Lesser known facts about Hazel Keech, Yuvraj's Lady

Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech
The cricketer Yuvraj Singh got engaged to British model-turned-actress Hazel Keech. While we are happy that these two lovebirds have decided to take the plunge, we list down few facts about Yuvi's ladylove that you probably didn't know!



Keech was born in Essex, England to a British father and a Mauritian mother. Her mother is a Mauritian Hindu of Bihari ancestry. She did her schooling at Beal High School in Redbridge,


Keech became involved in various television, film and stage. She danced in the British programme Agatha Christie's ‘Marple’. The BBC documentary show ‘Call The Shots’ showed her working in Hindi films.


Hazel Keech is trained western and Indian classical dancer. She enrolled in Indian dance academies in London from where she learnt all kinds of dance forms.


Keech joined the team of the Bollywood musical ‘Bombay Dreams’ for their London promotional tour in 2002 and sang in the choir of the west-end musical ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ the following year.

She was an extra in several of the Harry Potter films. Hazel has appeared in several Harry Potter movies, including Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.


When Hazel came to India for a holiday in the year 2005, she started receiving several modelling offers then. The then-18-year-old beauty decided to stay back to try her luck at professional modelling. 


Hazel has appeared in several televisions ads such as that of Maruti Suzuki, Vivel and Sprite. She has also participated in reality shows.
Keech in Sprite Ad

She danced in the Frankfinn Music Remix of the song Kahin Pe Nigahaen in 2007. Which many of us did not notice.


Keech first appeared in Tamil movie Billa (2007).  But the actress got noticed in Salman Khan-Kareena Kapoor starrer Bodyguard.
Keech in film Bodyguard

She then appeared in few item numbers as well. She went on to participate in popular Reality shows like Jhalak Dikhla Ja and Bigg Boss 7. In Bigg Boss 7, she was voted out in the first week itself.



Keech was starred in a item song Aa Ante Amalapuram in the 2012 film, ‘Maximum’, which had lead starring of Sonu Sood, Naseeruddin Shah and Vinay Pathak. Hazel also did an item number in the Punjabi film ‘Heer & Hero’




She was the guest of honour at the Special Olympics in India back in July 2014. The event was also sponsored by WWE.


Some of Hazel Keech photos:







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