Sofia Hayat

Sofia Hayat is a retired English actress, singer, erotic model and television personality. She participated in Bigg Boss 7 in 2013.

Sofia Hayat
Hayat at Indian Telly Awards
Born6 December 1975
London, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
OccupationFormer actress, model, singer[1]
Years active2002–2016
TelevisionBigg Boss 7
Spouse(s)
Vlad Stanescu
(m. 2017; div. 2018)

Early life

Sofia is of British Asian descent.[1] She was born and raised in Gravesend, Kent, England in a Muslim family with three sisters and two brothers.

She holds a BA (Hons) in Music and Performing Arts, and has studied acting for seven years, including the Meisner Technique, of which she is a fan.[2]

In June 2016, she announced that she has embraced spirituality and become a nun. She adopted the name, Gaia Sofia Mother.[3]

Personal life

On 1 March 2017 Sofia got engaged to her boyfriend Vlad Stanescu an interior designer by profession after dating him a week. On 24 April 2017 Sofia and Vlad got married in a private ceremony in London. Sofia divorced her husband Vlad after completing one year of their marriage anniversary.[4]

Career

In July 2012, Hayat was named the new "Curvy Icon" by Vogue Italia.[5] In September 2013, Hayat 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][8] She entered as a wild card entry but got evicted on 12th week on 8 December 2013 (Day 84).[9]

Television
YearNameRoleChannelNotesRef
2002Zee Music TV SKYPresenterZee Music
2003Absolute PowerShantiBBC Two
2004Bollywood StarContestantChannel 4
2005Footballers Wive$: OvertimeZukiITV
2008Waterloo RoadJonesBBC One
2009Fur TVLuciaMTV Europe
2010Jonathan CreekSelima El SharadBBC
2012SuperdudeHostBindaasAlong with Ashmit Patel & Madhura Naik
2013Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi KiContestantLife OK
Bigg Boss 7Colors TVEvicted, Day 84
2014The Midnight BeastSloman's WifeE4
2016Comedy Nights BachaoGuestColors TVAlong with Rakhi Sawant

Filmography

[10]

Discography
  • 2015 Mein Ladki Hoon (Music Video)

References
  1. "Sofia Hayat raises temperature with bikini shoot!". Yahoo!. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  2. "About". Sofia Hayat. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  3. "Sofia Hayat reveals why she turned into a nun, displays silicon implants removed from breasts - Times of India".
  4. Tiwari, Vijaya (3 June 2016). "Sofia Hayat reveals why she turned into a nun, displays silicon implants removed from breasts". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  5. Veronica Bottasini. "Sofia Hayat". Vogue. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  6. "81. Sofia Hayat – FHM". Fhmindia.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  7. "Candy Brar, Ajaz Khan and Sofia Hayat to enter Bigg Boss season 7 as wild card entries". tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  8. "I am quite childish, says Sofiya Hayat before entering Bigg Boss house". DNA.com. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  9. "‘Tanisha needs a wake-up call’, says Sofia Hayat". 9 December 2013.
  10. "Bollywood - Taja Khabrein". tajakhabrein.com.
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