disturbed by it. She revealed that it took her one year of suffering to finally break up with her ex and back then she couldn’t even imagine living a day without him. She also revealed that Avinash Sachdev saw her going through all of it. The actress also said that people tried to show her the mirror but back then she could understand it all but just couldn’t bring herself to do anything about it.