Divya Agarwal facts for kids
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.
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |