When it comes to their love lives, most celebrities prefer to keep it private and secret until they tie the knot. Good examples of the same are Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif, or Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani. Well, this year another star couple who secretly dated made their relationship ‘insta official’ after getting married in a civil ceremony – Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal. The cast, who also shared the screen in the 2022 film Double XLwere together for 7 long years before they took the plunge. But when did their love story begin? Much to our delight, Sonakshi spilled the beans in a recent chat with Kareena Kapoor Khan.

On the latest episode of her chat show What women wantBebo welcomed Sonakshi as a guest. During their fun chat, when asked if it was love at first sight, Sonakshi replied, “For me it was. Bara liye tha. In fact hum aaj bhi yeh kahani ek doosre ko bolke haste hain, kyunki maine Zaheer ko ek hafte mein hi bol diya tha ki I love you.” Sonakshi explained that she felt a click and knew that Zaheer was “her person”, it was the first time she experienced something like that. Sonakshi went on to add, “So I was the one who obviously got into it much earlier than he did. But ladko ko thoda tid bhi lagta hai naa. And he is one of those boys jo apna time lagate hain.”

Talking about life after marriage, Sonakshi shared that it has been amazing and wishes she and Zaheer had tied the knot earlier. The actor described the marriage as fun and revealed that it feels like she is living with her best friend. Sonakshi also added that she spends time with someone she loves spending time with. Well, Sonakshi and Zaheer dated for seven long years without making their relationship public. So now that they are married, Sonakshi finds going out together “relieving and refreshing”. How sweet is that?

Well, we wish Sonakshi and Zaheer all the love as they enjoy their happily ever after!