Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is known to be the OG beauty queen of Bollywood and you can see her popularity all over the globe. The actress not only made hearts go crazy in India but also in the various parts of world with her natural blue eyes. However, what everyone missed was, her presence on social media. Although there are various fan clubs dedicated to the former Miss World, the fans craved for the diva herself. And here, the day has arrived! Aishwarya will make her debut on Instagram on May 11, as reported in DNA.

A source close to the development told the publication, "Ash has a huge fan base on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Her fans have been waiting for her to be on social media for a long time. It’s due to constant requests from her well wishers, admirers and fans from all around the globe that she opted to start an official handle to keep them abreast of her life and projects, etc." Interestingly, the Fanne Khan actress will be making her red carpet appearance at Cannes 2018 the very next day.

You will be surprised to know that it took a lot of people to convince her to join this platform, other than her fans. The source adds, "Ash’s closest buddies from the industry, which include Karan Johar, Manish Malhotra and others, have been telling her to join social media. Even her team persuaded her a lot. Before her 17th Cannes appearance, the L’Oreal team also discussed this with her. Finally, she decided to go ahead." Well, now we hope that her fans breathe a sigh of relief!

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 10, 2018 08:54 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).