Fans of the reality show The Traitors have lauded Parul Gulati for being able to identify the traitors before her eviction. However, the actor is now under scrutiny after fellow contestants Krystle D’Souza and Shahneel Gill accused her of cheating in the game and allegedly using an external source to obtain information. Parul has also responded to the claims.
Why is Parul Gulati under the scanner?
In earlier episodes of The Traitors, Parul successfully identified both traitors, Harman Singha and Krystle D’Souza. She had even said that she would quit her business if her instincts turned out to be wrong. While many viewers found her repeated accurate guesses suspicious, others lauded Parul for playing the game smartly.
Krystle D’Souza and Shahneel Gill’s claims against Parul
Recently, Krystle D’Souza shared a video in which she said she was shocked after hearing about the alleged information leak to Parul. She questioned how Parul was able to identify the traitors without giving any valid reasons for her conclusions. She said, “It is so unfair on the rest of the 20 contestants, the innocents who want to use their brains to play the game and catch the traitors, and the traitors who are trying to survive and play their game. To find out that a shadow and a contestant were discussing who the traitor is, I just cannot understand it.”
Krystle further questioned Parul’s willingness to put her business and life on the line based on a “gut feeling”. The actor said that Parul could make such a confident statement because of the alleged information leak.
Shahneel Gill also took to Instagram to share a video, calling what allegedly happened on the show “match fixing”. Shahneel claimed that Parul received information from outside the game. Explaining her allegation, she said, “Every contestant is assigned a shadow by production, a person who takes care of everything for you. From day to night, whatever you need, they bring it to you.”
Shahneel made the serious allegation that an innocent contestant’s shadow was allegedly being paid to leak information from inside the game to that contestant. She went on to claim that Parul’s accurate “gut feelings” were actually a result of her allegedly receiving information from outside.
She said, “Every morning, I have a gut feeling this person is a traitor. Where does this gut feeling come from? I also wanted it. I also wanted such a gut feeling. And boom, it’s correct. We genuinely thought that we were witnessing some crazy sixth-sense intuition. Turns out the gut had a source.” She added, “Imagine going on The Traitors and the traitors are the only ones playing the fair game.”
How did Parul Gulati react?
After Krystle and Shahneel released their videos, Parul took to Instagram with what appeared to be a cryptic response to the allegations. The actor shared a note that read, “This is circle of shaq all over and guess what I am an innocent, again.”
About The Traitors Season 2
The Traitors Season 2 is the latest edition of the reality show, hosted by Karan Johar. The season brings together a group of celebrities and public figures who compete in a game of deception, strategy and trust. The list of contestants include Mallika Sherawat, Munawar Faruqui, Shweta Tiwari, Rhea Chakraborty, Krystle D’Souza, Shalini Passi, Soundous Moufakir, Harman Singha, Parul Gulati, Ansh Chopra, Shahneel Gill and Dalip Tahil.