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Deepti’s Brother Has Dragged Shake From ‘Love Is Blind’ On Instagram & It’s Iconic

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Season 2 of Love Is Blind introduced a whole host of unforgettable characters to the reality TV stratosphere.

There was Shayne Jansen who looked like he was on the verge of spontaneously combusting at any moment; Shaina Hurley who preached Christian values while coveting another woman’s fiancé; and who can forget Sal Perez, a man that simply would not stop singing. But out of all the standout contestants, there’s no one quite like Deepti Vempati.

Deepti became engaged to Abhishek ‘Shake’ Chatterjee after meeting him in the pods and somehow the couple made it to the altar. This was awkward to watch as Shake was basically a walking red flag from the second he entered the show.

Firstly, he asked Deepti (and other women) a disgusting question upon meeting them: “Could I carry you on my shoulders at a music festival?” This was obviously Shake’s shameless attempt at gauging the weight of his potential wife and it was gross.

Despite this first impression, Deepti and Shake connected over their shared Indian upbringings and history of dating predominantly white people in the past. After speaking for a few weeks, Shake popped the question and Deepti accepted.

The second red flag came when they were face-to-face for the first time: when they embraced, Shake firmly grabbed Deepti’s butt. As Deepti’s first physical encounter with her future husband, this wasn’t a great start.

When they first met, Deepti and Shake were all over each other but their instant chemistry fizzled out by the honeymoon. While Shake said nothing to Deepti’s face, he said in his confessionals that he lacked an “animalistic” attraction to his new fiancé.

As the couple moved on from their honeymoon to moving in together, Shake’s cruel comments about Deepti continued behind her back. At one stage, he even said that hooking up with Deepti was like being intimate with a family member. “I’m not physically attracted to her, man,” he told another contestant. “It feels like I’m with my aunt or something.”

The way Shake spoke about Deepti throughout their engagement was beyond cruel and demeaning, but as he hadn’t said much to Deepti herself, fans grew concerned she would still go through with the marriage.

Thankfully, that didn’t happen. Deepti dumped Shake at the altar.

After ending their engagement, Deepti reflected on her decision. “He’s not the one for me, because if he was, he would make me feel like I was the one and he never did that.”

Shake’s reaction to being dumped spoke volumes about his character. “I have reservations at Nobu on Sunday, so things are going to be good,” he actually said afterwards, before asking for the music to be turned up so he could party with the wedding guests.

As the season has aired on Netflix and Shake’s true feelings about Deepti have come to light, she has responded to the disturbing scenes she watched unfold. “It was kind of like, ‘Oh, look at me, I’m this cool dude that’s just gonna talk sh*t about you to my friends,'” Deepti told BuzzFeed.

“It was kind of disappointing and hard to watch, especially because my parents were so impacted by it. We welcomed him into our home.” Deepti’s brother Sunny and her sister-in-law Vina have backed her up by posting a joint message addressing Shake on Instagram.

Read the statement below:

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The couple did not mince their words. “We wish you didn’t pick that [clown emoji] but despite his childishness, you carried yourself with grace and continued to see the good in people,” they wrote.

“Now normally I don’t get involved in drama but I’mma defend my sister,” Sunny continued. “Bruh, you’re a loser. You minimised my sister’s life by making some awful and cringeworthy comments about her. You made these statements knowing your own mom would one day watch it; my parents and my entire family had to sit through you talking behind my sister’s back about insecurities she fought her entire life.”

Sunny and Vina went on to say that what was shown of Shake was not a result of a bad “edit” as “no one forced you to say those words.”

They ended the post with a direct message to Shake: “We welcomed you into our home, and you saw it as an opportunity for clout; so forgive me if I’m not sympathetic towards you and the hate you’re receiving. Good luck with the rest of your life; and stay the f**k away from my sister.” Amen.

Bring on the reunion when Shake will finally have to face the consequences of his actions, we say!

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You can stream Love Is Blind on Netflix.