Not Aishwarya Sharma, THIS TV Diva Is Bigg Boss 17 Highest Paid Contestant? Fees Per Week Is In Lakhs

Bigg Boss 17 Highest Paid Contestant: It's difficult to keep calm as Salman Khan's reality show is all set to return to the small screen with a new season. After the successful Bigg Boss OTT 2 on JioCinema, BB 17 will beam on television. Fans have been wondering who will participate in Bigg Boss 17 ever since the first promo went on air.

BIGG BOSS 17 CONTESTANT LIST, PREMIERE DATE

Bigg Boss season 17 will launch on Colors channel on October 15 with a blockbuster premiere episode. It will replace Rohit Shetty's Khatron Ke Khiladi 13 which features Shiv Thakare, Archana Gautam, Aishwarya Sharma and other popular celebrities.

BB 17 is expected to have the theme of jodis vs singles. Aishwarya Sharma-Neil Bhatt, Vicky Jain-Ankita Lokhande, Payal Malik-Armaan Malik, Alice Kaushik-Kanwar Dhillon, Isha Malviya, Abhishek Malhan are rumoured to be a part of the new season. Bigg Boss season 17 will air at 10pm on weekdays while it will telecast at 9pm on weekends.

The promos have created anticipation for the reality show as Salman Khan has promised double entertainment in the new season.

WHO IS BIGG BOSS 17 HIGHEST PAID CONTESTANT?

While Aishwarya Sharma has been confirmed for Bigg Boss 17, she is not the highest-paid contestant. Gossip mills suggest that a popular TV star is charging a hefty amount for Bigg Boss season 17. Can you guess her name?

Let's drop a hint. She has been a part of a hit daily soap and is also a winner of a non-fiction show on Star Plus. We are talking about Ankita Lokhande. Speculations are rife that the Manikarnika actress is getting over 1 million per week for her participation in Salman Khan's reality show.

ANKITA LOKHANDE BIGG BOSS 17 FEES

According to a report in Tellychakkar, Ankit Lokhande has been paid a whopping amount to enter the BB 17 house along with her husband Vicky Jain. The production house and the channel is reportedly playing the Marathi Mulgi Rs 10-12 lakh per week for her stay inside the Bigg Boss 17 house.

Although there's no official confirmation about Ankita Lokhande's fees for Bigg Boss season 17, she is said to be the highest-paid Bigg Boss contestant in the season. She is expected to enter the BB 17 house along with her husband Vicky Jain.

Ankita shot to fame after playing the lead role in Pavitra Rishta opposite late Sushant Singh Rajput.