Tanya Mittal and Neelam Giri recently faced trolling over social media with their body shaming comment on 21-year-old contestant Ashnoor Kaur during the last Weekend Ka Vaar episode. Since then, even celebrities
and Bogg Bos 19 followers came forward to take a stand for the young house member. Gauahar Khan was among them. Taking to her social media handle, the Bigg Boss 7 winner called Kaur 'young pretty girl' while calling the other two 'insecure'.
Gauahar Khan breaks silence on Tanya-Neelam body shaming Ashnoor
Gauahar Khan has shared a reel by Manu Punjabi, an ex Bigg Boss contestant in season 10 which talks about the current backlash surrounding Tanya Mittal and Neelam Giri. Along with this, Khan wrote, "Insecure women body shame others, Ashnoor is a young pretty girl! God bless her."Check it out:
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Rohan Mehra supports Ashnoor
In another incident, actor Rohan Mehra also reacted strongly to the viral clip. Taking a firm stand for his rakhi sister, the Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai actor posted on X, “Body shaming is unacceptable. What happened to ashnoorkaur03 today was wrong and needs to be called out. Respect and kindness should be the bare minimum. Shame on you Kunickaa, Neelam, and Tanya.”
For the unversed...
In the episode, Tanya was seen mocking Ashnoor’s looks and saying that her nice outfits “don’t suit her.” Neelam took it further by comparing Ashnoor to a dinosaur, referring to her as “Jurassic Park.” The comments quickly drew flak online, with fans expressing anger over the contestants’ insensitivity and bullying behaviour.