Finding love in Raqesh Bapat, fights with Divya Agarwal: Shamita Shetty's journey in Bigg Boss OTT hasn't been easy, list of top moments

Shamita Shetty's journey in Bigg Boss OTT has been the most talked about. Be it for her relationship with Raqesh Bapat, friendship with Neha Bhasin or enmity with Divya Agarwal, the actress has experienced several emotions in just 6 weeks. Here's looking at the highlights of her journey from the very beginning

Shamita Shetty surprised everyone when Karan Johar, who is the host of BB OTT, called her name. She appeared in a red gown on the stage. Shamita revealed she had committed to doing the show way before her brother-in-law Raj Kundra was arrested in the alleged porn case. She also joked 'Ek baar joh maine commitment kar di toh apne aap ki bhi nahi sunti'.

In the premiere episode, Shamita chose Raqesh Bapat as her connection. The two in no time grew fond of each other. They were almost always spotted together, talking to and confiding in each other. Their friendship soon turned into love.

Besides Raqesh, one person that Shamita was constantly seen with was singer Neha Bhasin. The two had each other's back throughout the show. Shamita and Neha discussed Raqesh and Pratik and their feelings for them. They always supported each other and there was hardly a moment of disagreement between them. Shamita opened up to her and her past like never before.

Right from the start, Shamita did not gel well with Divya Agarwal. There are a number of times she has said that she has 'trust issues' with Divya, and Divya has complained of Shamita being 'bossy'. Divya's presence in the house and her closeness with Raqesh also made Shamita upset. She did not like the fact that Raqesh always stood up for Divya and not her. It's also been a cause of many fights between Raqesh and Shamita.

Not once but several times in the show, Shamita and Raqesh have confessed their feelings for each other. Hugs and kisses were common between the two of them. To Neha, Shamita had once confessed, 'I like him'. The two have been overtly affectionate with each other since the beginning, and became the most-talked about couple inside the house and outside.

Shamita has had quite an emotional roller-coaster ride with Raqesh. She has often accused him of taking a stand for Divya and not standing up for her. She became insecure when Divya's lipstick fell out of Raqesh's pocket. Later all hell broke loose between the two. She once told Neha that she is sure Raqesh has a soft spot for Divya. While they have had romantic moments, there were also constant spats between them.

On the show, the viewers got to see a completely different side to Shamita. She spoke about her first boyfriend who passed away in a car accident. In one of the episodes, she also told Raqesh, "All the relationships that I had been in, none of the men made me feel good about myself. I have gone into self-preservation mode to protect myself." There's another one where she said that she now wants to get married and have babies.

She has confessed a number of times on the show that she wants people to know her, and not just as Shilpa's sister. In one of the Weekend Ka Vaar's, she told Karan, "I have had a very difficult journey of 20-25 years in the industry, I am more confident as a person now. People know me as Shamita ‘Shetty’, Shilpa’s sister. It’s a protective shadow, I am lucky to have that, but people don’t know the real me."