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Divya Agarwal
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Agarwal in 2023
Born (1992-12-04) 4 December 1992 (age 32)
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
  • dancer
Years active 2017–present
Television
  • MTV Splitsvilla 10
  • Ace of Space 1
  • Bigg Boss OTT 1
Spouse(s)
Apurva Padgaonkar
(m. 2024)

Divya Agarwal (born December 4, 1992) is an Indian actress, model, and dancer. She is famous for appearing in several reality TV shows. She was the runner-up on MTV Splitsvilla 10 and the winner of Ace of Space 1 and Bigg Boss OTT 1. Her first acting role was in the horror web series Ragini MMS: Returns 2.

Early Life and Training

Divya Agarwal earned a master's degree in journalism. She loved dancing and trained at the Terence Lewis Dance Academy. Later, she opened her own dance school called Elevate Dance Institute.

As a choreographer, she created dance routines for famous actresses like Ileana D'Cruz, Sunny Leone, and Shilpa Shetty. In 2010, she even worked on choreography for the Indian Premier League (IPL).

She also competed in beauty pageants. In 2015, she won the "Miss Navi Mumbai" title. In 2016, she won the Indian Princess pageant and was also named Miss Tourism India International.

Career in Television and Acting

Rise to Fame

Agarwal became well-known in 2017 after she joined the reality show Splitsvilla 10 on MTV India. She and her partner, Priyank Sharma, finished as the runners-up.

In 2018, she was a mentor on the MTV show Date To Remember. She also guest-hosted an episode of On Road With Roadies. Later that year, she competed in and won the reality show Ace of Space 1.

Acting and Hosting

In 2019, Agarwal appeared in an international show called Travel With A Goat. In the show, she and a chef traveled through Bulgaria with a sheep. They had to decide whether to save the sheep's life. She also made a small appearance in the web series Puncch Beat.

Later, she worked as a "Roadies Insider" for the show Roadies: Real Heroes. She then hosted Voot Night Live with RJ Anmol. In December 2019, she starred in the second season of the horror web series Ragini MMS: Returns. In 2020, she co-hosted a show called MTV Ace the Quarantine.

Winning Bigg Boss

In 2021, Agarwal's career reached a new high when she won the reality show Bigg Boss OTT 1. In the same year, she played a make-up artist in the action web series Cartel.

Personal Life

In 2017, Divya Agarwal met actor Priyank Sharma on the show MTV Splitsvilla 10. They dated for a while after the show, but their relationship later ended.

In 2018, she met actor Varun Sood. They worked together on shows like Roadies: Real Heroes and MTV Ace of Space. They started dating after Ace of Space, but they announced their breakup on social media in March 2022.

Sadly, on October 28, 2020, Agarwal's father passed away due to COVID-19.

On her birthday, December 4, 2022, she got engaged to a businessman named Apurva Padgaonkar. They were married in 2024.

Public Image

Divya Agarwal has been recognized for her popularity. In 2019, The Times of India listed her as one of the Top 20 Most Popular Women on Indian Television. She was included on the list again in 2020.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 The Final Exit Herself In the song "Dum Maro Dum Maro"
2018 Pratibha Herself In the song "Khelu 20/20 Rey"

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 MTV Splitsvilla 10 Contestant 1st runner-up
2017 Bigg Boss 11 Herself Guest
2018 Box Cricket League 3 Contestant
2018 MTV Roadies Xtreme Herself Guest
2018 A Date to Remember Mentor
2018 MTV Ace of Space 1 Contestant Winner
2019 Travel with a Goat Co-host Episode "Sheep"
2019 Roadies: Real Heroes Roadies Insider
2020 MTV Ace the Quarantine Host
2021 Bigg Boss OTT 1 Contestant Winner
2022 Bigg Boss 15 Herself Guest

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Puncch Beat Herself Guest
2019 Ragini MMS: Returns Ragini Season 2
2021 Cartel Grizzey
2022 Abhay Harleen Season 3
2022 Lock Upp Herself Guest
2023 ... Se Fantasy Anjali Season 2

Music videos

Year Title Singer(s) Notes Ref.
2017 "Bewafa" Siddharth Bhatt
2017 "Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna" Ramji Gulati, Tushar Jules Title song cover
2017 "Dil Ko Tumse Pyar Hua" Harish Moyal, Ramji Gulati Song cover from the film Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein
2018 "Aho Raya Mala" Vaishali Mhade Song from the film Friendship Band
2018 "Bob Marley" Suyyash Rai, Star Boy Loc
2018 "Chance" Bobby Newberry
2019 "Baby Baby" AB Rockstar
2019 "Naam Ada Likhna" Madhubanti Bagchi, Shreyas Puranik Song cover from the film Yahaan
2020 "Fitrat" Suyyash Rai
2021 "Kareeb" Vishal Dadlani Dance cover
2021 "Ishq Nibhava" Nitin Gupta, Rupali Jagga
2021 "Koi Sehri Babu" Shruti Rane
2022 "Dur Hua" Asim Riaz
2022 "Bechari" Afsana Khan
2022 "Resham Ka Rumal" Shruti Rane
2023 "Rista Rista" Stebin Ben
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