Indian model Poonam Pandey fakes death to raise cervical cancer awareness

Reality TV star reveals social media stunt and says she is proud of what death news has been able to achieve'

An Indian model who faked her own death in a publicity stunt to raise awareness about cervical cancer has defended her actions, saying in a social media post that she was proud of what her death news has been able to achieve".

Poonam Pandey, a 32-year-old reality TV star and former Bollywood actor who shot to fame in 2011 when she promised she would strip for the India cricket team if they won the Cricket World Cup, was said to have died on Friday.