The brother of a “Love Is Blind” star couldn’t turn a blind eye to how his sister was treated by her ex on the show.
Deepti Vempati’s brother publicly branded her ex-fiancé, Abhishek “Shake” Chatterjee, a “loser” who was chasing “clout” on season 2 of the Netflix reality show.
“Now normally I don’t get involved in drama but I’mma defend my sister here: ‘Shake’, bruh, you’re a loser,” Sunny Vempati and his partner, Hina Merchant Vempati, wrote in a joint open letter on Instagram Sunday.
Deepti, 31, accepted Chatterjee’s sight-unseen proposal after briefly dating in the “Love Is Blind” pods, but left him at the alter.
She cited the many remarks he made about her appearance throughout the season, along with his doubts about their relationship.
“You minimized my sister’s life by making some awful and cringeworthy comments about her,” Sunny and Hina continued.
“You made these statements knowing your own mom would one day watch it; my parents and my entire family had to sit through you talking behind my sister’s back about insecurities she fought her entire life.”
The couple also reiterated that the blame for Shake’s depiction on the show lay solely with him, and not excessive editing.
“In spite of your best efforts to pretend this was all fictional and it was because of the ‘edit’, no one forced you to say those words,” they added. “We welcomed you into our home, and you saw it as an opportunity for clout; so forgive me if I’m not sympathetic towards you and the hate you’re receiving.”
Throughout the show, Shake, 33, admitted to multiple people, including his own mother, that he wasn’t physically attracted to Deepti.
“I don’t think he realizes what he just lost. And a little time from now, he’s gonna look back and realize he lost the best thing of his life,” Deepti said after breaking up with Shake. “And when that day comes, I’ll be long gone. To me, that’s heartbreaking, but I have to see my worth and move on. He doesn’t deserve me.”
Sunny and Hina praised Deepti for inspiring viewers to value their “self worth” and demand “what they deserve and settle for nothing less.”
“Deepu, we are SO incredibly proud of you. We’ve witnessed you grow into such an incredible and beautiful woman. We wish you didn’t pick that [clown emoji] but despite his childishness, you carried yourself with grace and continued to see the good in people.”
They concluded, “We’re so damn proud to call you our baby sister, and know we’re there for you always.”
Deepti shared the post to her Instagram Story and wrote, “The love and support from my family is unmatched.”
She has also received the support from the likes of Snooki, who commented on her recent post, “YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL & deserve a MAN.”