Sunny Leone
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Former adult star-turned-actress Sunny Leone is all set to appear in MTV's dating show "Splitsvilla" in Season 7 replacing the fomer host Sherlyn Chopra.

Leone will reportedly host the upcoming season of "Splitsvilla" marking her second stint in the small screen after her debut appearance in the Indian show in "Bigg Boss" Season 5.

"Sunny is doing the show this season. She will be hosting the show and will be seen on regular basis on the show. Every time we try something new for every season, we thought getting her was a good idea for the show," a source told PTI, reported Indian Express.

The actress, who delivered the box-office success "Ragini MMS 2" recently, is trying hard to make her mark into Bollywood. And it is definite that hosting the youth centric show could only provide the actress with a better reach.

MTV's reality show "Splitsvilla" is based on the American show "Flavours of Love" where boys and girls fight and struggle to the end to emerge as winners and in to find love.

The sixth season of the show which was tagged "Hot as Hell" was hosted by controversial actress Sherlyn Chopra along with VJ Nikhil Chinappa. Actress Sana Saeed was also seen featuring in a review segment of the show titled "Sexy Sana."

The reality show has previously courted controversy with accusations of sexual exploitations and racial abuse by contestants. 

The format of the show changes every season with varied number of participants and it remains to be seen what the new season has to offer. Number of contestants of this season has not been announced yet.