Isha Rikhi pushed back at fresh marriage rumours on Saturday afternoon, saying she was shocked by reports about her separation and asking people to trust only what comes from her official social media handles. The note landed after a Bigg Boss 20 promo set off speculation about whether the blurred female contestant was her.
"There are many rumours circulating about my marriage. It's shocking to hear and read the news reports appearing in certain quarters. I request certain sections of the media not to spread any rumours regarding my marriage or separation. I also urge the general public not to believe anything they read or hear unless the information comes directly from me or through my official social media handles. Thank you (sic)," she said.
Bigg Boss 20 promo
The promo showed a woman with her face blurred, and the contestant said, "I fell in love, and whatever I faced... When your trust is broken in some relationships..." That framing was enough to trigger a round of identity guesses, because reality-show teases often blur the line between casting reveal and personal biography. Here, the blur did the work of the reveal.
Badshah and Isha Rikhi had already set out their separation in statements shared on their Instagram Stories, with Badshah saying, "I and Isha Rikhi have mutually decided to part ways and move forward on our separate paths. This decision has been made with mutual respect, and we request everyone to kindly respect our privacy during this time (sic)," and adding, "This will be our only statement on the matter. We sincerely request that there be no further speculation or assumptions regarding our relationship (sic)."
March 2026 marriage
The rumours carried extra force because Rikhi and Badshah married in an intimate ceremony in March 2026, and their relationship became public after her mother shared pictures from the wedding online. Their separation came after nearly five months together, and the public timeline is now being read backward through every new promo frame and social post.
Badshah's own history also fed the conversation: he married Jasmine Masih in 2012, they welcomed Jessemy Grace Masih Singh in January 2017, and separated in 2020 before Masih moved to London with their daughter. Against that backdrop, any fresh talk around his private life carries instant attention, but this round is more tightly controlled than a typical celebrity rumor cycle because both sides have already spoken once.
September 6 premiere
Bigg Boss 20 is set to premiere on September 6 and is hosted by Salman Khan, with the listed contestants also including Qazi Touqeer, Gullu, Yung DSA, Mahhi Vij, Khushi Dubey and Aman Gandhi. The show now has a clear publicity problem to manage: the promo has driven conversation, but neither Rikhi nor the makers have put her participation on the record, so the viewer is left with speculation rather than a casting fact.
