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Erica is 25 years old brilliant Indian Television and film actress who was born on 7 May 1993in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. Her full name is Erica Jennifer Fernandes. She did her schooling from Holy Cross High School, Kurla, Mumbai and later completed her graduation (B. A.) from SIES College of Arts, Science, and Commerce, Sion, Mumbai. She always aspired to become a model since her childhood which led her to win the beauty crowns in 2010 and 2011 respectively “Bombay Times Fresh Face”, “Pantaloons Femina Miss Fresh Face 2011” and “Pantaloons Femina Miss Maharashtra.” Later, directors noticed her talent and beauty and eventually, she got the offer from the set of “Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi” in which she played a lead role.

Physical Appearance

Erica is a slim and trim actress who has an enticing appearance with the decent height of 5′ 5.″ She always looks fashionable in her outfit with a perfect habitus of 32-25-32. Her fetching brown eyes and silky black hair add charm to her beauty. She is quite caring towards her fitness, and she weighs around 50 kg.

Family, Caste

She belongs to a Mangalorean Catholic family from Karnataka, India. Her father is Ralph Fernandes(Former Model and Interior Designer, works as a “Chief Manager” of Erica Fernandes) and her mother is Lavina Fernandes (worked with AirIndia & Bank of America). He has one elder brother named Jermaine Fernandes who works at “Ernst & Young” in Mumbai.

According to media reports, she was dating her boyfriend Shaheer Sheikh (Roumered).

Career

After winning the three beauty crowns in 2010 and 2011, she attracted the directors’ attention towards her. She made her film debut with a Tamil movie Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu in 2013 and later, she got offers from Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi film and Television industries. She worked in films such as Galipatam (2014), Babloo Happy Hai (2014), and Ninnindale (2014). She got breakthrough in his acting career with her Hindi Television debut in Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi (2016). Now she is a popular face in India. In 2018, there were some news that she is planning to work with Ekta Kapoor’s  Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2.

Facts

• She loves cooking and her forte is baking cupcakes. She is also a food buff.

• Erica fears from rats a lot.

• She was among the top 10 finalists of “Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2012.”

• She loved dancing and got trained in her childhood from Shiamak dance Academy.

• Although she started shooting for her other films, her debut was Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu because of delay in other film’s release.

• She is such a passionate dog lover that she has 16 pet dogs. She also once told that if she would be given a chance to have a pet other than a dog, then it would be chimpanzee or monkey.

• She is a multilingual performer; as she has done films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi.

• In 2016, she became a household sensation with her appearance in the daily soap- Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi.

• Erica is much like her reel life character Sona in her real life too; as many of the attribute of her on-screen role matches with the real life.

• She is a very creative personality; as she loves doing a lot of random things like stitching, painting, sketching, etc. in her leisure time.

• Sana Khan is a very close friend of hers.

• In 2017, she was ranked as the 4th most desirable woman on TV in a list featured by The Times of India.

• She came in limelight in 2018 when there was news that she has to play the reprise of Prerna’s role in Ekta Kapoor‘s Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2.

• Erica shared that she has a very annoying habit of bringing lots and lots of food home when she is hungry, instead, she eats less, which often leads to the wastage of food.

• She has a tattoo (Cross symbol) on her right wrist and a tattoo (Dog’s paw) on her left wrist that shows her love towards dogs.

• She loves to study History and Psychology.

• Her favourite foods are Mee Kari, Laksa, Pizza.

• She is a skydiving lover.

• She has a BMW 5 series.

• She took rupees 10000 per episode.

• Her favourite celebrities are Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut, and Robert Downey Jr.

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