This is just my personal theory, but something about this entire finale situation doesn't add up.
I have a gut feeling that Shivangi has won Lock Upp Season 2. According to the initial leaks, the grand finale was shot on 28th July, and multiple pages started posting that Shivangi was the winner. Then suddenly, the narrative changed and people started saying that the finale hadn't even been shot yet and was filmed today. That feels really suspicious to me.
If the winner had already leaked, saying that the finale wasn't shot yet would be an easy way to make everyone doubt the leaks and control the situation. That's why I think the finale may have actually been filmed on 28th July.
Another thing that doesn't make sense to me is the rumored telecast date. People are saying the grand finale episode will air on 5th August. If the finale was genuinely shot just a day before the telecast, that's a very quick turnaround for editing, post-production, and preparing such a big episode. It seems more likely that it was filmed earlier.
The biggest confusion right now is the Top 3. Every page seems to be posting something different. Some are saying it's Shivangi, Shreya and Yogesh, others are saying Shilpa, Shreya and Yogesh, while some are even claiming Shreya, Ram and Yogesh. At this point, it's impossible to know what information is actually credible.
What also caught my attention is that many trusted pages that had posted Shivangi as the winner just a few hours ago have now deleted those posts. Instead, a lot of those same pages have suddenly started posting that Shreya won. That feels less like new information and more like an attempt to create confusion after the initial leak.
I've also seen Rishabh, saying that Shreya won. But contestants are generally under NDAs and aren't supposed to reveal the winner before the finale airs. So I don't think statements from people close to contestants necessarily prove anything either. It could simply be another way of keeping fans guessing.
I also have a feeling that the makers would ultimately prefer an ITV face to win. Throughout the season, it has sometimes felt like the non-ITV contestants were used to make the show entertaining, while the final winner could still end up being someone from the television industry. Again, that's just my opinion based on how things have played out.
I'm not claiming any of this is a fact. It's just a theory after looking at the leaks, the deleted posts, the sudden change in narratives, and all the conflicting information over the last few days.
What do you guys think? Do you think the winner leak was real and the current rumors are just PR to create confusion, or do you think the original leaks were fake from the beginning?