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Sofia Hayat
British singer, actress and model
Sofia Hayat is a British 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.
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| Born | (1974-12-06) 6 December 1974 (age 49)[1][2] Gravesend, Kent, England |
| Education | University of Brighton |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress and model |
| Television | Bigg Boss 7 |
| Spouse |
Vlad Stanescu (m. 2017–2018) |
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 an 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 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 2 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 |
- 2007 Exitz as Beauty
- 2008 Cash and Curry as Dharmi
- 2009 The Unforgettable
- 2012 Diary of a Butterfly (Hindi) as Carol
- 2012 Naachle London as Rani
- 2013 Bollywood Carmen for BBC as Sophia
- 2016 Six X as Ashmit Patel's Girlfriend
- 2017 Aksar 2[9]
Discography
- 2015 Mein Ladki Hoon (Music Video)
In June 2016, Hayat announced that she had embraced spirituality and become a nun. She adopted the name Gaia Sofia Mother.[10]
- "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.
- Veronica Bottasini. "Sofia Hayat". Vogue. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- "81. Sofia Hayat – FHM". Fhmindia.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- "I am quite childish, says Sofiya Hayat before entering Bigg Boss house". DNA.com. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- "'Tanisha needs a wake-up call', says Sofia Hayat". 9 December 2013.
- "Bollywood - Taja Khabrein". tajakhabrein.com.
- Tiwari, Vijaya. "Sofia Hayat reveals why she turned into a nun, displays silicon implants removed from breasts - Times of India". The Times of India.