Eshal Fayyaz opens up about being sexually abused by stepfather

Eshal Fayyaz, in a rare and candid interview, has opened up about being sexually assaulted by her abusive stepfather.

Speaking to Nida Yasir on her Ramzan special show Shaan e Sahoor, Eshal said: “My biological father died when I was 3-4 years old after that my mother got married again.”

“My stepfather tried to rape me multiple times and I decided enough is enough when he attempted for the fourth time. I shared it with my sister and together we told my mother. After that, she divorced him and never got married again.”

The Kaaf Kangana star also clarified rumours of her alleged marriage with Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar (KRQ). Rumours of their marriage were rife in January 2020 and both Eshal and Qamar, at the time, had shut them down.

When Nida asked her about these rumours, Eshal said that she had no idea who spread these rumours and that she has “no idea why someone did this” to her.

“When the rumours of my and Khalil-ur-Rehman’s marriage spread, I was so afraid that I locked myself in the room and I was sitting alone, crying in my room,” said Eshal. “My mother explained to me that sitting in fear will not do anything. Go in front of people and explain, after which I faced the public and clarified all the rumours.”

The actor further said that Qamar is like family to her and lashed out at social media for spreading false rumours. Fayyaz further remarked that life was very easy when social media didn’t exist but after its takeover people have become negative and harass others.

Talking about her next project, Eshal said that she is working on her next film Mein Hoon Teri Gulnaz, which will also be produced by KRQ. Qamar and Eshal had earlier also worked together in Kaaf Kangana.

Eshal had appeared on the show with Ismat Zaidi, Javeria Abbasi and Nazish Jahangir.

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