Punjab-origin British actress Gurlaine Kaur Garcha, widely known for her role of Ash Panesar in the popular series "EastEnders", has opened up on feeling "angry, sad and embarrassed" on being the target of racism.
The 27-year-old actress, born in Luton, England, said the incident "came from nowhere" and left her in tears and feeling "ashamed" because she was unable to "brush off" the unnamed woman's tirade, reports dailymail.co.uk on Tuesday.
Garcha made the revelation in a long post she shared on Instagram the day before. In the post, she categorically talks of being a "victim to verbal racial abuse" that she described as "a completely unprovoked attack". Adding that she was proud of her British, Punjabi, Kenyan and Sikh roots, Garcha questioned in her post: "When will racism end?"
She shared her post with a picture of a pink and a brown hand clasping each other. "Say no...
The 27-year-old actress, born in Luton, England, said the incident "came from nowhere" and left her in tears and feeling "ashamed" because she was unable to "brush off" the unnamed woman's tirade, reports dailymail.co.uk on Tuesday.
Garcha made the revelation in a long post she shared on Instagram the day before. In the post, she categorically talks of being a "victim to verbal racial abuse" that she described as "a completely unprovoked attack". Adding that she was proud of her British, Punjabi, Kenyan and Sikh roots, Garcha questioned in her post: "When will racism end?"
She shared her post with a picture of a pink and a brown hand clasping each other. "Say no...
- 6/8/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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