Putting a halt to the ‘they are – they are not’ speculation by fans, Laender Paes & Kim Sharma shared same picture on Instagram and have made their relationship ‘Insta official. While neither of the celebrities have publicly commented on their relationship, the new gesture is widely being acknowledged as making the relationship ‘Insta official’.
The rumours around the Olympian and the Mohabbatein actress started making the rounds of internet a few weeks ago when the couple were caught holidaying in Goa, looking giddy and mad in love.
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Romantic couplings of an actor and a sportsperson may come across as strange, but is more common than one would imagine. It started with veteran Bollywood actress Sharmila Tagore marrying cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. In 80s, actress Neena Gupta tied knots with West Indian legend Vivian Richards.
The Bollywood – Sports Industry Connection
Since Tagore-Pataudi and Gupta-Richards union, the two industries have given many power couples. This includes Virat Kohli – Anushka Sharma, Mahesh Bhupati – Lara Dutta, Yuvraj Singh – Hazel Keech, Harbhajan Singh – Geeta Basra.
From the looks of it, another couple may soon be officially added in the list – it’s the duo of former Olympian and tennis legend Leander Paes and actress Kim Sharma. The couple recently joined the trend of officially confirming that they are a couple by posting the same picture on Instagram.
Kim Sharma – Leander Paes Makes Relationship ‘Insta Official’
Kim Sharma, known for her debut performance in Aditya Chopra’s Mohabbatein, was the first to share the picture with her partner Paes. In the picture, Kim can be seen looking straight into the eyes of camera while Paes looks at her with a giddy smile on his face. The actress further added a slew of emojis – kissing, heart and a man – to name a few.
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Soon, Paes too shared the same image with the caption ‘Magic’ to it. Interestingly enough, Masaba Gupta also commented on the image with two simple heart emojis. Masaba Gupta is the daughter of another power couple – Neena Gupta and Vivian Richards.
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Kim and Leander’s Recent Holiday
Earlier, the couple made some serious buzz when they were caught holidaying in Goa. The actress had posted her picture on the beach and had credited a mysterious “Mr. P” for the picture. The tease was enough for her fans to speculate who the certain, “P” was.
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Further, their pictures were also shared by the official Instagram page of the restaurant where they were having a date at. “Biscuit & Chai hosting Leander Paes and Kim Sharma at Pousada by the Beach,” the caption read.
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The restaurant had shared another image of the Paes and Sharma looking madly in love with a sumptuous breakfast spread in front of them
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The Couple Was Spotted on Mumbai Streets, in Ahmedabad Cafe
The actor – tennis player duo was earlier spotted on Mumbai streets taking a stroll. With a dog leash in her hand, Kim was looking gorgeous as ever in a pink gown. Meanwhile, Paes was at his athleisure best walking casually with his partner.
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Earlier in July, the couple was once again spotted at a Ahmedabad café. With their arms around each other, the couple posed for the picture and triggered an avalanche of rumours and speculation.
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“The hottest couple in town”: Kim’s Ex Harshvardhan Rane
On the news of Kim dating the tennis maverick, her ex Harshvardhan Rane also recently made a remark and had the rumour mill running. The Haseena Dilruba actor was quoted by an Indian Express report saying, “I have no knowledge. It would be respectful if confirmed by them, but if true, that’s the hottest couple in town.”
