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Kamal Sidhu
Canadian model and actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kamal Sidhu (born February 24, 1968)[2][3] is a Canadian actress.[4][5] She won the Miss India–Canada title in 1991,[6] and has a successful career as an actor, presenter and live show host.
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Early life
Sidhu was born in an Indian Sikh family who lived in the Philippines, where she lived till the age of six.[7] Later they moved to Canada, where she was raised and educated.[8] She has a university degree in pre-medical. She is fluent in Tagalog, English, Punjabi and French.[8]
Career
Prior to being in TV shows and in the modeling industry, Sidhu was an athlete, training to compete at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, representing Canada in the heptathlon.[8] An unfortunate injury abruptly ended her dreams and made her to pursue other avenues. She was advised by a cousin, and consequently entered the Miss India-Canada contest in 1991, to which she won first runner-up.[8]
In India, she started her career with Channel V and later MTV Asia.[9] She also worked with channel AXN in this same country.[8] One of the first few 'Indian' VJs, Sidhu and her Canadian accent were hugely popular with the teen population, many imitating her style of dress, hair and talking.[8] She hosted an adult show on Zoom TV and anchored an environmental series called EarthPulse on National Geographic Channel.[10] She presented the Rio Games in August 2016 on Star Sports channel in her brief return to where it all started - STAR TV NETWORK.
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Personal life
Kamal Sidhu was in a relationship with erstwhile MTV and Channel V VJ, Danny McGill, during the 1990s. She is married to Nico Ghogavala, owner of B.A.R company.[11]
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