Indian film actor and reality TV star Poonam Pandey, who faked her own death for cervical cancer awareness, terms stunt a ‘disaster’ for herself.
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Speaking to Indian media during a recent outing, Poonam Pandey addressed her fake death stunt earlier this year and shared how it turned out to be disastrous for her, as people didn’t understand the cause behind it.
“I did it for a cause,” she told the media reporter. “Logon ko abhi tak akal nahi aayi hai. Aur unko yeh bhi samajh nahi aa raha ki aaj ki tareekh main, gaon khede main jo aurte hain na, unko cervical cancer ke baare main pata chal gaya hai (People have no clue about it and they don’t understand that women in the rural areas, who are still not aware of cervical cancer in today’s age, got to know about it from this incident). Toh my work is done.”
“But it was terrible for me. It was a disaster for me. I was like yaar koi toh samjho (someone needs to explain to them), but I don’t know how I have passed that phase,” she added.
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It is pertinent to note here that the fake news of Pandey’s death was announced by her manager via a social media post in February. “Deeply saddened to inform that we have lost our beloved Poonam to cervical cancer,” read the note posted on her official Instagram handle, which sent shockwaves across the industry.
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However, a day later, the celebrity released a video statement confirming that she is alive and that the stunt was to raise awareness about cervical cancer. “I am alive. I did not die because of cervical cancer. Unfortunately, I cannot say that about those hundreds and thousands of women who have lost their lives because of cervical cancer. It is not because they couldn’t do anything about it but because they had no idea what to do about it. I am here to tell you that, unlike other cancers, cervical cancer is preventable. All you have to do is, you have to get your tests done and you have to get HPV vaccine,” she said in the video.
