Love Is Blind’s Abhishek ‘Shake’ Chatterjee Publicly Apologizes to Ex Deepti Vempati: ‘I Loved Every Second’ of Our Relationship

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Taking responsibility. Abhishek “Shake” Chatterjee publicly apologized to ex-fiancée Deepti Vempati for his controversial comments about her on season 2 of Love Is Blind.“I wanted to take this opportunity to really just say sorry to a woman that I know I hurt,” the 33-year-old reality star said in a video shared via Instagram on Tuesday, March 8. “Deepti, I am truly sorry for some of the things I said.”He continued: “Things that, honestly, just could’ve been left unsaid or could have been said differently.

Things that never should have been on national television.”The veterinarian, who got engaged to Deepti on the Netflix series before they called it quits, revealed that his now-ex was his “best friend” while they were filming.“Even though I knew our relationship wasn’t going to end in marriage, I didn’t want what we had to end either,” Shake continued. “I loved every second of it.”The TV personality, who was dubbed one of the season’s villains, concluded: “I’m so, so sorry that I hurt you with my words.

That’s the last thing that I wanted from all of this. I’m sorry, Deepti.”Shake noted in the video’s caption that he was “ready to take accountability for [his] actions and be better.” He explained that had already “reached out privately” to Deepti, 31, in the wake of their split and his comments made on the reunion special, which dropped on Friday, March 4.“I think it’s also important I apologize publicly for the sake of your family and friends that I’ve upset as well,” he added on Tuesday.Shake raised eyebrows throughout the dating show, which premiered last month, for his remarks about prioritizing people’s looks instead of focusing on finding true love.