A day after we reported that Shakira was in talks for a cameo in the upcoming fifth season of celebrity reality show Bigg Boss, sources from the production house have confirmed that the Latin popstar will indeed star on the show.

Buzz has it that Mexican actor Barbara Mori has also been approached to be part of the show.

Meanwhile, there is a strong buzz that the Pakistani actress Humaima Malik might appear as a contestant in the Indian TV reality show.

Other names that are doing the rounds for Bigg Boss 5 are: TV actress Parul Chauhan of ‘Bidai' fame, the small-screen's famous doctor Dr Armaan aka Karan Singh Grover, the sexy Riya Sen, singer Jay Sean and actress Mink Brar.

It's said that the serial killer Charles Sobhraj's wife Nihita Biswas and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu have confirmed their participation in the fifth season of Bigg Boss.

The upcoming season of the popular primetime reality show is being co-hosted by Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt. It will go on air next weekend.