New Delhi, June 25 -- Actor Esha Gupta has finally spoken out about the long-standing rumours of her being linked to cricketer Hardik Pandya. During a candid chat on Siddharth Kannan's YouTube channel, Esha confirmed that the two were indeed in touch for a brief period, but things never progressed into a relationship.

"There was a time we were talking. maybe it would happen, maybe it wouldn't. But we never reached the dating stage," Esha shared. "We met once or twice, that's all. It ended before anything even began."

She also clarified that there was no bad blood between them. "There was no drama or bitterness. It just wasn't meant to be."

Interestingly, Esha was among the celebrities who had publicly called out Hardik's controversial ...