Helloooo Mossies & Mosquitoes! Welcome to another episode of Moment of Silence where we sat down with the one, the only, the absolutely wonderful Ella D'Verma.

We started with having to pick up our jaws from the floor as we took in an ungodly level of beauty and intelligence - Ella walked us through the chaos of living her entire life on the internet, transitioning during the lockdown, and - most importantly - how to absolutely rake in that sweet Valentine's Day brand deal money.

She got real about the psychological warfare of accepting a good guy after a string of failed situationships (since her boyfriend is apparently single-handedly increasing the green cover in the dating world) and alllllmost made us accept that maaaaaybe it’s not all men. We can only pray the boys are taking notes.

We also spoke of supportive families, mothers giving much-needed reality checks, and losing friends when life takes you places you didn’t know you could go. Ella pulled back the curtain on the pageant world, and Sakshi & Naina became students as she delivered a masterclass in giving those pitch perfect Miss World answers.

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00:00 – Introduction

00:47 – Meet Ella D’Verma

03:15 – Reel vs real life of Ella

05:09 – Ella talks about the early days with Vansh (and revamping his wardrobe)

08:54 – Living with the fear of being caught

10:12 – The signs that show he’s a green flag

16:25 – Ella on womanhood

19:05 – Dealing with trolls & choosing quality friendships

26:45 – Making friends in the industry

33:25 – Navigating female friendships

34:10 – Choosing the name Ella & life after transition

39:00 – Ella talks about pageants

44:59 – Boomers vs Millennials vs Gen Z

46:55 – The worst ways people earn money

50:22 – A peek into a manager’s life

55:20 – Male privilege

57:34 – The Big Fat Indian Wedding conversation

59:42 – Wrong answers only

Ella D' Verma - https://www.instagram.com/elladverma/

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Credits:

Naina Bhan - Co-host and certified overthinker

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Sakshi Shivdasani - Co-host, balancing out Naina’s overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinking

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Senior Producer- Amruta P. https://www.linkedin.com/in/amruta-bandivdekar-01879925

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Creative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehra

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Researched by our very own curiosity engineer - Aashna Sharma https://www.linkedin.com/in/aashna-sharma-913146179

Reel Editor - Yug Verma https://www.instagram.com/bass_abhiyug?igsh=MnlibHdsbG56MjNl&utm_source=qr

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