British-Indian supermodel Neelam Gill will accompany the Canadian singer-songwriter Justin Bieber for his Purpose India tour.
The Grammy Award winner's much-anticipated concert will be held at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on May 10, 2017. The Sorry singer arrived in Mumbai on Wednesday morning and Salman Khan's bodyguard Shera escorted him.
Beliebers are hoping to hear the live versions of Bieber's hits including "Where are u now", "Boyfriend", "Love yourself" and "As long as you love me".
Here's things you need to know about Neelam Gill
- Neelam Gill is a British-Indian model and the first ever Indian model to become the face of Burberry.
- She began her modelling career at the age of 14 when she signed with Models 1. She has also associated with Abercrombie & Fitch.
- The Indian origin model is also a bookworm. She loves literature. She also loves hip-hop and rap. She is a huge fan of Kanye West. In an interview with Elle magazine, she revealed she used to work in retail to save money to see Kanye West's live concert.
- She has worked with rapper Kanye West (husband of Kim Kardashian) for his Adidas show. According to Elle magazine, Kanye also appreciated her work, saying, "I know you from the Burberry shows! You're doing such a good job!"
- Neelam Johal recently changed her surname from Johal to Gill. In an Instagram post, she said she had no contact with her biological father since her parents got divorced while she was still young. According to Neelam, her stepdad is her real dad. "Because he has been the one who has raised me and loved me like no other. He is truly one in a million and I've been meaning to change my last name for a long time because I'm proud to be his daughter," she posted.
- In 2015, a year after she started modelling, Gill had faced bullying, racism, body shaming and depression. While speaking to The Guardian, she said, "If I reached one person who needed to hear those things. Depression is still something I suffer with, but it's something you learn how to cope with and you get help."
