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Shehnaaz Gill recalls being trolled for her body on Bigg Boss: ‘What does the world even want?’

Shehnaaz Gill recalled how she was severely trolled after she appeared on Bigg Boss in 2019.

3 min readBengaluruSep 11, 2026 09:53 AM IST

Shehnaaz Gill shared how the Bigg Boss trolling experience eventually became her strength

Shehnaaz Gill recalled facing intense trolling during Bigg Boss 13 over her body and language.

Shehnaaz Gill gained nationwide fame after she appeared on Bigg Boss 13 but during her time on the show, she faced severe trolling for her body. In a recent interview, Shehnaaz shared that her she was severely criticised for her language on the show as people called her “anpadh, gawaar (uneducated).”

‘Trolled on Bigg Boss because of my body’

Shehnaaz said she was heavily trolled for her Hindi, as she spoke with a Punjabi accent. “I was very trolled on Bigg Boss because of my body. I was also trolled a lot for my language,” she said. She recalled being called “anpadh gawaar (uneducated)” because of the way she conducted her casual conversations.

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