Model & actress Poonam Pandey is undoubtedly a 'controversy queen' as she surely knows how to hit hit headlines and remain a talking point on the internet. Poonam Pandey recently featured in a podcast where she finally broke her silence on the publicity stunt she pulled during the 2011 Cricket World Cup. For those who have forgotten, Poonam Pandey had promised that she would strip her clothes if Team India won the 2011 World Cup. After MS Dhoni & Co won the World Cup 2011, many wondered whether Poonam Pandey will fulfill her promise or not.
Poonam Pandey during a podcast at Dostcast YouTube channel narrated, "I was only 17 then when I posted that. That plan was only to be famous and I succeeded in it. Before that, I started modeling. It became so viral that in 6 months I became a star. I started my career in 2011. I became a Kingfisher model, I became a gladrax model. I met Sidharth Mallya, he has been to the Kingfisher shoot. I have always been a cricket fan. Even now I play cricket. I was watching TV and felt fu*k world cup was going on. I felt like I should do it. This will make me famous."
"I was a supermodel then. I was working every single day but I was not getting fame. Then this cricket controversy happened. I remembered I had spoken to Bombay Times and that was the first time that news went out. The news caught fire. Wherever you saw, there was Poonam Pandey News."
On being asked if any players of the Indian Team reach out to her, Poonam Pandey revealed, "Mr. Dhoni (MS Dhoni)... I love him and very big fan of him. Someone once asked him (in an interview) a question that this model has promised this. He laughed and said there should be some spice in the game. I was like God spoke about me. It's the biggest thing. We did send a letter to the BCCI that I would like to strip nak*d and pose. BCCI obviously denied it."