Superstar Salman Khan will be back again as a host for another season of ‘Bigg Boss 15′ . The controversial reality show will premiere on Colors TV on October 2 and Pratik Sehajpal is the first confirmed contestant on the show. Now, Umar Riaz, the elder brother of Bigg Boss 13 runner-up Asim Riaz, is the second confirmed contestant.

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On the Bigg Boss OTT finale (September 18), Pratik Sehajpal quit the show to be a part of ‘Bigg Boss 15’. Umar has decided on his clothes and looks for the show and is currently quarantined in a hotel in Mumbai. Every contestant will have to quarantine themselves for a week before entering the show.

Umar Riaz is a doctor by profession but his interest in acting brought him to Mumbai from Jammu. He was recently seen in music videos, opposite Dalljiet Kaur and Saba Khan. He also continues his medical practice in a hospital in Mumbai.

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Umar is quite active on social media. When Asim was in the Bigg Boss 13 house, Umar was handling his social media accounts. Apart from Umar and Pratik, ‘Bigg Boss 15’ might also see Tejasswi Prakash and Bigg Boss OTT finalists.

Divya Agarwal won Bigg Boss OTT and took home Rs 25 lakh prize money. Nishant Bhat and Shamita Shetty emerged as the first and second runner-up respectively.

Divya, who has previously won Ace of Space, entered the show without a connection. Housemate Zeeshan Khan, however, picked her up at the end of week one, dumping his own connection (Urfi Javed).