Bigg Boss 8 is all set to kick start on September 8, 2024, and the preparations are in full swing. We at OTTplay have been bringing you detailed updates on the show and the contestants who will take part in the eighth season.

Right from the beginning, there has been news going around that popular astrologer, Venu Swamy will be gracing the show. This news became sensational as Venu Swamy is quite a controversial astrologer who predicted a lot of things that turned out to be true.

He was the one who openly said that Samantha and Naga Chaitanya would get divorced. As a few of his predictions turned true he became quite famous. But his predictions during the 2024 elections in Telangana and AP bombed, and he was trolled by many.

Now, we have come to know from our sources that Venu Swamy is not part of the show. One of the sources close to the show has revealed to us that Venu Swamy was considered initially for the show but the moment he made derogatory remarks about Naga Chaitanya and Sobhita Dhulipala, who recently got engaged, his name was removed.

There has been anger among the general audience as Venu Swamy has predicted that Chay and Sobhita will also get separated. So, all this has led to his downfall and now Venu Swamy has made headlines stating that he is getting death threats and is contemplating suicide as his livelihood has taken a beating.

The audience would love to see such a controversial man in the Bigg Boss 8 show but the sad fact is that he is not part of the show anymore. Akkineni Nagarjuna will host the show this year and we need to see who will grace the show in the eighth season.

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