In an Instagram video on Sunday evening, actor Pooja Bedi informed that she has tested positive for Coronavirus and shared that her businessman-fiance Maneck Contractor and their house help too have contracted the virus. “It is so infectious and everyone, at some point, is going to get it. Well, voila! Seems that I have now caught it. I have tested positive,” she said.

The 51-year-old actor also stated that she hopes that her “natural immunity” will help her recover. She also wrote a post that read: “I chose/choose to stay unvaccinated as it’s my personal decision to allow my own natural immunity and alternative healing and wellness practices to accelerate my healing. You do what’s right for you. Each to their own. Caution. Not panic (sic).”

Bedi drew flak online and from people in Goa when she travelled to the state in the peak of the pandemic last year. In reply, she wrote, “I love Goa! It’s my home too! I refuse to be a soft target for embittered, jealous, fearful & narrow minded people. They should know facts... before they attack.!!! (sic).”

And in April this year, Bedi shared a video of herself enjoying a speed boat ride and wrote that life was meant to be lived without fear. “Joys of living in healthy, happy #goa. Free your mind #NoFear Life is meant to be lived…not spent caged and masked for a year/ years in fear of a virus that’s clearly not going away! If you died tomorrow after year of masking/lockdown.. what would ur greatest regret be? (sic),” she wrote. She was heavily criticised for it.

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Pooja Bedi took netizens by surprise as she announced on social media that she has tested positive for COVID-19, and chose to remain unvaccinated. In an exclusive conversation with mid-day.com, Pooja tells us all about her decision and path to recovery.

I'm not anti-vaccine. I've taken and also given my kids every tested vaccine from MMR, BCG, Tetanus to HPV etc. The fastest vaccine took seven years to develop. This is too new. There are still some question marks about this COVID vaccine, and then the need for two and now three vaccines. It seems a bottomless cycle of vaccines I don't wish to enter. I don't wish to inject a trial vaccine into my body. 99% of those who were infected, survived prior to vaccine. Statistics remain pretty much similar post vaccination drive. My company Happy Soul is a health and wellness enterprise. I believe in working on my natural immunity through fresh air, fresh food, kadha, exercise and positive thoughts. I'm a huge proponent of homeopathy and Ayurveda as well.

Each to their own. Many will turn immediately to modern medical science and that's totally understandable. We have been raised from childhood to immediately turn to doctors. There is a definite role for doctors and science. I too take over the counter pills from time to time, but largely I’m into natural healing methods.

The cough and weakness is... oh my god! I can see why people call this a monster flu. I'm so fortunate to be in a home with gardens and sunshine and greenery. It's deeply healing. Not many had the privilege of that. So I'm very grateful.

Having 17 herbs kadha. It's a phenomenal blend. Fresh fruits, sugarcane juice, coconut water, protein, easy-to-digest food, salt water gargles, steam inhalation, balm on chest.

Caution is good, panic is not. Allow it to run its course. Fill your mind and heart with positive thoughts. Dream. Allow your mind to wander to amazing places that give you a projection of happiness ahead. Allow yourself to heal. Rejuvenate. An enforced time-out just for you to emerge a better, stronger, more focussed positive version of you.

They have all been vaccinated, they have been on my case for a long time to get vaccinated.

Nope. Maneck is part of awaken India movement. They are completely anti the vaccine agenda, and it being a tool of discrimination against the unvaccinated. Maneck and his entire family are not vaccinated.