Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu reveals she was bullied, body shamed for gaining weight

Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu recently revealed that she was body shamed after gaining weight.

While speaking to a magazine, Harnaaz opened up about how the bullying affected her and how she has become comfortable in her skin. She also shared that she is suffering from celiac disease.

HARNAAZ SANDHU REVEALS SHE WAS BULLIED AFTER SHE GAINED WEIGHT
On Thursday, August 4, Upasana Singh sued Harnaaz Sandhu for alleged breach of contract. She hasn’t reacted to the allegations. However, in a recent interview she spoke about being bullied over weight gain. Speaking to People, Harnaaz Sandhu said.

“Physically I have kind of grown, got more pounds and increased my weight, which I am totally comfortable about right now. I was bullied for gaining weight. It was kind of uncomfortable and really surprising for me to see how people started having their opinions, which should not really matter.”

Harnaaz also added that she used to get affected by the negative comment and used to break down. “I definitely broke down so many times. Sometimes in the most unexpected times. I’m just about to go on stage or something and this whole thing comes in my mind. It’s really sad,” she said.

Harnaaz Sandhu will soon make her acting debut. The beauty queen spoke about suffering from celiac disease. She is allergic to gluten, which is a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. She shared, “I have a gluten allergy. I can’t have wheat or anything which contains wheat.

Apart from that, I also have some soy allergy and coconut allergies. I’m allergic to eggs and I kind of realised that when I came to New York. Because (eggs are considered) vegetarian and it’s known as non-vegetarian in India. It took me time to realize that the things which I was allergic to, I was still having. I didn’t know.”

Now that the 22-year-old has gotten a grasp on her health, her mindset has shifted.

She added that she has gotten over the phase where she used to feel bad about everything, while now she has started loving everything.

Harnaaz wants to help people struggling with body image issue with her story. Harnaaz was crowned Miss Universe 2021. She represented India at the 70th Miss Universe 2021, held in Eilat, Israel.