Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashmah actor Priya Ahuja on battling emotionally tough days during lockdown: ‘I didn’t want to live but…’

Recalling the dark times, Priya said, “I get goosebumps whenever I think about those days of my life. Ardaas was a few months old and when the lockdown was announced I thought it will get over in some days. But then our neighbours got Covid and it went on for 20 days. So our floor was locked. We were not able to step out of our house at all. Immediately after that, I got covid and after 14 days, we did a test. I was negative but Malav (her husband) came positive so this went on for over 40-45 days.”

She added, “Coming out of that phase wasn’t easy but Malav was there with whom I could have shared everything. But there was a time when I literally thought of embracing death. I didn’t want to live but I didn’t die by suicide because I was scared that I will die or not. I knew the laws and I knew it is a criminal offence.”

The actor, who was recently seen in the show Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin, credits her husband’s support for being able to come out of such a situation.

“I was living a dual life. One where I was behaving super strong and taking care of Ardaas and pretending to be happy and inside I was not happy, I was hit by emotions really hard and the other was the weaker Priya who wanted to die and who was not happy about the anything going around her,” she said.