Akanksha Chamola on third secret, pregnancy rumours & bisexuality revelation
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Actress and Lock Upp Season 2 contestant Akanksha Chamola has broken her silence on the much-anticipated third secret she was set to reveal on the reality show, addressing pregnancy rumours and speaking about how her family and in-laws responded to the disclosures she made during her stint on the programme.
The Third Secret: What Akanksha Said
When asked whether her unrevealed third secret was connected to pregnancy, Akanksha appeared visibly flustered and deflected the question entirely. 'No, no, no. Flip the question. I will get paid for the third secret. If someone says anything over it, I will reveal the third secret. Otherwise, I will not reveal it,' she said.
Social media had been rife with speculation linking the mystery secret to a possible pregnancy. However, Akanksha was eliminated from the show before she could make the disclosure, leaving viewers without a definitive answer.
The Secrets She Did Reveal
During her time on Lock Upp 2, Akanksha revealed two secrets that generated significant public attention. The first was her separation from her husband, actor Gaurav Khanna. The second — widely regarded as one of the most talked-about moments of the season — was her revelation that she is bisexual, and that she had been in relationships with women prior to her marriage to Gaurav.
Adding to the intrigue, Akanksha had hinted inside the Lock Upp house that the third secret was so serious that revealing it could lead to her and Gaurav being 'lynched publicly' — a remark that intensified viewer speculation considerably.
Family and In-Laws: The Reaction
Akanksha said she had no information about how her in-laws responded to her revelations, noting that she and Gaurav Khanna's family are not in contact. 'My in-laws did not say anything because we do not talk to each other. And what would my parents say? Our parents are our own. Which parent would say anything to their child?' she said.
On her own parents, she clarified that the disclosures were not entirely a shock, given that she has been living with them for the past one-and-a-half years. 'I do not think it was a dark revelation. I think it was something that I have been living with my parents for the last one-and-a-half years, so it was not big news. They would not have anticipated it, but it was bound to happen. They were prepared in a way. It was just that they came to know about it through Netflix. As far as bisexuality is concerned, I think they also came to know about it,' she said.
Bisexuality Revelation: Context and Impact
Akanksha pushed back against descriptions of her revelations as 'very dark', arguing that the circumstances of her personal life made the disclosures a natural, if difficult, progression. Her coming-out as bisexual on a mainstream Indian reality platform sparked wider conversations about identity, marriage, and representation in the entertainment industry.
With the third secret still unrevealed, public curiosity around Akanksha Chamola's Lock Upp 2 journey is unlikely to fade soon.