Mahek was nominated alongside Amar Upadhyay, Siddharth Bhardwaj and Shonali Nagrani. Siddharth got quite emotional when Mahek's name was announced.
The actress is known for picking up fight with "Bigg Boss" house inmate Akashdeep Saigal after he took potshots at her, accusing her of going under the knife to enhance her features.
However, the latest episodes of the show saw both the contestants sorting out differences between them and patching up for good.
The fifth season of the started 14 contestants. Right now, Juhi Parmar, Akashdeep, Siddharth, Shonali, Amar and Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone are the inmates left.
The "Bigg Boss" house recently saw a new addition with Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds entering the show as a contestant. Ex-contestant VJ Pooja Missra also made a comeback as the his translator.