Akanksha Chamola discusses her estranged husband Gaurav Khanna’s entry to the Lock Upp 2 house in a recent episode. Speaking with fellow contestants Shreya Kalra and Shilpa Shinde, she describes Khanna as a “stranger” and says she would have preferred someone from her family to meet her instead. She adds that she would have been even happier if her mother or father, or her pet dog, had come in his place, remarks that prompt laughter from those present. Chamola also clarifies that her comfort mattered more to her than Khanna’s appearance.

The comments come after Chamola previously revealed on the show that she and Khanna had mutually decided to end their marriage. She said they had been living separately and were pursuing a divorce, and she described the separation as one of her “dark secrets.” Viewers linked the split to differing views on starting a family, and Chamola acknowledges that having children was a factor, while stating it was not the only reason for their decision.