Exclusive – Celebrity Masterchef’s Archana Gautam on being mocked for her love life; says ‘Logon ne bola arre iska bhi koi boyfriend hosakta hai’

Archana Gautam, who recently impressed viewers as one of the Top 6 contestants on Celebrity Masterchef, candidly spoke about her personal life during the show. In one of the episodes, she revealed that her busy schedule had caused a strain in her relationship, as she couldn’t spend enough time with her boyfriend. However, she happily shared that things have now been resolved, and their relationship is back on track. Around the same time, Archana also became a target of online trolling, with many judging her for being in a relationship. She faced criticism on social media regarding her personal life, but chose to stay strong through it all. Recently, in an exclusive chat with Times of India TV, Archana revealed how she was mocked for having a boyfriend.
Speaking about dealing with trolls and mocking, Archana shared, “When your partner is from the same industry, things become simple. But when your partner is not from the industry things become a little complicated. Initially, things were tough but I feel with time everything gets normal. I think when someone genuinely loves you they will accept you the way you are. I recently saw people commenting on my videos “Arre iska bhi boyfriend hosakta hai kya”. I was shocked why people are writing this. It made me think, am I not a human being or a girl, why can’t u have a boyfriend? Why do people have such a mentality?”
While opening up about the judgment she faced for being in a relationship, Archana Gautam expressed her disappointment over the double standards of the audience. She said, “Matlab maine Bigg Boss mein koi affair nahi kiya, yaa kisi ko pataya nahi toh iska matlab ye nahi that I don’t deserve to have a boyfriend. Had I made a love angle inside the Bigg Boss house, people would have loved it.” The same people would have praised me, “Arre wow they are such a nice couple, they look so good together”. The audience starts loving the couples who are made on these reality shows but when someone is genuinely in love they say these things. I feel very bad and hurt that people think this way. It makes me wonder that whatever is seen on television is real but off-screen if someone is in love, they don’t consider it as genuine.”
In the same interview, Archana spoke about the reason behind getting emotional on Celebrity Masterchef due to her love life, “My boyfriend is not from the industry so it was difficult for him to understand. Usko lagta tha aise kaun shoot karata hai joh time nahi milta inko. But later when I made him understand things and showed him the shooting pattern and all, he understood how difficult it is to shoot for the show. I cried because he had blocked me and he had not done something like this before. So I felt we had broken up, but by evening he unblocked me and we spoke in the evening and things were sorted. Isliye breakup, patch up laga rehta tha. He has never stopped me from working or shooting. He is very supportive of my work. It took time to understand everything as he used to wait for my calls the entire day and when I used to not call him, he would get hurt. But now everything is fine between us.”