When porn star Sunny Leone entered Bigg Boss yesterday, the housemates did not recognize her. Shonali Nagrani claimed that she had seen her somewhere but couldn't quite place her.

For those of you who feel the same, we decided to list 10 lesser-known facts about this Indo-Canadian actress.

Take a look.

1. Sunny was born in Sarnia, outside of Ontario, Canada.

Courtesy: Sunny Leone's Representative Daniel Weber of SunLust Pictures.

2. Sunny joined the adult film industry at the age of 19. When her Punjabi parents first learnt about her profession, they were shocked. But they got over it with time. It's hard to hide what you do when you are the Penthouse Pet of the Year.

3. She has visited India four times before, with her family.

4. She loves parathas! She also loves Italian food, especially pasta.

5. Sunny is a dog lover and has two dogs of her own.

6. Sunny's favourite city is Seattle, Washington, where she lived for a year.

7. Sunny wishes to become a full-time mainstream actress one day.

8. She works tirelessly on her production company, SunLust Pictures.

9. Sunny loves to travel all over the world.

10. Sunny did not know the effect she had on the India population until this week.