Monica Dogra, in a recent interview spoke her mind on how she was once ashamed of her gender, her sexuality and also spilled some beans about her secret marriage.
The singer and actor confessed that she has been speaking the truth for the longest time, but it was not until her show The Married Woman streamed on the OTT platform that people started listening to her story and paid attention.
Monica also revealed why she chose to keep her marriage under the wraps and kept it away from the attention of the media. In a recent interview with Hindustan Times, the singer-actress spoke about discovering her sexuality and how she was once ashamed of her gender she said, “Growing up, I was ashamed of my gender for the most part. I remember when I first started showing signs of having breasts I just wept thinking my life was now over. No more freedom for me. “
“I was becoming a woman. I was molested by my cousins in India and touched inappropriately by a family friend in my sleep. I think I am just another story amongst many stories similar to mine. My biggest outlet for truth-telling and exploration has been my art. If you look at my music videos and listen to my lyrics, I’ve been revealing my soul for a long time,” she further added.
Monica also spoke about her secret marriage and why she kept it as a secret affair, ” I was married to a man – a very gentle, kind, wise and extremely understanding man. I had to tell him I felt an attraction for my co-star in a film I had acted in, about a trans woman who wanted to transition. He held my hands and understood me.”
Monica further revealed what made him love him more was his acceptance of her, “We have gone our separate ways and chosen to dissolve our marriage. I always kept my marriage a secret from the press, I guess since I’m telling you all these intimate details, I may as well share this too. So, there was no coming out ‘moment'”
Monica’s social media accounts are very intellectual and interesting. She does not shy away from speaking her mind about body positivity, self love, sexuality and more.
