'Kumkum Bhagya' actress Pooja Banerjee announces pregnancy, baby due in March 2022

Pooja Banerjee; pic/PR

'Kumkum Bhagya' actress Pooja Banerjee revealed in a recent interview that she's pregnant with her first child and the baby is due in March 2022. Pooja is married to Olympic swimmer Sandeep Sejwal.

Talking to ETimes, Pooja said, "Sandeep and I wanted to conceive in 2020, but we put the plan on hold after I met with an accident in 2019 (on Nach Baliye). However, when the second lockdown was implemented, I realised ki yeh toh chalta hi rahega (this will keep happening). We decided not to delay it because we didn't want to become parents at a later stage."

She added, "But we thought of having a baby next year since I was shooting for the show away from home for almost two months due to restrictions imposed in Maharashtra and travelling."

Pooja then recalled how she broke the news to husband Sandeep Sejwal. She said, "I felt that something was not right. So, one day before leaving for the shoot, I went for a blood test. Around 4 pm, I got the report stating that I was pregnant. I asked Sandeep to pick me up that day, as I didn't want to break the news over a phone call. He did a happy dance when he learnt about it. Both of us want to have a daughter. I want to dress her and make her wear nice swimming costumes."

Pooja Banerjee, who is a new addition to the 'Kumkum Bhagya' cast, spoke about how she approached the makers with an option to let her go in case it got difficult for them to shoot with her pregnant. But they didn't replace her, and instead made working easier for her. "The unit has been considerate and working around my requirements and comfort. I wish everybody would do that. Working women, who wish to go the family way, should be encouraged to do it," she said.

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