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Sofia Hayat

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Sofia Hayat
Sofia Hayat
Born (1974-12-06) 6 December 1974 (age 49)[1][2]
Gravesend, Kent, England
EducationUniversity of Brighton
Occupation(s)Singer, actress and model
TelevisionBigg Boss 7
Spouse
Vlad Stanescu
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(m. 2017⁠–⁠2018)​
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Sofia Hayat is an English singer, actress and television personality known for her appearances in Indian television and cinema. She participated in Bigg Boss 7, the Indian version of Big Brother, in 2013.

Early and personal life

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Sofia Hayat was born and raised in a conservative Muslim family in Gravesend, Kent in 1974. She is of Pakistani and Indian heritage and pursued a degree in performing arts from the University of Brighton.[4]

In her autobiography Dishonoured: How I Escaped An Arranged Marriage And Survived An Honour Killing To Become A Star (2009; John Blake Publishing Ltd.) she discusses her troubled relationship with her conservative family including a forced arranged marriage in Pakistan and how she escaped it (including a subsequent planned honour killing) to begin a career in entertainment.

She married Romanian Vlad Stanescu in April 2017 but they separated after a year. Hayat claimed that he had tried to scam her out of her London property.[3]

Media career

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In July 2012, Hayat was named the new "Curvy Icon" by Vogue Italia.[5] In September 2013, Hayat was named on the FHM sexiest women in the world list, in position 81.[6]

She was a contestant on Bigg Boss 7 in 2013.[7] She entered as a wild card entry but got evicted on 12th week on 8 December 2013 (Day 84).[8]

She has released two music albums, Dishonour and Wisdom of The Mother.

Television

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Year Name Role Notes Ref(s)
2002 Zee Music TV SKY Presenter
2003 Absolute Power Shanti
2004 Bollywood Star Contestant
2005 Footballers Wive$: Overtime Zuki
2008 Waterloo Road Jones
2009 Fur TV Lucia
2010 Jonathan Creek Selima El Sharad
2012 Superdude Host Along with Ashmit Patel & Madhura Naik
2013 Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki Contestant
Bigg Boss 7 Evicted, Day 84
2014 The Midnight Beast Sloman's Wife
2016 Comedy Nights Bachao Guest Along with Rakhi Sawant

Filmography

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Discography

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  • 2015 "Mein Ladki Hoon" (Music Video)

Spirituality

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In June 2016, Hayat announced that she had embraced spirituality and become a nun. She adopted the name Gaia Sofia Mother.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Sofia Hayat. Companies House.
  2. ^ Sofia Hayat celebrates birthday in bikini. Hindustan Times.
  3. ^ a b Sofia Hayat opens up about her split from husband Vlad Stanescu. The Indian Express.
  4. ^ "Hollywood model, singer and actress Sofia Hayat who is in India for a shoot of her debut hindi film Dairy of a Butterfly is a big fan of cricket. She is half Indian and half Pakistani born and brought up in London. Shiva a well known hair stylist made Octopus Paul on head of Sofia Hayat in Mumbai recently". The Times of India. 19 March 2011. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. ^ Veronica Bottasini. "Sofia Hayat". Vogue. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  6. ^ "81. Sofia Hayat – FHM". Fhmindia.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  7. ^ "I am quite childish, says Sofiya Hayat before entering Bigg Boss house". DNA.com. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  8. ^ "'Tanisha needs a wake-up call', says Sofia Hayat". 9 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Bollywood - Taja Khabrein". tajakhabrein.com.
  10. ^ Tiwari, Vijaya. "Sofia Hayat reveals why she turned into a nun, displays silicon implants removed from breasts". The Times of India.
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