(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Shilpa and her businessman husband have a son named viaan who will turn two later this month.
shilpa shetty’s iosis spa and wellness chain is branching out to tier-ii and tier-iii cities. the actress-turned-entrepreneur says the maximum potential for growth lies there as women have the means but feel “guilty” about stepping out of their homes only to “pamper” themselves. it’s a feeling even she relates to as a mother.
shilpa and her businessman husband have a son named viaan who will turn two later this month.
she said “despite owning a chain of spas i call the lady home to get whatever beauty treatment i need! mumbai’s traffic is awful and rather than spending two hours in reaching a salon i’d rather spend one hour getting a treatment and the remaining hour with my son at home. i feel as guilty as any mother about leaving the house or my child to pamper myself” she said but added that she may not feel as guilty when viaan is around eight years old.
but largely she believes a change is needed.
“women need to let themselves go sometimes. most women get so engrossed in everyday work and home life that they don’t realise that they aren’t giving themselves any time. invest in yourself” said the 38-year-old who believes women “deserve” it for all that they do.
iosis the unisex spa and wellness chain she co-owns with kiran bawa came into being in 2009.
since its modest beginnings in suburban mumbai in 2009 it has a presence in eight places including ghaziabad lucknow varanasi chandigarh raipur guwahati and hyderabad and major plans for more are under way. “as part of the wellness industry we are conscious of our brand and we are well aware of who we want to cater to. of course people in the metro cities need spas but it’s the tier-ii and tier-iii cities where there’s a dearth of good spas. places like ludhiana and chandigarh have people with a lot of money but they don’t have access to good wellness places. so this is a thought carried forward beautifully by my business partner kiran. women need wellness but sometimes they just don’t know what to do - how to pamper themselves how to go about it...but i hope we can make them more aware with our efforts” she added.
meanwhile shilpa is also busy handling her other roles - a celebrity a fitness expert a co-owner of rajasthan royals indian premier league (ipl) franchise her latest foray into the jewellery business with satyug gold being a daughter wife and mother. she lives life almost queen size with a house manager helpers and chauffeurs. yet she says she’s “middle-class” enough to know the “tamaatar ka bhaav” (price of tomatoes)”.
shilpa was given the title of ‘spalicious mom’ at a recent awards event in delhi and broke into laughter saying “what does it mean? i have no inkling of what it means. i don’t understand it really but an award is always a compliment and so i am happy and excited about this.”
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