'Lock Upp' contestant Saisha Shinde on psychiatrists stopping her from doing sex reassignment surgery

Lock Upp continues to be the talk-of-the-town as an array of controversial celebrities have been roped in as they stay inside a jail-like setting of a house. And one of the contestants that has been in constant news before and during the show right now is trans woman, Saisha Shinde, who was formerly known as Swapnil Shinde and is a fashion designer.

In a recent interaction in the show, Shinde opened up about the time when she decided to get her sex reassignment surgery done.

Shinde recalled how the first three psychiatrists she met, advised her to not undergo the surgery and called it "wrong." Talking about it on Lock Upp, with her teammates, Saisha said, "I was very 'hatta khatta types.' So the first three psychiatrists told me, 'Yeh tum kya kar rahe ho, this is wrong. You are so dashing, handsome, you don't need to go through this. It is just a phase, yeh toh nikal jayega. Conversion therapy bhi ban karva rahe hain.'

However, she also shared that her family was quite supportive. "Dad was happy and very supportive. Mom took a day to think about it but accepted it eventually. A day later, they called me up and suggested names for me. I am very lucky, they accepted my decision respectfully. I was invited at a cousin's wedding and my family hadn't seen me. At the wedding, the whole 'shaadi ka hall' turned and started seeing . They all welcomed me very warmly. My uncle called his daughter and made her click pictures with me. I am truly blessed."

At the grand premiere of Lock Upp, Saisha Shinde revealed that she was Swapnil Shinde earlier and came out as a trans woman in January 2021.