Former Bigg Boss OTT contestant Shamita Shetty has explained why she sometimes lost her cool at co-contestant Raqesh Bapat on the show and called him spineless.

Shamita in an interview agreed that she was at fault, and said even her family told her that she should’ve been kinder to Raqesh. The two formed a bond on the show, and are currently exploring their relationship.

She told Bollywood Bubble, “There are certain moments when I did not speak to him nicely, which is actually a fact. A lot of people, my family also told me that. But see, you have to understand, I’m not condoning what I did, but I think that’s my defence mechanism, and it naturally comes out. I’ve been single for a very long time; I’m used to taking care of myself protecting myself. And in that house, I felt targeted and attacked a lot, because of the person I am, with a strong voice.”

She continued, “I went into defence mode. I, too, did not like the way I spoke to him sometimes. I watched one or two episodes, especially the fights, that one week that was very difficult for us. It was so unpleasant. Even the video they showed me in the house. It didn’t make me feel very nice about myself. That is definitely not something I would want to get back to with him.”

Raqesh and Shamita are in no rush to declare their relationship status, however. They’ve said several times that they are taking slow and discovering new things about each other, now that they are out in the real world. Raqesh admitted that things might get difficult considering that Shamita will soon leave for Bigg Boss 15, which begins on October 2.

Maintaining the COVID protocols, the contestants were kept in quarantine, which is reportedly to start from September 5, and few of them have tested positive. Though an official report is yet to come out.

The final contestants of the show of season 5, who are finalised are, Shanmukh Jaswanth, Anchor Ravi, Priya, RJ Kajal, Anchor Lobo, Lahari Shari, Sarayu, Maanas of Koilamma fame, VJ Sunny, and Anne Master for a tenure of 100 days.

According to reports, Mahesh Babu’s Sarileru Neekevvaru fame actor Kumana Sethuraman will also be a part of this show, and this time it will be way more grand , better and bigger.

And now, besides the constant fights and bickering which is a regular sight in the house, there is yet another reason to be excited. Well, yeah, we at IndiaChron have a scoop about the contestants entering the house.

According to Khabri, these are the loss of contestants.

-Anusha Dandekar, who is an Australian VJ shifted to India. She is a model, an actress, a singer and has hosted several MTV shows like Love School and others.

-Ridhima Pandit, an actress best known for her comic shows like Bahu Hamari Rajnikant and is also loved for the vines of TVF and Timeliners will be a part of this show too.

-Karan Nath, an Indian film actor who has done several Bollywood films since 2001 is also expected to be a part of this show this year.

– Divya Agarwal, famous from the MTV splitsvilla, this model and actress has performed in several music videos. She was also expected to start the season when the Priyank Sharma and Benafsha Soonawala controversy takes place.

-Pratik Sehejpal, known for the famous show MTV Love School. Pratik Sehejpal is a well-known actor and competitive player. He was also seen in the Ace of Space. Let’s see what this person has stored for us.

– Neha Bhasin is a renowned singer in both Bollywood and Punjabi industries. Neha Bhasin has sung many songs and is loved in the music industry.

“Urfi Javed,” an Indian TV actress known for famous roles on television shows, will also be seen this year. She has a huge fan following on Instagram and has many pictures.

– Akshara Singh is an actress from the Bhojpuri industry and is seen in many songs. Her roles in films like action drama Tabadala, political drama Sarkar Raj and action romance Satya are very famous. She is one of the highest-paid actresses in Bhojpuri cinema.

– Manasvi Vashisht has worked in the Bollywood entertainment industry and his artwork has been released in Hindi language tv shows and web series. He left his career because of his passion.

-Zeeshan Ali is one of the most renowned tennis players of India who has played for and won the Dhyan Chand Award for tennis is also expected this year.

-Neha Mallick is an Indian Actress and Model. She has been known for her modelling career since 2012 and is expected to be a part of the show.

-Pavithra Lakshmi is an Indian film actress who is mostly seen in Malayalam films. She is a very popular actress and is loved in her industry.