While Sidharth Shukla’s physical presence is sorely missed by his loved ones and legions of fans, his legacy is something that has surprised everyone. And when you talk about it, Bigg Boss 13 immediately comes to mind. His season was the most volatile, intense and gripping ever. Sidharth Shukla was the content king of the show. But he was never excited to do Bigg Boss in the first place. His longtime friend and one of TV’s most famous fashion designers Ken Ferns makes a surprising revelation in an EXCLUSIVE talk with Bollywood Life as we remember the Balika Vadhu star in a series.
Ken Ferns told us, “I was also offered Bigg Boss 13. As we know, he was in talks to do the show. Initially he was very hesitant, but when he found out I was also being approached, Sid called me every day, he was like, you sign up, let’s do this together. We’re going to the finals together. Of course I didn’t do it, but there wasn’t a single day that he couldn’t convince me. He would call and ask constantly, “Are you doing it?” and give me the chichhori gaalis when I said no (laughs out loud)”
Ken Ferns talks about the days before the final. It seems he is one of the few allowed in, as he has to make costumes for the grand finale. Ken Ferns: “You won’t believe it. I entered the house three days before the final. He dragged me into the bathroom the moment I entered and said, ‘You should have done it, we should be in the top three together. I made sure you made it to the final. I don’t know how to describe this. We had met after so many days and this was all he thought about. Sidharth was like that. He made sure all his friends in the house had a great run on the show.”
Looking back on the final, Ken Ferns says: “We were so nervous, all his friends. The moments before the announcement was made, we literally died inside. It was memorable. I was outside and rarely have the general public in such numbers to see a Bigg Boss winner.”
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