32-year-old model and actor Poonam Pandey passes away News of Poonam Pandey’s death | News18 | N18V Poonam Pandey’s manager confirmed to News18 that things have taken a shocking turn , she died Thursday night. She first broke the news of her death in a post shared on her official Instagram account on the morning of Friday, February 2, claiming that she died of cervical cancer. After her death, reality TV star Sambhavna Seth admitted in an interview with News18 that she had no idea she had been diagnosed with cancer.