Wrestling gold medallist champion Babita Phogat - The fourth contestant of Kangana Ranaut's Lock Upp!

After announcing the name of the first three contestants, including TV actress and model Nisha Rawal, internet sensation Poonam Pandey, stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, it is now confirmed that wrestling champion Babita Phogat is the newest inmate on the highly anticipated show.

Published: Friday,Feb 25, 2022 07:59 AM GMT-07:00

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The stage is set for MX Player’s upcoming reality show, Lock Upp, which will be hosted by Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut. While Nisha Rawal, Poonam Pandey and stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui have been confirmed to participate in the show. And now the makers have revealed their fourth contestant of the show.

And its none other than Indian female wrestler Babita Kumari Phogat. She was also seen in Nach Baliye with her husband. Babita Phogat joined the BJP in 2019 and She and her husband welcomed their first child, a baby boy, on January 11, 2021.

Have a look at the promo.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CaY-Bdus9v7/

Babita Phogat shares, “I am very excited to get into a show like 'Lock Upp' because I have never done a show like this which is live for 24 hours. So I am very glad and excited at the same time to be a part of this show. With this show, People will get to know what I am. Previously the audience has known me from the film 'Dangal'. So, now people will get to know my real personality, my likes, and dislikes, and how I am in my real life as a person.”

As Lock Upp's newest inmate, Babita hopes to kill stereotypes, hold under pressure and elbow out the others in the race to the finale.

'Lock Upp' will be hosted by the Queen of Bollywood - Kangana Ranaut. The show involves 16 controversial celebrities locked in jail for months without the amenities people usually take for granted.

Apart from Babita, Sara Khan and Tehseen Poonawalla, whose name is being speculated upon as one of the contestants, are also going to be locked up.