Divyanka Tripathi and VIvek Dahiya make one of the most adored couple in the telly town. The two got hitched almost five years back and are doing brilliantly in both their professional and personal lives. Talking about their relationship and how they are planning to extend their family, Vivek had a heart to heart conversation with BT.
“We got engaged in Chandigarh five years ago,” says Vivek, adding, “Acting job is such that family life goes for a toss. I am here in Chandigarh on our engagement anniversary while she couldn’t travel with me because she started the show ‘Crime Patrol’ as a host.”
Five years of being married also means dealing with parental pressures of starting a family. And yes, the couple do face that pressure most of the time. “Especially since in the lockdown so many people had kids, the pressure kind of escalated for us too. In 2017 on the stage of ‘Nachh Baliye’ we had said that by 2019 we will be thinking of parenthood. Back then we thought we will be able to buy enough time for two years. But somehow, we always feel we aren’t settled enough yet.”
He says, “I also feel I am kid myself, how can I handle another version of me,” he laughs. Divyanka, on the other hand, Vivek says is the mature and responsible one between the two of them. “I think most women are ahead of men in their maturity, so is Divyanka. I can also say that for my sister, mom and mom-in-law. They just have this natural in-built quality, and are genetically wired to be multitaskers, and are more dependable.”
Vivek says he and Divyanka are on the same page about having kids. “We understand that the biological clock is ticking and it is always better to be young parents than older ones. That way you can have more fun with the kids. We have discussed it many time and decided to defer it a little longer.”
He adds, “We need some more time.”