Netflix’s Sweet Bobby documentary spoilers ahead.
It’s the catfishing story that everyone is talking about. The true story behind Netflix documentary Sweet Bobby is a tough one to take in.
Especially the role of Sweet Bobby‘s Simran Bhogal, who was revealed to be the perpetrator of victim Kirat’s catfishing – she’s also Kirat’s cousin.
What started out as a friendship between Kirat and Bobby developed into a romance – with the couple becoming engaged and Kirat supporting Bobby through illness and various other dramatic life milestones, all without having met him.
But after 9 years of contact it was revealed that “Bobby” was not who he said he was.
Simran Bhogal was believed to be a friend in common between Kirat and Bobby, a cardiologist who she formed a relationship with over social media. She facilitated contact between Kirat and Bobby and supported her cousin during dark times, but under the surface she was creating up to 60 different profiles (masquerading as Bobby’s friends) to support the elaborate web of lies. It was even discovered that she was communicating as Bobby while she was with Kirat.
The Sweet Bobby story is not just one of catfishing, but the coercive control that came with that, with Kirat opening up to GLAMOUR in an interview about the “debilitating” impact of this abuse.
“I don’t think I’ve stopped living it since it happened, to be honest,” she told GLAMOUR. “Every step of the way has been an absolute nightmare, that I don’t think I’ve ever stopped reliving it.”
Here, we go through everything we know about Sweet Bobby‘s Simran, including her role in it all and where she is now.
Who is Simran Bhogal?
She was found to be the catfisher pretending to be Bobby throughout Kirat’s relationship with him. This was discovered after Kirat hired a private investigator to find Bobby, to find that the real Bobby had no recollection or knowledge of their relationship.
The next day, Simran revealed that she had been pretending to be Bobby the whole time.
Where is Simran Bhogal now?
She was contacted by the Tortoise Media team, who ran the Sweet Bobby podcast, but is not available through any social media platforms. In October 2021, MailOnline reported that Simran lives in North West London with her parents and keeps a relatively low profile.
Was Simran Bhogal involved in the Sweet Bobby documentary?
Simran did not participate in the documentary itself, having declined to be interviewed, with her role in the story being played by an actress.
In a statement to Netflix, Simran said that the story Sweet Bobby tells “involves events that began when she was a schoolgirl”.
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