Priyanka Singh (real name Sai Teja) is an Indian actress, comedian, and television personality born on 22 November 1995 in Hyderabad, Telangana. Her father is D.B. Singh; she has a brother, Akshay Verma, and another sibling. From childhood, she identified as a girl and knew she wished to transition. She launched her television comedy career on the Jabardasth show (ETV Telugu) in 2013, where she played all female roles while still presenting as male - and gained the support of a large audience. Motivated by the positive response she received, she underwent gender-reassignment surgery at the age of 20 and fully transitioned, becoming the woman she had always felt herself to be. Post-transition, she continued her work in entertainment and became an active social media presence. She made her Bollywood film debut in Balakrishnudu (2017). In September 2021, she entered Bigg Boss Telugu Season 5 hosted by Nagarjuna, becoming the second transgender woman to appear on the Telugu version of the show (after Tamanna Simhadri in Bigg Boss Telugu 4). She brought warmth and directness to the house and was eliminated in Week 13 (Day 90), finishing seventh. She is an avid animal lover who often posts pictures of her pet dog on social media.
Her long-running presence on the popular Telugu comedy show Jabardasth (ETV Telugu), playing female characters; being the second transgender woman to appear as a contestant on Bigg Boss Telugu (after Tamanna Simhadri in Season 4); her film debut in Balakrishnudu (2017); finishing seventh in Bigg Boss Telugu Season 5 (2021).