Shark Tank India judge Namita Thapar opened up about body shaming in the show’s latest promo. It is shared by Sony Entertainment Television. While listening to the story about a clothing brand selling plus-sized clothes, the executive director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals, said she faced body shaming herself.
This is not the first time Namita has spoken about body shame. A few months ago, during an interview, Namita revealed that she was ashamed of being overweight and having facial hair as a teenager.
In the Shark Tank India Season 2 promo released on Thursday, Namita pitched her business idea to an entrepreneur. She said that she has faced body shaming herself. Namita was being called fat too. She asked the entrepreneur why there are no exclusive brands for plus-sized women instead of having all sizes.
The pitcher replied to Namita. The pitcher said that the biggest problem in the plus-size industry is that plus-size people are treated like outcaste. People want them to feel included by not having a separate size chart or collection for them. They are a part of this entire range of collections.
Last year, Namita had a chat with author Chetan Bhagat. She said that till she was 21. she had low esteem. She was bullied for her weight as well as her facial hair. Namita revealed that no guy looked at her. She said that there was a boy in her class who used to call her ‘the girl with the moustache’ in Marathi. She was body shamed a lot as a teenager.