Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Sreelakshmi Arackal Shares Childhood Struggles on Bigg Boss Malayalam
Sreelakshmi Arackal spoke about her childhood while she was a contestant on Bigg Boss Malayalam.
She said her father had married many people, including her mother.
These are her personal statements about her family.
She said her mother worked hard at jobs such as painting and rubber tapping.
Watching her mother helped Sreelakshmi learn to do things independently.
She also said she did well in school and studied physics at university.
She explained that poverty motivated her to study.
Sreelakshmi was later one of six contestants evicted from the show.
Four new wildcard contestants joined the house the next day.
Social activist Sreelakshmi Arackal was among six contestants evicted from Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 8.
On the show, she said her father had married around 10 to 20 people, including her mother.
She said her mother worked daily-wage jobs and inspired her to become independent.
Arackal said she was a top student, earned a BSc in Physics, and was motivated by poverty.
Four wildcard contestants entered the house the day after the mass eviction.
- Who
- Social activist and contestant Sreelakshmi Arackal.
- What
- She shared accounts of her family and childhood struggles on Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 8 and was among six contestants evicted.
- When
- During Season 8; the mass eviction took place over the weekend described in the article.
- Where
- The Bigg Boss Malayalam house.
- Why
- Arackal said her difficult childhood and her mother's example shaped her independence and motivated her studies.
- Contestant
- Sreelakshmi Arackal, a social activist
- Show
- Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 8
- Father's marriages
- Arackal said her father had married around 10 to 20 people, including her mother.
- Education
- She said she was a rank-holder in BSc Physics.
- Evictions
- Six contestants, including Arackal, were evicted in a mass eviction.
- Wildcard entrants
- Nilina Elizabeth Joseph, Vedangi Cherukattu, Vipin Das Nair, and Suvarna Pulthukkiyil entered the house the following day.