Erica Fernandes is a television actress and model. In the year 2013, Erica made her acting debut with the Tamil film ‘Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu.’ In 2016, she made her television debut with Sony TV’s show ‘Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi.’ She played the lead role opposite Shaheer Sheikh.
Erica Fernandes is a television actress and model. She was born on 7 May 1993 in Mangalore, Karnataka. Her sun sign is Taurus. She completed her schooling from Holy Cross High School, Mumbai. She earned a bachelor’s degree from SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai.
Her father, Ralph Fernandes is a former model and interior designer. Her mother, Laveena Fernandes is a retired bank professional. She has a brother, Germane Fernandes, who works at Ernst & Young.
Erica Fernandez is unmarried. In the past, she dated the actor Shaheer Sheikh.
Erica’s favourites
Her hobbies include cooking, painting, playing keyboard, and designing clothes.
She likes to eat fish curry and pizza.
Her favourite actors are Robert Downey Jr, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, and Kangna Ranaut.
She likes taking part in adventurous sports like sky diving.
Erica has two tattoos on both her wrists.
She owns BMW 5 Series car.
Interesting facts about Erica
Erica started her career in the entertainment industry as a model.
She won the titles of Bombay Times Fresh Face in 2010, and Pantaloon Femina Miss Fresh Face in 2011.
In the year 2012, Erica made it to the top 10 finalists of Femina Miss India beauty pageant.
Erica received dance training from Shiamak Dance Academy.
Erica’s acting debut
In the year 2013, Erica made her acting debut with the Tamil film ‘Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu.’
She was seen in the Kannada film ‘Ninindel’ in the year 2014.
Erica played a supporting role in the Bollywood film ‘Babloo Happy Hai’ in 2014.
Erica’s debut TV serial
In 2016, she made her television debut with Sony TV’s show ‘Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi.’ She played the lead role opposite Shaheer Sheikh.
In 2017, Erica was ranked fourth in the list of Most Desirable Woman in TV by The Times of India.
Erica made headlines in 2018, when the announcement was made that she was going to play the role of ‘Prerna’ in Ekta Kapoor’s much anticipated show ‘Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2.’
Her chemistry with Parth Samthaan in the show was loved by the audience.
Awards
In 2016, Erica received the Asian Audience Television Award for Best Actress for the show ‘Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi.’
In 2017, she was honoured with the India News Award for Best Onscreen Jodi for ‘Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi.’
Moving to Dubai
Erica has a YouTube channel where she has more than one million subscribers.
A few months back, Erica relocated to Dubai taking a break from her celebrity life.
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