Bigg Boss 20: Mary Kom Evicted as Rohit Shetty Warns Manish Goel After Lifeline Loss

NOWLIVO Television | October 25, 2026 | Hindi edition.

A high-profile exit changes the weekend

Boxing champion Mary Kom has been evicted from the Hindi edition of Bigg Boss 20, turning a weekend already notable for Rohit Shetty’s guest-hosting appearance into a consequential elimination round. The departure was reported on Saturday night, October 24, and described in a fresh October 25 account by The Indian Express. Mary Kom had spent seven weeks inside the house. In a season built around lifelines rather than a simple one-strike exit for every low-ranking contestant, her departure followed the exhaustion of that protection. The same round also cost television actor Manish Goel a lifeline, but did not send him home.

What happened to Mary Kom

The Indian Express reported that Mary Kom left after losing her second lifeline. Its account includes remarks from her farewell to the other contestants, in which she described the experience positively, encouraged fellow housemates to play well and singled out Gullu and Arishfa Khan with personal messages. Those are her reported parting words, not an indication that she has already returned to the show or that the exit has been reversed. A separate Times of India account says she was among seven nominated housemates and received the fewest audience votes. No certified vote totals or percentages were published in the reports reviewed for this article.

The seven names in the eviction field

The reported nomination field comprised Mary Kom, Uditi Singh, Amrapali Dubey, Manish Goel, Arishfa Khan, Love Gill and Kushal Tanwar, known as Gullu. Naming the full group matters because the outcome did not apply to every person equally: the lifeline mechanism changes what a low finish means for an individual contestant. The two publications agree on the principal weekend developments, but their coverage does not supply a full official ranking of the seven names. Any circulating graphic purporting to show precise voting shares should therefore be treated as a separate, unverified claim rather than folded into the episode result.

Manish Goel receives a warning, not an eviction

Manish Goel’s situation was different. He lost his first lifeline and stayed in the competition. The Indian Express says Rohit Shetty challenged the actor’s consistently agreeable approach, telling him to show more of his own personality. The host’s criticism is relevant because it suggests a possible gap between staying out of conflict and making a memorable impression on a reality programme. Yet there is no reported formal penalty for being polite, and the loss of the lifeline should not be described as an expulsion. Manish remains part of the house after the episode covered by these reports.

Why Rohit Shetty was on stage

Rohit Shetty was hosting this Weekend Ka Vaar in Salman Khan’s absence. That temporary arrangement had already been reported earlier in the week, so the hosting switch alone would not justify another article. What makes this weekend new is the confirmed exit of a nationally known sports figure and the separate lifeline setback for a television veteran. Shetty’s appearance also gave the programme a different voice during the elimination discussion. The reporting reviewed does not establish a permanent change in host or a revised long-term broadcasting schedule.

Mary Kom brought a different public profile to the house

Mary Kom entered with achievements that were established long before reality television: an Olympic bronze medal and six world boxing titles, among other honours. Her participation drew interest beyond the usual entertainment audience because viewers were watching a decorated athlete adapt to a format centred on shared living, alliances and public evaluation. In an earlier interview cited by The Indian Express, she had spoken about wanting audiences to see her identities as an athlete, woman and mother. Her exit closes that particular on-screen experiment, but it does not alter her sporting record or settle broader public arguments about her time in the house.

Earlier controversy remains separate from the eviction

Mary Kom’s stint also included criticism over remarks she made while discussing other women athletes. The Times of India report says her team subsequently issued a clarification and apology. That controversy is part of the context in which her reality-TV appearance was watched, but neither article establishes that the criticism caused her elimination. Audience votes and the season’s lifeline rules are the mechanisms described in the eviction coverage. Connecting a controversy directly to an elimination without evidence would confuse a public debate with the show’s announced result.

What the result changes for the remaining players

The immediate competitive consequence is straightforward: Mary Kom is out, Manish has less protection, and the other nominated housemates continue subject to the rules of the next round. For Manish, future nominations could become more consequential because a lost lifeline cannot simply be assumed to return. For the rest of the house, the episode demonstrates that even a familiar public name can be eliminated. It does not prove that a particular alliance is now strongest, or that any one remaining contestant is the likely winner. Those conclusions would require new events or reliable evidence.

A weekend with a clear result, not a prediction

The strongest available reporting supports the eviction and the lifeline loss. It does not provide a verified audience vote chart, an announcement of a re-entry, or a final-season prediction. The Indian Express published its follow-up on October 25 and linked to the programme’s social-media posts; Times of India carried a late October 24 episode report. That gives readers a concrete answer to the weekend’s biggest question without turning speculative fan rankings into facts. The next meaningful update will be a fresh nomination, a further lifeline decision, a documented statement from Mary Kom, or another actual development in the Hindi edition.

Sources and reporting: The Indian Express, October 25, 13:10 IST · Times of India, October 24, 22:52 IST.

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