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Listen to Story Bigg Boss is all set to return with its 18th season. Amid much excitement, IndiaToday.in has exclusively learned that popular television actor Nia Sharma has been confirmed as the first contestant of the season.
A source close to the show shared that the show has been offered to the actor possibly every year. However, things never worked out, until this time. "Nia was finally ready to get herself locked inside the house and signed the dotted lines a couple of days ago.
Along with her, the team is also quite excited about having her on board," the source said. Before Bigg Boss, Nia Sharma had earlier been part of the reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi 8, where she was a finalist. She then participated in Khatron Ke Khiladi - Made in India during the pandemic and emerged as the winner.
In 2022, Nia Sharma was also part of the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10. The actor is presently part of Laughter Chefs, a comedy-cooking show on Colors. Coming to Bigg Boss 18, TV actors Zaan Khan, Anjali Anand, Chahat Pandey , Splitsvilla fame Kashish Kapoor, Digvijay Rathee and Stree 2's 'Sarkata' Sunil Kumar are rumoured to be entering the show.
As per reports, former contestants Munawar Faruqui, Manisha Rani and Elvish Yadav have been approached to join the new lot as 'seniors' or 'mentors'. BB16's Abdu Rozik is also said to join Salman Khan to co-host some special segments on the controversial reality show..
