‘Love is Blind’ star Deepti Vempati sent a veiled message to her ex-fiance Abhishek ‘Shake’ Chatterjee posing in a new bra she designed in an attempt to encourage other women to have ‘courage’ and ‘choose themselves’.
The 31-year-old tech analyst rose to fame by starring in the second season of Netflix’s hit dating show, in which she became engaged to Shake, 33, after the pair forged a close bond on the prioritized series. emotional attraction instead of physical.
However, viewers were quickly horrified by Shayk’s behavior as they watched him make several disrespectful comments about Deepti behind her back – at one point, he told his co-star that he didn’t find her “physically attractive.” adding, “It feels like I’m with my aunt or something.
Although Deepti remained in the dark about his remarks until the show eventually aired on a streaming site, she ultimately decided to leave Shake at the altar after realizing ahead of their wedding that he didn’t have the qualities she was looking for. . for in partner.
Now, the Chicago reality star is celebrating her decision to “choose yourself” by releasing a bra she designed in collaboration with lingerie brand Harper Wilde that features the phrase on the back.
‘Love Is Blind’ star Deepti Vempati celebrated her decision to ‘choose herself’ after splitting from fiancé Abhishek ‘Shake’ Chatterjee by embroidering the phrase on a new bra she designed.
The 31-year-old IT analyst collaborated with Harper Wild to design a new bra design with “I choose myself” printed on the back.
“The hardest and best decision I made was choosing myself… I am partnering with Harper Wild to inspire other women around the world to have the courage to do the same,” she said.
Deepti shows off her bra in a stunning new campaign in which she takes off her make-up while posing in a soft pink design that she says was created to be “a constant reminder of women’s strength and resilience.”
“The hardest and best decision I made was choosing myself, which is why I partnered with Harper Wild to inspire other women around the world to have the courage to do the same,” she explained on Instagram.
Deepti got engaged to 33-year-old Shayk in the second season of Love Is Blind, but ultimately decided to leave him at the altar after realizing that he didn’t have the qualities she was looking for in a partner.
“This bra will be a constant reminder of the strength and resilience that women exude every day!”
She added that 15 percent of the proceeds from the sale of the bra will be donated to CAWC (Communications for Abused Women and Their Children) in Chicago to “help victims of domestic violence get the resources they need.”
The release of the bra comes amid an ongoing controversy over Deepti’s on-screen relationship with Shayk, who has been repeatedly criticized by Love Is Blind viewers for making comments not only about his fiancée but also about other women on the show.
Even before the couple met and got engaged, Shayk angered viewers by asking several women on the show questions about their figure and weight, despite the show’s focus on matching people by personality rather than appearance.
During one of his first conversations with Deepti, he asked if he “would have trouble taking her.”
Shayk also insisted that he only dated “blonde women” and claimed that he was not attracted to Indian women.
During the show, Shaik was savage about Deepti, who said of her new bra design that it was “a reminder of the strength and resilience that women exude on a daily basis.”
15 percent of proceeds from the sale of the bra will be donated to CAWC Chicago to “help victims of domestic violence get the resources they need.”
Sheik initially refused to apologize for his actions, saying earlier this month that he wasn’t going to “pretend to be sad or regret some things.”
However, after facing continued backlash from viewers, he eventually apologized to his ex, stating in an Instagram video that he was “really sorry about some of the things” he said on camera.
In an exclusive interview with , Deepti said the apology came too late, saying, “This is the first time he’s apologized. Right before making this video, he sent me the same text message. But for me… it’s too late.
She also accused Sheik of using his apology video to try and avoid the criticism and “hate” he has received since his comments were featured on the show.
“I feel like he’s just fixing the damage and it’s clear what he keeps doing on social media after that apology, it’s obvious he doesn’t care,” Deepti continued. “He did it for show. He did it to get less hate, but he has no regrets.
“Honestly, I don’t want anything to do with him and his apology is fake. This seems disingenuous.
‘Why now? 4-5 weeks after it happened… as soon as episodes 1-4 came out, he should have apologized if it was really sincere and from the bottom of his heart. He only did it because he is so hated.”
A week later, Shayk wasted no time in responding to Deepti when he revealed he had a new girlfriend in a wild Instagram post that appeared to be aimed at his ex.
During one of Shake’s first conversations with Deepti, he asked if he “would have trouble getting her.”
The couple have been involved in a war of words over the past few weeks with Shayk hitting his ex on Instagram last week when he revealed he had a new girlfriend (pictured)
Sharing a photo of himself and his new partner Emily, the veterinarian wrote, “Good things come to those who wait,” before crossing out the word “wait” and replacing it with “settle.”
He lashed out at Deepti again this week in an interview on The Domenick Nati Show when he accused her of “playing the victim” while suggesting that his co-stars banded against him during the Love Is Blind reunion. . .
“It hurts me that she plays the victim so much when we had so much fun and I took such good care of her,” Shayk said during the YouTube show.
During the reunion episode, viewers saw actors and hosts Nick and Vanessa Lachey on Sheika for his attitude towards Deepti and his comments on the show about female weight, however he insisted that they were trying to make themselves look better.
“I felt like the people on the show have become people who will say anything and do anything to protect their image.
“I started seeing it and calling it and they didn’t like it. People lied through their teeth to protect their image and align with whoever they align with.
“No new reliable information was revealed during the show, but once people saw the public opinion, they joined either this person or that person, or “this person is America’s sweetheart, now we are on this person’s team”, “this man is a villain, we must confront him.”
“These were the same people that I spent time with the week before the show, they all knew all this, but once they knew who they would hate and who they would love, they jumped ship and teamed up. ‘