Mumbai:
Bigg
Boss
contestant
Sapna
Bhavnani
has
gone
nude
for
the
latest
commercial
of
PETA.
The
celebrity
hair
stylist,
41,
who
is
known
for
her
tattoos,
has
appeared
in
the
advertisement,
which
asks
people
to
be
comfortable
in
their
own
skin
and
not
to
use
fur
and
leather
items.
Her
photo
in
the
advertisement
comes
with
the
slogan
'Ink,
not
mink'.
In
a
press
statement,
Sapna
Bhavnani
says,
"After
I
educated
myself
and
saw
a
few
films
on
the
cruelty
and
what
happens
to
animals,
I
realised
that
it
just
wasn't
worth
it.
I
take
a
very
strong
stance
on
leather.
Pleather
is
a
great
substitute
for
leather.
And
if
you
don't
know
what
it
is,
I
just
say
go
to
your
local
shop
and
ask
for
that
substitute
because
it
is
available."
Peering
seductively
over
her
shoulder
next
to
the
caption
"Ink,
Not
Mink" and
wearing
nothing
but
her
many
tattoos,
Bigg
Boss
6
inmate,
fashion
designer
and
celebrity
hair
stylist
Sapna
Bhavnani
appears
in
a
brand-new
ad
of
People
for
the
Ethical
Treatment
of
Animals
(PETA)
India.
The
ad
also
says,
"Be
Comfortable
in
Your
Own
Skin,
and
Let
Animals
Keep
Theirs.
Say
No
to
Fur
and
Leather."
However,
this
is
not
the
first
time
that
Sapna
Bhavnani
has
put
her
weight
behind
PETA.
She
appeared
two
years
ago
in
another
PETA
ad
holding
a
pair
of
scissors
and
posing
next
to
the
caption,
"Cut
Hair,
Not
Frogs.
Choose
to
Refuse
to
Dissect
Animals."
Sapna
Bhavnani
Sapna
Bhavnani's
SoFake
brand,
which
she
started
with
Sukriti
Grover,
has
been
showcased
at
Lakmé
Fashion
Week,
and
is
leather-free.
Sapna
Bhavnani
Sapna
Bhavnani
also
owns
two
Mad
O
Wot
salons
and
counts
among
her
regular
clients
cricketers
Mahendra
Singh
Dhoni,
Yuvraj
Singh,
Gautam
Gambhir,
Virat
Kohli
and
Rohit
Sharma
as
well
as
Bollywood
stars
Katrina
Kaif,
Bipasha
Basu,
John
Abraham,
Hrithik
Roshan,
Gauri
Khan,
Dino
Morea
and
Mandira
Bedi.
Sapna
Bhavnani
Reality-Show
Contestant,
Fashion
Designer
and
Hair
Stylist
to
the
Stars,
urges
people
to
keep
fur,
leather
and
exotic-animal
skins
out
of
their
wardrobes.
Sapna
Bhavnani
Cows,
buffaloes
and
other
animals
used
for
leather
in
India
are
often
crammed
into
vehicles
in
such
large
numbers
that
their
bones
break.
Many
of
those
who
survive
the
journey
to
the
slaughterhouse
are
dismembered
and
skinned
alive.
Sapna
Bhavnani
Runoff
from
leather
tanneries
poisons
rivers
and
streams
and
has
also
been
linked
to
cancer,
respiratory
infections
and
other
illnesses.
In
the
exotic-skins
trade,
snakes
are
commonly
nailed
to
trees
or
posts
and
skinned
alive.