Poonam Pandey Dies of Cervical cancer

Poonam Pandey dies of cervical cancer, claims her manager.

This news has sent shock waves through the industry with many refusing to come to terms with it.

Model-actor Poonam Pandey has died of cervical cancer, her team said in a message on her Instagram account on Friday. She was 32. She died on Thursday night, her team told News18. She reportedly died at her family home in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur.

“This morning is a tough one for us. Deeply saddened to inform you that we have lost our beloved Poonam to cervical cancer,” her team wrote in a post shared on Pandey’s Instagram.

Pandey's last Instagram post four days ago is a clip of her, flanked by security guards, at an event in Goa.

Poonam was one of the celebrities to share her perspective on the Maldives-Lakshadweep row. She cancelled her shoot at the last moment to express her support. 

Poonam Pandey had appeared in Kannada and Telugu movies such as Love Is Poison, Malini & co.. Amit Saxena's 2013 film Nasha marked Poonam Pandey's debut in Bollywood. 

Apart from movies, Poonam has also tried her luck in TV shows. She participated in the TV reality show Lock Upp Season 1 which was hosted by actor Kangana Ranaut. Ranaut was among those who paid tribute to Pandey. "This us so sad. Losing a woman to cancer is a catastrophe. Om shanti," she wrote on Instagram.

She shot to internet fame over a decade ago when she said that she will strip if India won 2011 Cricket World Cup final match.