Is this really happening?
With time, Gauri started accepting the inevitable fact that Priyanka Chopra was not going anywhere and this wasn't a temporary phase in her husband's life. Soon SRK and PeeCee started hosting award shows, travelling for film festivals, even pitching themselves as a pair for brand endorsements. The winds inside Mannat had taken a different course and according to insiders the weather had turned quite stormy. Those invited to Mannat last year to cut the cake and celebrate SRK's birthday, reveal how pale and forlorn Gauri looked. "There were days when she would roam around the house wearing dark glasses and only come out to see her kids off to school. She wasn't taking it too well and it was quite apparent. The only support she had during this time was her BFF Sussane Roshan who perhaps took a leaf out of her own book (Hrithik's torrid affair with Barbara Mori) offering solace to her friend.
An eye witness who attended the bash reveals, "Shah Rukh played the perfect host for Priyanka. The moment she walked in, he jumped over the couch, received her with a kiss on her cheek and went around introducing her to everyone in the room. All this happened in front of Gauri who was left standing in a corner clutching her glass of a non alcoholic drink. After returning home, the couple had a huge show down where the two gave each other ultimatums. Gauri was clear that she didn't want her husband working with Priyanka...Shah Rukh on the other hand brushed the warning off and continued to court Chopra.
The KJo Birthday Party Spat
After trying several times to reach out an olive branch to Priyanka Chopra, Gauri found that she could no longer turn a blind eye to the undercurrents flowing between her husband and his Don co-star. A brutal showdown is said to have followed after the party with the thought of her two kids reportedly preventing Gauri from taking further measures.
His two children also gave an ultimatum to their daddy dearest, It's either your mistress or us.' ...
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