Bigg Boss makers surely know how to keep the TRP game up and running with different twists and turns in the show. The recent addition to the house is Sonali Phogat. Earlier this year, she was arrested for slapping a government official in Hisar when a video of Sonali Phogat slapping the official, beating him with a slipper went viral.

In an interview with Hindustan Times, she was asked what made her take up Bigg Boss. She responded, “I am not just a politician but an artiste as well. I have been following Bigg Boss for quite some time now. It is the number one reality show in the country and everyone loves it. When I got a call to be a part of Bigg Boss, I felt like I could not have got a better show and I should definitely give it a shot.” 

Before we see more of her in the show, here’s all we know about Sonali.

1. Popularly known as 'Dabang Jaat Leader' in Haryana, Sonali is the National Vice President of BJP's Mahila Morcha. She is also in charge of the tribal wing of the Women’s Front in Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi.

2. She joined BJP in the year 2008. She also contested in the 2019 Haryana Assembly Elections from Adampur but lost to Congress party leader Kuldeep Bishnoi. 

3. She has also been a part of the Punjabi and Haryanvi music videos and has acted in the TV show Amma: Ek Maa Jo Laakhon Ke Liye Bani Amma. Sonali has also worked in the movie P se Pyaar F se Farar with Jimmy Shergill. 

4. She was also a popular Tik Tok star before the app was banned in India.

5. Recalling her struggles, she told HT, “I come from a very humble background. I was born in a farmer’s family. I studied at a government school till Class X and I was married off after that. My in-laws allowed me to study further but they did not want me to go out and work. However, I convinced my husband and got his permission.” She went on to add, “Then, my struggle started because I got into the acting line, and there was no one to help me. I had to make it on my own. Then, I became associated with politics, and my husband supported me here as well. But after he died, I saw the reality of people and how they view a woman. If a woman is good-looking and alone, she is not allowed to live. She is mentally tortured and wrong things are said about her. People make all kinds of attempts to force you to sit at home or take advantage of you. After my husband passed away, I faced many such hardships, which have made me stronger.”

Now that she has entered the house, it will be interesting to see the new dynamics of the Bigg Boss 14 house.

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