Kumkum Bhagya and Splitsvilla X fame Naina Singh got evicted from the Bigg Boss 14 house recently. We take a look at her journey in tinsel town and some lesser-known facts.
Updated On: 2020-11-10 08:30 AM IST
Born on March 4, 1994, Naina Singh rose to fame as Rhea Mehra with Kumkum Bhagya. Her real name is Naina Aswal. She was born and brought up in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. (All photos/Naina Singh's official Instagram account)
Naina spent most of her growing up years in boarding school. After completing her schooling from Don Bosco Public School, Nainital, Naina went to Kumaun University.
Naina Singh was great at sports while in school. She has been a state-level table tennis champion. She plays literally all kinds of sports, which includes cricket, football, basketball, volleyball.
In picture: Naina Singh with beau Akash Choudhary
Naina Singh loves to dance. She was in Class 8 when she started her own dance classes. It was during the summer holidays when she used to be back home. While initially, the kids from her colony used to come to take dance lessons, later on, their mums too started joining Naina's dance classes.
Naina Singh was studying science in Nainital when she started getting modelling offers. The Kumkum Bhagya actress had no plans for modelling as she always wanted to become an actor.
In picture: Naina Singh with Kumkum Bhagya co-stars Shabir Ahluwalia and Sriti Jha
But destiny had its own plans. She was 19 when she was crowned Femina Most Stylish Diva 2013.
After this, Naina Singh participated in the tenth season of the MTV dating reality show Splitsvilla X in 2017 and won the show along with Baseer Ali.
But before earning fame with Spiltsvilla X, Naina worked as an assistant casting director and used to take auditions of actors.
In 2018, with plans to make a career in Bollywood, Naina Singh auditioned for Karan Johar-Rohit Shetty judged talent hunt show India's Next Superstar. While she ended up being the finalist of the show, Naina has not bagged any Bollywood film till date.
However, she bagged a big show, Kumkum Bhagya (in 2019), which is one of Indian television's most-watched shows. She played Rhea Mehra, Abhi and Pragya's (Shabir Ahluwalia and Sriti Jha) daughter, post the leap. However, she quit the show, citing nonrelatable issues with her character.
On the personal front, Naina Singh dated her Splitsvilla co-contestant Baseer Ali for a brief period of time. Later on, she was also rumoured to be dating Priyank Sharma. Currently, she is in a relationship with actor-model Akash Choudhary.
Another lesser-known fact about Naina is that she is into tarot reading. The actress has done tarot card reading for her close friends and relatives.
Naina Singh entered the Bigg Boss 14 house as a wild card entrant along with Kavita Kaushik and Shardul Pandit. However, much to everyone's disappointment, she got evicted on Day 36.
In picture: Naina Singh in Bigg Boss 14