Pooja
Banerjee,
who
played
Rhea
Mehra
in
Kumkum
Bhagya,
recently
quit
the
show
to
embrace
motherhood.
Her
due
date
is
in
next
month,
hence,
the
actress
had
to
bid
adieu
to
the
show.
After
Pooja's
exit,
the
Kumkum
Bhagya
makers
were
in
search
of
a
new
actress
to
play
Rhea.
And
guess
what,
they
finally
found
a
new
face.
According
to
Times
of
India,
Tina
Philip
will
be
seen
playing
the
role
of
Rhea
in
Kumkum
Bhagya.
The
actress
recently
confirmed
about
the
same
to
the
portal
and
said
that
it
will
be
a
challenge
for
her
to
play
the
character.
She
praised
Pooja
Banerjee
for
playing
Rhea
amazingly.
Let
us
tell
you,
Tina
had
earlier
replaced
Bhumika
Gurung
in
the
show
Mann
Ki
Awaaz
Pratigya
2.
While
speaking
about
facing
challenges
while
playing
an
already
established
character,
Tina
Philip
said,
"It
is
definitely
challenging,
especially
when
the
previous
actor
has
done
a
good
job
at
playing
the
character.
So,
it
will
be
really
hard
to
match
up
to
Pooja,
but
I
will
give
it
my
all
and
play
it
sincerely."
For
the
unversed,
Tina
Philip
is
a
charted
accountant
by
profession.
She
left
her
job
in
the
UK
to
pursue
her
acting
career.
Tina
has
acted
in
several
shows
such
as
Aye
Mere
Humsafar,
Ek
Bhram
-
Sarvagun
Sampanna,
Laal
Ishq,
Ek
Aastha
Aisi
Bhee
and
so
on.
Talking
about
Kumkum
Bhagya,
the
show
also
stars
Sriti
Jha,
Mugdha
Chaphekar,
Krishna
Kaul,
Kushagra
Nautiyal,
Reyhna
Malhotra,
Leena
Jumani
and
others
in
key
roles.