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Andy Kumar
Andy Kumar at the launch of Mandira Bedi’s ‘M The Store’
Born	(1980-05-31) 31 May 1980 (age 44) Slough, Berkshire, England
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Host, VJ

Andy Kumar, previously known as VJ Andy, is a British television personality based in India. He worked as Video Jockey for Channel V and has hosted several television programs including Dare 2 Date a dating reality show. He was a contestant in the seventh season of Bigg Boss, finishing fifth.

Early life

Kumar was born Anand Vijay Kumar to an Indian Punjabi Hindu family in Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom. He lives and works in Mumbai, India.

Career

Kumar hosted Beauty and the Geek and What's With Indian Women on Fox Traveller India with comedian Sanjay Rajoura. In September 2013, he was a contestant on the Indian reality TV show Bigg Boss 7. In 2014 he was seen as a contestant on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7. In October 2015, Andy was seen in the reality show I Can Do That.

Personal life

Kumar has been reported in his country to be a member of the LGBT community.

Television

Web

Filmography

References

1. "Vj Andy, Host", 10 June 2014
2. "VJ Andy, Dare 2 Date", 8 October 2014
3. "Bigg Boss, VJ Andy" 17 October 2014
4. "VJ Andy gets evicted from Big Boss, Nagpur dint like it!". Nagpur Today. 25 December 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
5. Narayan, Girija (10 February 2014). "It's Official: Bigg Boss 7's Andy Hosting India's Got Talent Replacing Mantra!". Filmibeat. Greynium. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
6. "There's Something About Simmy". BBC Berkshire. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
7. "Fox Traveller kicks off 'What's With Indian Women?' next month". Indiantelevision.com. Indian Television Dot Com Pvt Ltd. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
8. "7 LGBT contestants who were part of Bigg Boss". India Today. 28 August 2017.

• Living people
• 1980 births
• Entertainers from Slough
• British video jockeys
• British television presenters
• British people of Indian descent
• British people of Punjabi descent
• British LGBTQ broadcasters
• British expatriate actors in India
• British gay actors
• Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants
• 21st-century British LGBTQ people
• 21st-century British male actors
• Male actors from Mumbai
• Male actors in Hindi cinema
• Male actors in Hindi television
• Television personalities from Berkshire