Actor Alia Bhatt has reacted in support of mom-to-be Deepika Padukone as she faces trolling over her baby bump after her recent appearance.

Actor Deepika Padukone has been facing intense trolling ever since she gave a glimpse of her baby bump during her recent outing in Mumbai, with a section of the social media users calling her bump fake. While the actor has maintained a silence on it till now, actor Alia Bhatt has shown support for her. (Also read: Deepika Padukone, Richa Chadha, Natasha Dalal, Masaba Gupta: 11 pics of gorgeous Bollywood mommies-to-be)Actor Deepika Padukone flaunted her baby bump for the first time earlier this week when she stepped out to vote in Mumbai.

Earlier this week, Deepika flaunted her baby bump for the first time when she stepped out to vote in the fifth phase of Mumbai Lok Sabha Election 2024 in Mumbai with her husband and actor Ranveer Singh. With her pictures from the outing taking over the virtual world, certain sections of social media users body-shamed her.

Alia reacts against the trolls

One user wrote, ‘She is not pregnant. This is embarrassing”, while another commented, “Chal kiu rahi esyyy abi itna b baby bump bahar nai aya (Why is she walking like that, the bump isn’t that big yet).’

As the chatter of the trolls grew louder on social media, journalist Faye D’Souza, took to Instagram to support Deepika.

In her post, Faye wrote, “Dear social media, Deepika Padukone stepped out to do her democratic duty and vote. She did not ask for your feedback on her body or her pregnancy. You have no right to comment on any aspect of her life. Stop it. Behave.”