Karachi :Renowned host and actress Nadia Khan has openly voiced her disdain for false compliments, stating that she strongly dislikes hearing exaggerated praise about herself.
Recently, Nadia Khan appeared as a guest on a private TV channel’s morning show alongside fellow actresses Maham Manzoor and Salma Hassan. During the show, she recounted an incident where she confronted a Pakistani female designer after repeated instances of flattery.
Nadia Khan revealed, “I met a Pakistani female designer twice, and upon our third meeting, she showered me with compliments, saying things like ‘Nadia, your heart is made of gold, you are so beautiful,’ and so on.”
Expressing her discomfort, Nadia Khan said, “I asked her, ‘Do you even know me? This is our third meeting, and the way you are praising me, I don’t possess any such qualities.'”
According to the actress, she further told the designer, “The more you praise me, the more uncomfortable I feel. This is all nonsense. Please stop. I don’t want any more false compliments.”
Nadia Khan emphasized, “When someone showers me with false praise, it feels like ants crawling over me.”
She urged people to refrain from offering exaggerated praise and stated, “If you have any work for me, please approach me directly, but kindly refrain from giving me false compliments because they irritate me.”
Nadia Khan’s candid remarks on the morning show have sparked discussions on social media about the culture of flattery in the entertainment industry and beyond.
