Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan’s former wife, Sussanne Khan, has slammed reports that she is set to tie the knot with actor Arjun Rampal, saying she is a “proud” single mother.
It has been long speculated that the interior designer’s friendship with Rampal, who is married to former model Mehr Jessia, was the cause of her split from Roshan, 41, in 2013, after 13 years of marriage.
The former couple has two sons, Hrehaan, seven, and Hridhaan, five.
Recently reports surfaced that Khan was set to walk down the aisle with one of Roshan’s “close friends”.
Just earlier this week, it was reported that Khan, 36, and Rampal, 42, were spotted together at a coffee shop in Mumbai.
Rubbishing the rumours, Khan said: “Persistent speculation in the media has made me realise that idle Bollywood gossip mongers, who are influential, are insistent on spreading rumours and lies about me. Stories are fabricated on upcoming weddings and meetings in coffee shops.”
“It is irresponsible press if incorrect stories are published. There are families and human feelings involved, and it hurts people when false gossip is passed off as true. I am a single working mother, and take tremendous pride in the way I live,” she said in her statement.
Rampal and Jessia, who have two daughters, have been married for 17 years. While rumours abound of the state of their marriage, they put up a united front at the Lakme fashion week last month, where they arrived together to attend designer Monisha Jaisingh’s show.
