It won't be wrong to call tinsel-town the Mecca of popularity. Being spouse of a silver-screen celebrity, entitles one for the status as well.
Let's have a look at some celeb spouses who, inspite of not being an actor, enjoy a parallel status in popularity.
Nobody was aware of the name of Avantika Malik till the lady tied wedding knot with Imran Khan. Since the pious sacrament between the two, Avantika seems to be enjoying the star status with hubby Imran at all events.
This British born Asian, a college dropout entrepreneur gained popularity for his relationship with Bollywood diva Shilpa Shetty. Now Raj is amongst some of the most popular celeb spouses to be seen on page 3 events.
The envy of many young women Suzanne is another celebrity spouse who was an unknown name for the cine fans. The pretty lady fetched huge stardom because of hubby Hrithik during the early days of their relationship, but now the lady herself is an iconic name in the industry.
Forgetting the Begum of Badshah Khan of bollywood in this league will be a sheer injustice with the lady luck of Shah Rukh Khan. Gauri is another famous celeb spouse with a celeb status at par with SRK.
When this fair skinned diva made her debut in Bollywood with an item number in Gangajal, nobody even bothered to notice her. But as soon as Manyataa got Dutt suffixed with her name, the lady started grabbing the paparazzi attention.
Sanjay Kapur hit the limelight when he wedded Karisma Kapoor in 2003. The journey to stardom for this Delhi based businessman took off from there only. His appearance on any of the public gathering, be it with Lolo or without her, started making headlines of the tabloids.
Beating millions of fans of 'dhak dhak girl' Madhuri Dixit Dr.Sriram Nene, the cardiovascular surgeon from Denver, emerged as another non celeb name who had all the popularity flashes focused on him when Madhuri announced him as her soul mate.