Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; October 18, 2017)

Last week, Bigg Boss contestant Priyank Sharma, who is a huge hit with youngsters after his appearances in other reality shows like Roadies and Splitsvilla, was ousted in the first week itself by an enraged Salman Khan after he hit co-contestant, rapper Akash Dadlani, for mocking his friend, producer Vikas Gupta.

In an interview to Mirror (October 13) Priyank had justified his actions saying inmates like Shilpa Shinde and Akash had been abusing Vikas and his family since the first day and he couldn’t take it anymore. He had appeared far from upset with the star-host, saying,“Salman bhai is one of the best hosts and knows what is right and what is wrong.”

Now, Mirror has learnt that Salman, who shoots the Diwali special episode this Friday, is going to send two Wild Card entries into the house, one of whom is Priyank. His female fans have been vociferously protesting his abrupt exit on the social media and demanding that he be brought back.

Priyank confirmed the news, saying, “This season has been explosive from the word go. My journey was incomplete because of an impulse decision. But I’ll be going back into the house to make amends with a different outlook and advice from Salman sir. And I’m hoping I come out a winner at the end of this innings.”

The second Wild Card entry is online sensation Pooja Jain, famously known as Dhinchak Pooja. The singer-songwriter is known for pioneering cringe-pop in India, with music videos including “Selfie Mein Ne Le Li Aaj.”