‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ star Jheel Mehta opens up about body shaming, pens 'it took me time to accept myself'

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Aug 13, 2021, 09:44 PM IST

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Jheel rose to prominence after portraying Sonu Atmaram Bhide in the show Sonu Atmaram Bhide, and she was a key member of TMKOC's Tapu Sena

Jheel Mehta of 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah,' who played Sonu in the production, was adored by the audience.

The actress recently shared a video on Instagram that showed her receiving comments about her body.

 Jheel stated on Instagram that she's been told she's not "thin enough" or "too tall." She went on to say that people made comments about the form of her teeth and whether or not she wore makeup, and that some even begged her to do something about her acne. Jheel can be seen wearing an off-shoulder top in the initial section of the reel. In the second clip, she embraces her bare skin and authentic self while dressed casually.

She captioned the post as, "I wish I heard this song by @avantinagral as a teenager. It took me such a long time to truly accept myself and feel confident in the way I am and to understand that as long as I like and accept who I am, what others say DOES NOT matter.

"If you happen to read this, go tell a friend that you think they're beautiful, smart and kind, I'm sure they'll appreciate it".

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Jheel rose to prominence after portraying Sonu Atmaram Bhide in the show Sonu Atmaram Bhide, and she was a key member of TMKOC's Tapu Sena. She worked on the sitcom from 2008 until 2012 before leaving to further her education.

Palak Sidhwani, who took over for Nidhi Bhanushali on TMKOC.