Neela Rasgotra: Last News

Gallery: 'She's basically rubbing herself all over me and, um, it got a bit hard. ' These actors reveal the HARDEST sex scenes they ever filmed! (BANG Showbiz)“I remember I stopped talking and just was staring at him and thinking, ‘What is happening? God, if I died right now … I’d die so happy’. ” Parminder went on to call the actor “such a gentleman”, and joked one her friends thought they'd stumbled into "a twilight zone".

Parminder Nagra made a welcome return to TV screens recently, with the actress taking centre stage in new ITV drama DI Ray. The 46 year old stars as DI Rachita Ray in the four-part series which focuses on Birmingham’s ­criminal underworld, with the first episode airing on Monday 2 May. Parminder shot to fame as Jess Bhamra in the 2002 hit film Bend It Like Beckham, starring alongside Keira Knightley.

READ MORE: Loose Women's Brenda Edwards: X-Factor roots, breast cancer diagnosis and tragic loss of son Jamal As the four-part thriller begins we took a look at Parminder’s life from her impressive net worth to Bend It Like Beckham rise to fame. Parminder Nagra, 46, was born Leicester and is best recognised for her role as Jess Bhamra in the hit film Bend it Like Beckham as well as the first female to win the FIFA Presidential Award back in 2002. Off the back of her Bend It Like Beckham success, Parminder attracted the attention of bosses at US medical drama ER - where George Clooney famously found fame - and she went on to play Dr Neela Rasgotra for six years from 2003-2009.