Akanksha Puri opens up on her equation with Mika Singh post the Swayamvar
Akanksha Puri who won the reality show Swayamvar: Mika Di Vohti, shared post the show that she and Mika and would take things ahead one step at a time, and, eventually, decide about tying the knot.
Now during a recent interview, Aakanksha talked about the rapport they share today and their future plans. She said, “We mentioned on the show that we were friends for many years. We continue to be that. We are just friends and not a couple.”
When asked if they weren’t looking at taking their friendship to the next level as the show was about finding a life partner and they even exchanged Varmalaa’s, Akanksha replied, “Yes, the Swayamvar was about choosing a partner, so we decided on each other as we have known each other for almost a decade. We have never said that we are in love or displayed any romance. We were clear that we were looking for a life partner and preferably someone who has been a friend. But post the show, nothing has changed between us and we continue to be the same old friends that we were.”
She added, “We are protective of each other and respect each other. We both individually have had bitter experiences in life, so we are going slow. We don’t hold hands or indulge in any PDA because we know where we stand. Also, currently, we are busy working; in fact, we are both workaholics and understand each other’s professional commitments.”
For the unversed, there was a huge discussion on social media when Akanksha who joined the show as a wild card entry won the show. The netizens who were calling the show fixed would be even more shocked now as the one who won the show has no plans to marry Mika.