Who is Sunny Leone?
Karenjit Kaur Vohra, known by her stage name Sunny Leone is a Canadian-born Indian-American actress and model, currently active in Indian film industry. She is a former pornstar. She has an American citizenship. She has also used the stage name Karen Malhotra. She was named Penthouse Pet of the Year in 2003, was a contract performer for Vivid Entertainment, and was named by Maxim as one of the 12 top porn stars in 2010.
She has played roles in independent mainstream events, films and television shows. Her first mainstream appearance was in 2005, when she worked as a red carpet reporter for the MTV Video Music Awards on MTV India. In 2011, she participated in the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss. She also has hosted the Indian reality show Splitsvilla.
In 2012 she made her Bollywood debut in Pooja Bhatt’s erotic thriller Jism 2 (2012) and shifted her focus to mainstream acting which was followed up with Jackpot (2013), Ragini MMS 2 (2014), Ek Paheli Leela (2015) and Tera Intezaar (2017). She has appeared in the Malayalam film Madhura Raja in 2019.
Apart from her acting career she has been part of activism campaigns including the Rock ‘n’ Roll Los Angeles Half-Marathon to raise money for the American Cancer Society and has also posed for a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) ad campaign with a rescued dog, encouraging pet owners to have their cats and dogs spayed and neutered.
Due to the lock down of covid-19 in 2020, she has started several campaign like #LockedUpWithSunny and more. She is sharing her day by day journey in the lock down through youtube also.
Early Life
Sunny Leone was born in Sarnia, Ontario to Sikh Punjabi parents. Her father was born in Tibet and raised in Delhi, while her mother (who died in 2008) was from Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. As a young girl, she was a self-described tomboy, very athletic and played street hockey with the boys.
Although the family was Sikh, her parents enrolled her in Catholic school as it was felt to be unsafe for her to go to public school. When she was 13, her family moved to Fort Gratiot, Michigan, then to Lake Forest, California a year later, fulfilling her grandparents’ dream that the family be together in one place.
Is Sunny Leone married or single? Who is Sunny Leone dating?
Since 2011, Leone has been married to musician Daniel Weber. In July 2017 Leone and her husband Daniel Weber adopted their first child from Latur, a village in Maharashtra.The baby girl, whom they named Nisha Kaur Weber, was 21 months old at the time of adoption. On March 4, 2018, Sunny Leone and her husband announced the birth of their twin boys, born through surrogacy. They named the boys Asher Singh Weber and Noah Singh Weber.
Porn Career
Before working in the porn industry, she worked at a German bakery, a Jiffy Lube, and later a tax and retirement firm. She was also studying to become a nurse.
Leone at the 2002 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, one of her earliest promotional appearances. When picking a name for her adult career, she has said that Sunny is her real name and Leone was picked by Bob Guccione, former owner of Penthouse magazine. She posed for Penthouse magazine, and was named Penthouse Pet of the Month for the March 2001 issue, followed by a feature in the Holiday 2001 edition of Hustler magazine as a Hustler Honey. She has also appeared in other magazines including Cheri, Mystique Magazine, High Society, Swank, AVN Online, Leg World, Club International and Lowrider, while her online credits include ModFX Models, Suze Randall, Ken Marcus and Mac & Bumble.
In 2003, she was named “Penthouse Pet of the Year” and starred in the video Penthouse Pets in Paradise alongside Tera Patrick and Kyla Cole. In 2005 Adam & Eve appointed her as their West Coast Internet Sales Representative.
That same year, Leone signed a three-year contract with Vivid Entertainment with which she transitioned into the world of hardcore pornography, stating that she would only do lesbian scenes.
Sunny Leone Net Worth 2020
$13.6 million
Quick Facts:
Sunny Leone weight
119 lbs (54 kg)
Sunny Leone height
5′ 4″ (163 cm)
Sunny Leone body measurements
38-24-36 in
Sunny Leone bra size / breast size
34DD
Sunny Leone hair color
Black
Sunny Leone eye color
Light brown
Sunny Leone shoe size / feet size
7
Sunny Leone dress size
8
Sunny Leone body type / build
Voluptuous
Sunny Leone waist size
24 in
Sunny Leone hip size
34 in
Does Sunny Leone have breast implants?
Yes
Sunny Leone net worth 2020
$13.6 million
Sunny Leone full name
Karen Malhotra
Sunny Leone birthplace
Sarnia, Ontario
Sunny Leone date of birth
May 13, 1981
Sunny Leone age in 2020
39
Sunny Leone zodiac
Taurus
Sunny Leone ethnicity / ethnic background
Asian/Indian
Sunny Leone nationality
Canadian
Sunny Leone religion
Sikh
Sunny Leone father name
N/A
Sunny Leone mother name
N/A
Sunny Leone brother name
Sundeep Vohra
Sunny Leone sister
N.A
Sunny Leone husband/spouse name
Daniel Weber (2011–present)
Sunny Leone boyfriend/affairs/dating
Matt Erikson
Russell Peters
Sunny Leone school/college /university
N/A
Is Sunny Leone gay?
No
Sunny Leone job
Former pornographic actress,
Bollywood Actress,
Businesswoman,
Adult Model
Sunny Leone favorite movie
Playboy
Sunny Leone favorite food
Sushi,
Indian Food,
Chicken
Sunny Leone favorite colors
Red, Orange, Blue
Sunny Leone Controversies/Facts/ Scandals
- She is a former pornstar.
- She was named Penthouse Pet of the Year in 2003, was a contract performer for Vivid Entertainment, and was named by Maxim as one of the 12 top porn stars in 2010.
- In 2011, she participated in the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss.
- She also has hosted the Indian reality show Splitsvilla.
- In 2012 she made her Bollywood debut in Pooja Bhatt’s erotic thriller Jism 2 (2012) and shifted her focus to mainstream acting which was followed up with Jackpot (2013), Ragini MMS 2 (2014) and Ek Paheli Leela (2015).
- She had her first kiss at 11, lost her virginity at 16 with a basketball player and discovered her bisexuality at 18.
- Before working in the porn industry, she worked at a German bakery, a Jiffy Lube, and later a tax and retirement firm.
- She was also studying to become a nurse.
- In April 2016 Leone published an e-book of love stories entitled Sweet Dreams.
- A police first information report was filed against her in May 2015 after a woman at Mumbai, India, complained that Leone’s website, sunnyleone.com, was destroying the Indian culture. Thane police’s cyber cell at Ramnagar booked her for sections 292, 292A, 294 which could land her into jail, fine or both. Senior police inspector JK Sawant stated, “We cannot block the website, but will ask the operator to remove objectionable content.
- In 2017 new year, a pro-Kannada group Rakshana Vedike Yuva Sene protested against the event ‘Sunny Night in Bengaluru NYE 2018’ in Bengaluru. The protesters even threatened mass suicide and fearing that there can be a law and order situation, Karnataka home minister Ramalinga Reddy denied permission to this event.
- In 2018 a social activist has lodged a complaint against Sunny Leone at the Nazarethpet police station in Chennai. He stated that the actress is promoting pornography which is against the indian nation’s law.
- Producer and distributor Bharat Patel has accused Leone of not returning a signing fee which she had taken to do a special dance number for his movie Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi after her role was cancelled.