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Popular actress, Ankita Lokhande and her husband, Vicky Jain have finally entered the Bigg Boss 17 house, after much anticipation. For the unversed, the theme of the show is 'Jodis V/s Singles', and Ankita and Vicky's participation has increased the audience's interest already. Hours ahead of entering Salman Khan’s controversial reality show, the actress opened up about her decision to participate in the show.
In an interview with News18 Showsha, Ankita Lokhande shared that though she was quite emotional about leaving her family behind, she was relieved that her husband, Vicky Jain was accompanying her to the show. Talking about the same, the actress said:
“I am nervous and excited, both. It is good. One should be both, nervous and excited. I’m going to leave everything and go inside the Bigg Boss house. I’m a little nervous. I’m leaving my house. I’m going to leave my family, my mom. But it is good that my husband is also going inside. I am feeling good.”
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The Pavitra Rishta actress also mentioned that she was approached for Bigg Boss many times, but she decided to do the show this time only because of Vicky. Adding that she and Vicky are entering Bigg Boss 17 as a couple, but they will showcase their individual personalities to the audience. She said:
“I would never have done this show if he wasn’t here. I do not have the courage to do it. He is here to support us now. I know, we are there for each other. We anyway live together and present our individual personalities very well. We don’t dominate each other’s personality. So there is nothing to worry about it. In real life also, we give each other enough opportunity to be oneself.”
Further in the interview, Ankita Lokhande was asked if she and Vicky had a strategy for the show. Reflecting on the same, the 38-year-old actress also shared that she was not entering the show with a specific strategy as she wants to be herself. She also mentioned that since she is going to meet new people in the house, she will be nervous because they all want to perform well. She said:
“There is no strategy. I feel, in this game, it will be helpful if you enter with an open mind. This show is all about ‘be yourself’. Let me be myself. Let’s see how it goes. Let’s see how will I react. I am not meeting animals in the house. I will meet humans only. I am very sure that everyone will be very excited to meet each other. At the same time, we all will be nervous because we all want to perform well. So, I am going with an open heart. No strategy.”
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Ankita Lokhande also shared that she was looking forward to Salman Khan’s Weekend Ka Vaar episode because the actor watches each and every contestant keenly and knows who is performing well. So, when the host would tell her something, she would take his advice and try to improve. Ankita concluded:
“I feel he is very sincere about Big Boss. He watches each and every episode and knows who is going how. When he tells me something, I really want to take that advice with me so that I can improve as a person, I can improve as a human. I am not talking about the game, I am talking about the personality.”
Are you excited to see Ankita and Vicky's game inside the BB house?
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