Shilpa Shetty is one girl who doesn`t believe in wearing her heart on her sleeve. And that seems to have cost the lady dear. Had she been in the habit of making her intentions clear in matters of the heart, Shilpa wouldn`t have lost tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi to model Shweta Jaishankar.

The oomphy actress had a few formal meetings with Bhupathi and was hopeful of turning the exchanges into a lasting relationship. But that was not to be. Shilpa`s ever protective mama is quick to defend her daughter despite the missed opportunity: "She is very shy and not used to superficiality." But didn`t Shilpa make statements to the effect that post Dhadkan, she has matured as an actress? What holds her back, then, from making an honest confession of love?

Perhaps her mother`s tarot reading is the reason for her diffidence. Remember the lady had predicted a "great catch" for her girl in a certain Akshay Kumar. The whole wide world knows what a gross misfit the guy turned out to be.