Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Shares What She’d Tell Her 17-Year-Old Self After First ‘Never Have I Ever’ Audition, Knowing Impact It’d Have Around The World
etcanada.comMaitreyi Ramakrishnan would have some wise words for her younger self if she’d have known how the show “Never Have I Ever” would have changed her life.
Ramakrishnan — who stars as Devi Vishwakumar — chatted with ET Canada’s Keshia Chanté alongside her co-stars Darren Barnet and Jaren Lewison ahead of season 4’s release.
A synopsis for the much-loved series reads, “The complicated life of a first-generation Indian-American teenage girl, inspired by Mindy Kaling’s own childhood.” As Chanté questioned what she would say to herself if she could go back to when she first auditioned for the part, Ramakrishnan responded, “I feel like for me, I definitely didn’t think I was going to get it just because of like where I was at my life at that time. “Plus, like, you know, just not being someone who knew they wanted to be an actor.
So, if I could go back in time and tell myself… my 17 year old self would probably just like, punch me and be like, ‘You’re weird, you’re crazy, you’re some psychotic, brown woman, please get away from me.’ So I wouldn’t say that,” the Canadian actress added. READ MORE: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Explains How ‘To All The Boys’ Helped ‘Never Have I Ever’ Become ‘A Thing’ She went on, “I’d probably say something more reassuring, like, ‘Hey, like, life’s stressful right now, but you’re okay.
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