Aashna Hegde is an Indian model, social media influencer, actor, and YouTuber who is known for becoming the first Indian content creator to make a runway debut as a showstopper at the New York Fashion Week for the Indian fashion designer Archana Kochhar.
Wiki/Biography
Aashna Hegde was born on Tuesday, 7 February 1995 (age 27 years; as of 2022) in Karnataka, India. Her zodiac sign is Aquarius. In an interview, Aashna revealed that due to some unfavourable circumstances, her mother, Pakkhi, got her enrolled at a boarding school. After completing her schooling, she pursued graduation through correspondence.
A teenage picture of Aashna Hegde
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 6″
Weight (approx.): 55 kg
Hair Colour: Light Brown
Eye Colour: Black
Figure Measurements (approx.): 34-26-34
Family
Aashna Hegde belongs to a Tulu family.
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information available on Aashna’s biological father. Her stepfather’s name is Umesh Hegde, an Indian entrepreneur and film director in Bhojpuri films. Aashna’s mother’s name is Pakkhi Hegde, an Indian actress, who primarily appears in Bhojpuri films.
Aashna Hegde with her mother Pakkhi Hegde
She has a younger sister, Khushi Hegde, an Indian model.
Aashna Hegde (right) with her sister Khushi Hegde
When Aashna was six years old, her mother, Pakkhi, got separated from her first husband as he was an alcoholic and allegedly abused her physically. In 2001, she shifted to Mumbai with her two daughters. In 2014, Pakkhi got married to Umesh Hegde, an entrepreneur and a film director in Bhojpuri films. Reportedly, after a few years, the couple got separated due to mutual differences.
Relationships/Affairs
In 2022, Aashna Hegde is in a relationship with Aditya Kumar, an Indian model, YouTuber, and social media influencer from New Delhi.
Aashna Hegde with her boyfriend Aditya Kumar
Aashna was also in a relationship with Sanket Mehta, an Indian model, fashion influencer, and YouTuber from Amritsar.
Aashna Hegde with her ex-boyfriend, Sanket Mehta
Religion
Aashna Hegde follows Hinduism.
Aashna Hegde with the idol of Lord Ganesha
Career
Content Creator
Since her childhood days, Aashna aspired to become an actress. After completing her schooling, she enrolled herself in an acting school in Mumbai. Initially, she worked as an assistant director for a television show. At the age of 23, she started making lip-sync videos on Musical.ly and TikTok, and later, her interest shifted to making videos on YouTube. Aashna worked as a digital content creator with the NOFILTR group in Mumbai, which is a social media platform that encourages and supports young content creators.
YouTube
Aashna has a self-titled YouTube channel, where she posts challenge videos, travel vlogs, haul videos, and make-up tutorials; the channel has more than 800k subscribers. She is part of another YouTube channel DamnFam!, which is a collaborative channel of Aashna’s friends in which they post funny challenge videos.
Aashna Hegde with her silver YouTube play button
Music video
Poster of Aashna Hegde’s debut music video Call Waiting by Sona Mohapatra
Poster of Aashna Hegde’s music video Befikar
Poster of the video song Bas Tu Dikhti Hai
Favourites
- Ice cream flavour(s): Butterscotch and Vanilla
- Holiday Destination(s): London, New York, and Los Angeles
- Car: Mercedes-Benz G-Class
Tattoos
- An anchor tattoo on her right arm’s wrist
Aahna Hegde’s anchor tattoo on the wrist of the left arm
- A grumpy face tattoo on her foot’s thumb
A grumpy face tattoo on the right foot’s thumb
- A tattoo with the word ‘fragile’ on her back
Aashna Hegde’s tattoo with the word ‘fragile’ on her back
- A tattoo of the letter ‘K’ on her left arm, which she dedicated to her sister, Khushi Hegde
Aashna Hegde’s tattoo of the letter ‘K’ on her left arm
- A tattoo with the word ‘love’ on her right hand’s middle finger
Aashna Hegde’s ‘love’ tattoo
- A tattoo of the letter ‘C’ on her right hand’s little finger, which she dedicated to her pet dog, Casper (deceased)
Aashna Hegde’s tattoo of the letter ‘C’
- A wing tattoo on her right foot’s ankle
A wing tattoo on Aashna Hegde’s right foot
Facts/Trivia
- Aashna is fondly called by the name Aashu, Aash, Hedgehog, Hunna, and Hunny.
- Aashna has a pet dog, Leo.
Aashna Hegde’s pet dog, Leo
- Aashna follows a non-vegetarian diet.
A challenge video posted by Aashna Hegde (second from right) with her sisters on YouTube in which they were seen eating hot chicken wings
- Aashna calls her mother by her name, Pakkhi. Aashna, in a video, talked about the reason and revealed that after her mother’s separation from her father, they shifted to Mumbai, and she started looking for work. Pakkhi went on auditioning for films and television shows, but the directors were not in favour of casting a single mother. Due to their declining financial condition, her mother chose to keep her daughter’s identity a secret. Aashna and Khushi often accompanied Pakkhi while shooting for television shows
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
