Maniesh Paul to Barun Sobti; TV celebs who married their childhood sweethearts

Falling in love is surely a blissful feeling. Nevertheless, falling in love with someone whom you connect with since childhood and setting forth on a happily ever after journey with them is even more ecstatic. Many popular celebrities from the film industry are known to have married their childhood friends and sweethearts. But did you know, a few television celebrities also fall in the list? Take a look at who they are:

Maniesh Paul recently grabbed the headlines when he poured his heart out and talked about marrying his childhood sweetheart, Sanyukta Paul. The popular host shared their love story to House Of Bombay. He revealed that both of them knew each other from kindergarten, however, Maniesh had the first memory of Sanyukta from when they were in third grade. Further talking about how things progressed from friendship, love and then marriage for them in the latter part of the piece. Maniesh and Sanyukta tied the knot in 2007 after dating for years, ever since their school days. The couple is parents to a daughter, Saisha and son Yuvann. (Pic: Instagram)

Kumkum Bhagya actress Pooja Banerjee married Olympian swimmer Sandeep Sejwal in 2017. The couple knew each other since fourth standard and stayed friends for years until they realised their feelings for each other. (Pic: Instagram)

Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? fame Barun Sobti married his sweetheart from school, Pashmeen Manchanda. The couple met each other when they were in ninth grade. However, they realised their love only when they had to part ways during their college days. Their romance continued even though they were miles apart. Later, they convinced their parents and finally tied the knot in 2010. (Pic: Instagram)

Pandya Store actor Kinshuk Mahajan met the love of his life during ninth grade. They attended the same tuition classes for Economics. The couple went from being tuition buddies to friends and then love blossomed between the two. They dated each other for a while and then took the plunge in 2012. (Pic: Instagram)

The Kapil Sharma Show fame Chandan Prabhakar is married to his childhood best friend Nandini. The comedian and scriptwriter has always believed that his wife is his lucky charm. The couple, who got married in 2015, became parents to daughter Advika in 2017. (Pic: Instagram)

Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar fame Palak Jain tied the knot with her teenage crush Tapasvi Mehta in 2019. The actress also shared in her interviews that she was smitten by Tapasvi when she first saw him. She also revealed that she used to watch the show Parrvarish wherein he played the son of lead actress Shweta Tiwari. (Pic: Instagram)

Saath Nibhana Saathiya’s Rashi aka Rucha Hasnabis is married to her childhood BFF Rahul Jagdale. The couple went to the same school and that’s from where their love story started. They tied the knot in 2015 and Rucha left her acting career for family and happily settled with Rahul in America. (Pic: Instagram)

Uttaran fame Rohit Khurana met the love of his life, Neha while they were in school. Later, love blossomed between the two and they decided to get married. The couple became parents to a baby girl in 2016. (Pic: Instagram)