Mehwish Hayat calls out TikTok impersonator

Mehwish Hayat found herself at the short end of the ‘flattery/imitation’ stick this week as the Punjab Nahi Jaungy star called out a fake TikTok account of herself.

The actor took to Instagram to share a seemingly popular account on the video-sharing app with the handle ‘@the_real_mehwishhayyat’. Turns out it wasn’t so real, as the real Mehwish let her fans know in an Insta story.

Posting a screenshot of the profile, Mehwish sought help to take the page down as soon as possible. “Friends, please report this fake TikTok account trying to impersonate me,” she wrote.

It is unclear as to who was behind the account or if it was just a fan account with no ill-intent, but one thing is clear – Mehwish does not like to be messed with!

The Dil Lagi actor is quite vocal on her social media, spearheading various causes and taking down trolls. Recently, she also called out verbal abusers that shame her online, sharing a video of US Representative, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as reference. “For me as an actress, men passing remarks and using abusive language is the norm,” she had tweeted.

“They don’t realise that they have wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters at home. However, this alone does not make them ‘decent’! We mustn’t give any man permission to be abusive. Today I stand up & say, I, too am someone’s daughter & I haven’t been raised to accept abuse from anyone!” she added.

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