Sweet Bobby actress reveals hell after Netflix fans confuse her for real catfish-Meghna Amin-Entertainment – Metro

The actress Bhamini Joseph (L) who played Kirat Assi’s (R) catfisher Simran Bhogal has spoken out (Picture: TikTok/ barmzgottalent/ Netflix)

An actress who appeared in Netflix documentary Sweet Bobby has revealed there were concerns for her welfare after viewers confused her for the real catfish.

Bhamini Joseph, who goes by the name of Bambi, played scammer Simran Bhogal in the documentary, which tells the horrific story of how Kirat Assi was catfished for nearly a decade.

The real Simran declined to take part in the programme, and Bambi’s images were used on fake social media profiles instead, to portray Kirat’s story.

Based on the Tortoise podcast of the same name, Netflix’s Sweet Bobby reveals that the man Kirat thought she’d been speaking to, who was in fact a real person, was actually her cousin Simran.

Simran had created several fake profiles, trying to manipulate Kirat into thinking she’d been talking to Bobby’s family and friends.

The real Simran appears to have deleted social media and has not been uncovered by Internet sleuths, however, the actress playing her has now spoken out after some confusion.

Although the Netflix documentary does clarify that the images of ‘Simran’ in the show are portrayed by an actress, several viewers have thought Bambi was the real catfisher.

Kirat was scammed for nearly a decade, and has now told her story in Netflix doc Sweet Bobby (Picture: Netflix)

She took to TikTok to explain: ‘I’m making a video today to talk about the new Netflix movie Sweet Bobby and my role as Simran.’

Bambi confirmed that she wasn’t the real Simran, saying: ‘I feel like I have to say that here because some people still think that I am, but I am an actor who was hired to portray a character.’

She explained that the production team contacted her a year ago and asked her to send in pictures of herself from the last ten years and that she knew that she’d be playing the role of a catfisher, but had no idea how successful the documentary would be.

Talking about the reaction she’s received, Bambi went on: ‘All my close friends think it’s so funny, my parents are very deeply disturbed by my face coming up on their TVs.

‘A lot of their friends and colleagues are concerned about my safety.

Bambi has had to clarify she’s not the real Simran after concerns for her welfare (Picture: TikTok/ barmzgottalent)

‘People have stopped me and asked me about it, but it’s only really people that are acquaintances.

‘Most people just like to stare.’

‘I’m definitely a little more paranoid,’ she added.

She added that her TikTok videos about playing Simran are ‘making fun of the fact that I’m being used to show her face’, rather than making fun of the ‘heartbreaking’ situation.

Bambi went on to say that she had also been a victim of catfishing, so understood how Kirat was feeling in the documentary.

‘I feel really awful for everyone that was affected,’ she said.

The real Simran pretended to be Bobby for a decade (Picture: Netflix)

In another video, which has since been taken down, Bambi reportedly addressed the ‘psycho allegations’ she’d been facing.

According to MailOnline, she jokingly said in a video: ‘People stop me on the street to ask about the new Netflix show Sweet Bobby, so here’s my response.

‘Are you Simran Bhogal? Yes! Obviously. Did you catfish your own cousin for 10 years? Yes, I started catfishing when I was 10!’ 

She then clarified with a disclaimer: ‘This is a joke. I’m not Simran Bhogal but I won’t deny the psycho allegations.’ 

Other than her name, the Netflix documentary and the Tortoise podcast have kept details about the real Simran’s identity private.

A disclaimer at the end of the show reads: ‘Images of Simran have been represented by an actor.

‘Some Facebook posts have been altered to protect the privacy of third parties or recreated from Kirat’s testimony.

‘Simran was offered the opportunity to be interviewed and declined.

‘She said that this matter involves events that began when she was a schoolgirl.

‘She considers it a private matter and strongly objects to what she describes as “numerous unfounded” and damaging accusations.’

Sweet Bobby: My Catfishing Nightmare is available to watch on Netflix.

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