Bigg Boss OTT contestant Shamita Shetty was seen crying near the poolside during a conversation with singer Neha Bhasin. Her connection Raqesh Bapat, who was sitting on the other side of the pool walked towards Shamita and tried to comfort her with a back hug

Neha was seen telling Shamita that a lot of incorrect things were happening in the Bigg Boss OTT house. Neha revealed that she too was upset yesterday that she couldn’t sleep so she sat near the poolside and cried. Neha tried to cheer Shamita by saying that she looks beautiful even when she was crying.

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Raqesh who was sitting on the other side of the pool walked to the place where Shamita and Neha were sitting. He tried to comfort Shamita by silently giving her a back hug.

Raqesh and Shamita’s closeness has led to fans speculate that romance is brewing between them.

Previously Shamita had demanded a kiss from Raqesh who immediately obliged. Neha witnessed this connection’s sweet moment and expressed that it was ‘so sweet’.

Raqesh and Shamita have been going strong as a connection from Day 1. They had their share of fights but came together to resolve their differences. The connection didn’t change their partners even when Bigg Boss gave them the opportunity twice.

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In a recent episode, during a task Raqesh revealed that he and Shamita have developed a mature understanding of each other. He also stated that he feels like Shamita belongs to him.

Bigg Boss OTT has Shamita, Raqesh, Neha, Pratik Sehajpal, Divya Agarwal, Milind Gaba, Akshara Singh,  Nishant Bhat, and Muskaan Jattana as the remaining contestants.

Urfi Javed, Ridhima Pandit, Karan Nath and Zeeshan Khan were evicted from the show.