This B-grade actress became ‘World’s sexiest woman’, escaped forced marriage, dated Rohit Sharma, left Bollywood due to…

Sofia Hayat was born into a conservative family where her parents forced an arranged marriage in Pakistan during her teens. What happened next will shock you...

One never knows when they might experience a spiritual awakening. Several prominent celebrities have had this life-changing moment and left their successful careers to follow a spiritual path. One such figure is Sofia Hayat, who first gained fame through Bigg Boss and later made headlines for dating two major cricket stars, including Rohit Sharma. According to Sofia, their relationship was brief, and they met during one of Rohit’s tours to England. However, she decided to leave the glamorous world behind and embrace a life as a nun which truly shocked her fans.

Yes, Sofia Hayat was born into a conservative family in Gravesend, Kent, England, in 1974. She is of Pakistani and Indian descent and pursued a degree in performing arts from the University of Brighton. In her autobiography Dishonoured: How I Escaped An Arranged Marriage And Survived An Honour Killing To Become A Star, Sofia shared her harrowing experiences with her strict Muslim upbringing. According to her, she was forced into an arranged marriage during her teens in Pakistan and feared for her life. She claimed that escaping this situation was her only way out, leading her to India, where she began her career in Bollywood.

From 2002 to 2007, Sofia Hayat was hosting a couple of TV shows like Zee Music TV SKY and Superdude. In 2008, she made her film debut with Cash and Curry and went on to star in films like Six X and Aksar 2. In 2013, she was named one of the world’s sexiest women by FHM, making her one of the few Indians on the list. Sofia also appeared in several TV shows in both Britain and India, most notably in the seventh season of Bigg Boss 7 (2013). Following her time on the reality show, Sofia was rumoured to be dating Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma. She was also speculated to have had a brief fling with Virat Kohli during that period.

In 2016, Sofia Hayat revealed that she had embraced spirituality, becoming a nun and adopting the name Gia Sofia Mother. According to her Instagram bio, she is also a yoga teacher and healer, with a mention in Forbes. With 721K followers on Instagram, Sofia regularly updates her fans about her life. However, her spiritual journey lasted less than a year, as she eventually returned to showbiz, appearing in the Bollywood film Aksar 2. She also 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.

Today, Sofia Hayat is a fitness model and a social media personality.