Sofia Hayat | |
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 Sofia Hayat | |
| Born | 6 December 1974 [1] [2] |
| Education | University of Brighton |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress and model |
| Television | Bigg Boss 7 |
| Spouse | Vlad Stanescu (m. 2017–2018) |
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.
Sofia Hayat was born and raised 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]
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.
| Year | Name | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 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 |
In June 2016, Hayat announced that she had embraced spirituality and become a nun. She adopted the name Gaia Sofia Mother. [10]
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