Who Is Married To Medicine's New Cast Member, Anila Sajja?

Ahead of Season 8, Married to Medicine decided to add a new face to the cast. Since Season 1 of the show, fans followed the lives and careers of Dr. Jackie Walters, Dr. Simone Whitmore, Toya Bush-Harris, and Quad Webb-Lunceford, via IMDb. While some cast members have come and gone, the five OGs opted to stick it out together, along with the addition of doctors Heavenly Kimes and Contessa Metcalfe.

The hit reality series highlights the encounters and daily lives of ladies within Atlanta's exclusive medical inner circle. While Jackie, Simone, Heavenly, and Contessa provide insight into their busy lives as doctors, wives, and mothers, cast members Toya and Quad have shared the ups and down of their marriages to doctors. Toya and her husband Dr. Eugene Harris have been transparent about their money issues while downsizing their lavish lifestyles to continue raising their two sons, via Bravo. Quad, on the other hand, is the only member of the cast who had their divorce captured on the show, via Heavy. Fans got a chance to see her bounce back following her decision to part ways with Dr. Gregory Lunceford. After Season 7 wrapped, the show's producer and fellow OG Mariah Huqq announced her exit from the series she helped to create. With her absence, producers tapped a local fashion blogger to fill the void.

In 2021, socialite and fashion blogger Anila Sajja was announced as the newest cast member of Married to Medicine, via Bravo. The Indian-American, Savannah, Ga. native appeared to be the chosen replacement for Mariah Huqq who used to proudly share her interracial marriage with her Bengali husband Dr. Aydin Huqq, via Bossip. Like Mariah, Anila is married to a medical professional, Dr. Kiran Sajja. Anila married the plastic surgeon in 2013 before welcoming their daughter Aryana and son Avir, via Stars Offline. Ahead of the Season 8 premiere, Anila shared a pair of selfies with her family where they posed outside of their new home.

Her life as a fashion influencer has garnered her a number of endorsement deals that she promotes on her social media. "Be happy. Be bright. Be you," she captioned a Fabletics Instagram ad. "Comfort is king," she wrote in a post promoting Revolve clothing. It was late January 2021 when Anila announced her inception on Married to Medicine. "No longer a SECRET!!! I'm the NEW cast member to "Married to Medicine"," she exclaimed while sharing the cast photo. The show's trailer teases the impending tension between Anila and Dr. Heavenly Kimes after the cosmetic dentist seemingly undermines Anila's work as a blogger, via Urban Belle Mag. 

With the highly anticipated showdown between her and Heavenly on the horizon, Anila appears ready to take her first season by storm.