Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani fame, Vahbiz Dorabjee has been making headlines for a while now. Since her ex-husband, Vivian Dsena entered the Bigg Boss 18 house, rumours started flying that Vahbiz would join him as a wild card entry. However, the actress has since cleared the air, saying that she is ‘not a reality show kinda person.’ Amidst the drama, Vahbiz opened up about the challenges she faced early on in her career. The actress was subjected to body shaming from society, friends, and even family members.
Vahbiz Dorabjee on being body-shamed after gaining weight due to a medical condition
Vahbiz, who is still fondly remembered as Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani’s ‘Panchi Dobriyal’, had quite a rough start in her career. She revealed that a pressure for actresses to look a certain way was prevalent in the acting industry. And Vahbiz had to start facing it quite early in her career. Speaking about how a medical condition caused her to put on weight, she told Bollywood Bubble in an exclusive interview:
“In Pyaar Ki Yeh Ek Kahaani I was very thin and then because of the hours (spent on sets) and all the pressures, I started putting on weight. I got hyperthyroid at a very young age. (My weight/figure) was not in my hands because no matter how much I was trying, the weight was not going down.”