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or someone who made it to the mainstream by hosting how she felt belittled even though she had been minding pression is real and very difficult to deal with. Hearing that
a show too ‘bold’ for its time, Mathira taking trolls her business. “I still managed to help her out because she Mathira had to deal with it alone was indeed heartbreaking.
and bullies head one shouldn’t come as a surprise. If [Sonya] seemed lost and her English isn’t very good. I was This goes without saying, if anyone ever needs to talk; I am
Fanything, the actor is known to call spade and spade still kind but this woman didn’t say sorry or thank you,” just a call away.”
and share her stories rather publicly. Recently, she took to In- she said adding, “Girl, you are fake. The only person who The Ishq Zah-e-Naseeb star further shared, “Lack of com-
stagram and called out actor Sonya Hussyn for bullying her a hugged me and told me to smile was Azfar Rehman.” She munication only leads to housing angst and negativity. Talk it
few years ago. Recently, the Saraab star made amends with further comented, “I was fighting depression. I hated how I out. Don’t keep anything in your heart please, that’s the key to
her long-distant father on Father’s Day and shared the video looked and people calling me names and making fun of me a healthy mind.” Addressing Mathira, Sonya shared, “Mathira,
of her call to her father on Instagram. While actors such as broke me completely. I have been through hell. All I want you’re like a sister to me and I’ll always wish you the best.”
Feroze Khan and others lauded Sonya for burying the hatch- to say is girls like her are pretty faces with ugly souls.” “On a side note, my request to all…try not to pass judg-
et, Mathira called her ‘fake’. The VJ recalled how Sonya had In the next Instagram story, Mathira went on to thank the ments without contextualising and hearing the other side,” the
made derogatory remarks about her a few years ago. people who extended support. “I have been bullied before but Meri Guriya actor concluded. After Sonya clarified the mat-
“I had to do get it off my chest,” Mathira wrote on Insta- I kept quiet because I had no confidence and didn’t believe in ter, Mathira took to Instagram and lauded the actor for her
gram. “Many people don’t like me in the industry. It’s a bit myself,” she said, adding, “The woman I was back then and call. “Yes, sisters forever. United we stand,” Mathira penned,
tough. When someone wants to give me some work, the lobby the woman I am now - there’s a huge difference. I am positive adding, “I was hurt hence I spoke up. It’s off my chest, I feel
people [in the industry] stand against me but that’s nothing [towards life], out of depression, and know how to take a stand better.”
because I think Allah finds a way to support you. You don’t ac- for myself.” Mathira went on by saying, “People bully people Mathira has time and again shared her ordeal with body
tually need people.” She further added that “After my divorce, and they don’t even understand the damage they do. That’s shaming and image issues. Previously, many also accused her
there was a period where I was struggling with depression. I why I spoke up. Maybe you are a superstar or a diva or a rock- of getting surgeries while slut-shaming her once again. In re-
hated the way I looked so I cut my hair and dyed them blonde star, but if you have an ugly personality that bullies people sponse to this sudden outburst, Mathira took to her Instagram
to feel better,” Mathira wrote on Instagram. During this peri- and doesn’t even realise their mistake, then you are just trash. stories and had written, “I’m chubby and I’m happy like this.
od the TV personality was invited to attend the International No big deal Who are you to shame me? Focus on yourself please.”
Pakistan Prestige Awards (IPPA) in London along with other When reached out for a comment, Sonya denied all such She went onto assert that she’d had enough of people
celebrities. claims and hearsay and she had herself called Mathira to clear judging her for her looks, and revealed she had only gained
Mathira said that when she was on the bus when “oth- any misunderstanding that might have occurred in the first weight because of ‘hormonal imbalances’. “I’m so tired of
er celebrities informed her about how fellow actor Son- place. “Just spoke to Mathira over the phone and glad that people asking why I have [gotten] implants and all... Serious-
ya Hussyn thought she was a shemale.” The actor added all misunderstandings have been cleared,” she remarked. “De- ly, it’s a shame. I have hormonal imbalance issues. Stop it.”

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