Mathira keeps it real on 'Time Out with Ahsan Khan'

The model shed light on her image and early career in an appearance with her sister Rose

VJ and model Mathira recently made an appearance on Time Out with Ahsan Khan along with her sister Rose, shedding light on her thoughts about her image as well as her early days as VJ.

After Rose asserted that Mathira was far from “fake” and Ahsan hinted towards possible plastic surgeries that the model may have undergone, Mathira responded, “If I had gotten any such operations done, I would have owned up to them. I have had liposuction done, and I own it.”

The duo shifted from Zimbabwe in 2005, with Mathira explaining that she did not understand Urdu well in the early days of her career. Explaining how she maintained a calm and collected attitude when callers would phone in and make suggestive comments, she shared, “To be honest, at the time I didn’t understand half the things that were being said because I did not know Urdu too well.”

On how she was not aware of the process of image building in the initial phase of her career, Mathira recalled, “I was so unaware when I first got the call for Lux that I showed up at the red carpet in my shorts and flip-flops with a bag slung over my shoulder. I was pulled to the side and asked to wear a gown. When I saw the price tag of the gown, which was Nomi Ansari, it was PKR 70,000. I told them I couldn’t afford it and that my shorts were okay. I was then told that I didn’t need to pay. I didn’t have any guidance.”

After Ahsan asked the model how she deals with being a “certain type of symbol”, hinting at Mathira’s hyper-sexual image, she said, “I think every human sees me according to the mindset they have.”

The model’s comments led to the host questioning her over whether her image was solely due to the way people think or whether she had an active role to play in cultivating it. To this, Mathira responded, “I am a wild person. I do everything that I like and that makes me happy. There was a time when I did everything for the happiness of others, after which I realised that if you don’t love yourself, you can’t give love to anyone else either. My therapist asked me a question about who is the most important person in my life. She told me the most important person in your life has to be you.”

When asked whether her behaviour can be deemed acceptable, Mathira added, “It’s not hurting anyone. I just live my life according to how I am. I’d wear shorts in Zimbabwe and I wear shorts now as well. I am not the kind of person who will dress a certain way abroad and a different way here. I cannot be that. You have to accept me as I am.”