Anupama Parameswaran says she postponed engagement to avoid divorce

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Actor Anupama Parameswaran has disclosed that she was the one who repeatedly postponed an engagement with a 'narcissistic' ex-boyfriend, whom she does not name, because she felt their marriage would end in divorce. Speaking to Dhanya Varma on YouTube, she said talks of engagement began just three months into the two-year relationship. She kept making excuses, including suggesting egg freezing to delay having children. She told those who called her a 'gold digger' that her reluctance proved she was not after his money.

The actor said the controlling behaviour extended to her career: she could not promote her hit film 'Dragon' or post on social media without permission, and she lost several film projects. Her family, friends, and staff had noticed her becoming withdrawn. She eventually ended the relationship after spending sleepless nights and developing a lacrimal gland swelling from emotional distress. She denied facing physical abuse but said the mental wounds 'can never be healed'. Her next film 'Crazy Kalyanam' releases on August 19.