Pooja Bhatt, who was earlier thought to be a panelist on Bigg Boss OTT 2, surprised everyone by entering the show as a contestant. In the recent episode, the actress-director talked about her addiction and recovery from alcohol at the age of 44.
While talking to Cyrus Broacha, who suffered from the same problem and gave up drinking at 46, Pooja said she never wanted to hide about her battle with addiction or recovery and it is something that got her criticism from many.
She said, “I realised I had a drinking problem. That is why I openly let everyone know about my addiction and how I have decided to quit drinking. Because addiction and recovery hindustan mein mard ki jageer hai. Society gives license to men that they can speak up about alcohol addiction and recovery. However, women don’t openly drink and so they don’t openly recover. I used to drink openly so when I thought of recovering from alcoholism I realised that why should I recover in the closet?”
Pooja also said that she didn’t want anything to be a secret from the public and added, “People used to call me an alcoholic but then I said I’m a recovering alcoholic.”
Talking about the episode, Cyrus Broacha got into a spat with Puneet Superstar about cleaning the toilet. It irked several other housemates to the extent that when Bigg Boss asked them if Puneet should be evicted from the house, they all said ‘yes’.
Meanwhile, Manisha Rani got all flirtatious with international model Jad Hadid. She kissed him and said, “I love you to the moon and back.” Jad didn’t back out either from confessing his feelings to her. Are they the first couple in the making on Bigg Boss OTT 2?