Who's Jasmin Walia? Hardik Pandya's rumored girlfriend post-divorce
What's the story
Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya has been making headlines recently, not for his on-field performances but for his personal life.
Following his highly-publicized divorce from actor, and Serbian model Natasa Stankovic, Pandya is now rumored to be dating British singer-actor Jasmin Walia.
The speculations started when netizens noticed the duo posing at the same spot in their recent vacation photos and videos from Greece.
Let's know more about Pandya's alleged new love interest, Walia.
Early-career
Walia's early life and career
Walia, a British singer and actor of Indian descent, was born in Essex, England.
She started her singing journey at the age of seven and has recorded songs in English, Hindi, and Punjabi.
She gained popularity in India with her chartbuster song Bom Diggy Diggy, featured in the 2018 Luv Ranjan-directed film Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, which featured Kartik Aaryan, Nushrratt Bharuccha, and Sunny Singh in lead roles.
Television-music
Background: Walia's journey in television and music
Walia's career took a leap when she appeared as an extra in the British reality show The Only Way Is Essex in 2010.
She later participated in the British singing show The X Factor and the reality show Dinner Date and starred in Desi Rascals, Casualty, and Doctors, among other shows.
In 2016, she released her first single Dum Dee Dum, followed by other songs like Sahara, Want Some, Go Down, and Girl Like Me.
Online-presence
Walia's online presence and connection with Pandya
Walia started a YouTube channel in February 2014 where she uploads song covers with artists like Zack Knight and Ollie Green Music.
She has a significant social media presence, boasting around 648K followers on Instagram, including Bollywood celebrities like Aaryan, Arjun Kapoor, and Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor following her.
Recently, she started following Pandya on Instagram, which further fueled the dating rumors.
Rumored-relationship
Pandya and Walia's rumored relationship
Although the exact circumstances of how Pandya and Walia met are unknown, they have been following each other on Instagram for a while.
Fans have noticed that Pandya has been "liking" all of Walia's posts on social media.
Some netizens even claimed that Walia had posted photos on her Instagram Stories where an arm with tattoos, similar to Pandya's, was visible next to her.
Divorce
Pandya's divorce and Stankovic's recent social media activity
Pandya's ex-wife Stankovic recently liked multiple posts about "toxic relationships" and "cheating" on Instagram, leading netizens to speculate if infidelity was the reason behind their divorce.
Both Pandya and Stankovic have not revealed the reason behind their separation.
Pandya and Stankovic announced their mutual separation last month after being together for four years. They confirmed that they will co-parent their three-year-old child, Agastya.
The couple tied the knot in 2020.