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News Topical, Digital Desk : Entertainment Desk, New Delhi. Bigg Boss 9 Telugu premiered with a bang on Sunday night. Host and actor Nagarjuna gave a grand start to the new season and later introduced the first 15 contestants of the reality show to the audience one by one.

The second contestant to enter the show was 46-year-old Flora Saini. Yes! The same actress who faced domestic violence in a relationship which left her broken for some time. Flora Saini has worked in Ekta Kapoor's show Gandi Baat and has also appeared in Stree.

Flora Saini spoke openly about her torture relationship

In 2022, Flora opened up about her abusive relationship and revealed that she was a victim of domestic violence and sexual assault at the hands of her ex in 2007. However, Flora first spoke publicly about the harassment she faced at the hands of her ex in 2018 during the MeToo movement. But in 2022, she revealed that her ex used to threaten to kill not only her but also her parents.

Who was Flora's ex?

Flora was in a live-in relationship with filmmaker Gaurang Doshi. Flora said, 'Your parents sense danger. I left my house and within a week of living with him, I started getting beaten up. I could not understand why he was beating me suddenly. When I told him that she wanted to leave him, he also threatened to kill her and her parents. At that time, the actress was also suffering from a disease called Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

Flora started her career in 1999 with the Telugu film 'Prema Kosam'. She has also worked in the superhit film 'Narasimha Naidu' (2002). Flora has also worked in many Kannada films, such as she was a part of Kichcha Sudeep's 'Ammanna' and Srinagara Kitty's 'Giri'. Along with making her mark in South cinema, Flora has appeared in Hindi films like 'Love in Nepal', 'Dabangg 2', 'Lakshmi' and 'Dhanak'. Apart from this, Flora is also known for playing the role of a ghost in 'Stree'. That is, the actress who played the role of Stree in Stree was Flora herself.


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