Gauahar Khan, Zaid Darbar married in 2020.

Gauahar Khan isn’t one to stay quiet when the noise gets loud. Now pregnant with her second child, the actress recently opened up about how the media — and not just trolls — ran wild with assumptions when she married Zaid Darbar, especially about their age gap.

On Debina Bonnerjee’s podcast, Gauahar got candid about how headlines were written before she and Zaid had even gone public with their relationship. “It was just the media," she said. “Media loves to rush to conclusions. Nothing had even gone public from our side, and the first headline was, ‘Married to someone 12 years younger.’ 12 years? Where did that even come from? Pehle ek baar pooch toh lo hum se."

While the supposed number never really mattered to her or Zaid, what did sting was the assumption. “There’s no issue with the number. In our industry, many couples have an age difference, and that’s perfectly fine. But the issue was — just ask first. Ask, and we’ll tell you."

Despite the chatter, the couple stayed silent. “After that headline, we never gave any statement. Whether it’s 2 years or 12, it doesn’t matter. Jab Zaid aur mujhe farak nahi padta toh kya hi farak padta hai duniya kya bole."