Erika Packard is an Indian model and social media influencer. She is known for being the daughter of the national award-winning bodybuilder and Bollywood actor Gavin Packard.
Wiki/Biography
Erika Packard was born on Sunday, 13 November 1988 (age 33 years; as of 2021) in Mumbai. Her zodiac sign is Scorpio. She did her schooling at St Joseph’s Convent School, Mumbai, and later, she attended Sophia College for Women, Mumbai.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 9″
Weight (approx.): 60 kg
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: Brown
Figure Measurements (approx.): 34-28-34
Family
She was born to an Irish-English father and a Goan mother.
Parents & Siblings
Her father, Gavin Packard, was a bodybuilder and actor in Hindi and South Indian films. Her mother, Avril Croome, works as a consultant at Godrej Group. She has an elder sister named Kamille Kyla Packard, who works at an online personal styling portal StyleCracker.
Relationships/Affairs
She dated the Indian actor Siddhanth Kapoor for almost 10 years, and after being in two years of live-in relationship, the couple broke up in 2014.
Reportedly, in 2018, she started dating the Indian drummer Shardul Mehta.
Career
Modelling
Erika started her career as a model and has been featured in various print advertisements. She has also featured in many TV commercials like Lenovo and TVC Hero Maestro Edge.
She has walked the ramp in many popular Indian fashion shows.
Erika Packard has been featured on the cover page of many renowned magazines like Harper’s Bazaar, Femina, and Elle.
She has also worked for the Marie Claire fashion campaign which was featured in GQ & Elle India magazines.
Reality Show
In 2022, she was roped in as a contestant in the TV reality show ‘Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi.’
Favourites
- Fashion Brand(s): Topshop and Valentino
- Shopping Destination(s): New York, London, Dubai
- Shopping Venue: Palladium (Lower Parel, Mumbai)
- Colour: Black
- Fashion Accessory: Neck Choker
Facts/Trivia
- At the age of 15 or 16, she did her first job as a mobile energiser. In an interview, she shared how she spent her first paycheck. She said,
I bought myself some Vodka and partied for two nights in a row. I had the opportunity to work with the late, Prabuddha Dasgupta. I used to pray for silly things like long hair once, but now I don’t really need to pray for anything.”
- In an interview, she shared that she wanted to study Psychology while she was in college, however, she dropped the idea as she received a modelling assignment. While sharing how she received the modelling assignment, she said,
Well I was spotted on the streets of hill road actually while I was shopping with my mum. It was very random and I started laughing when she said please come and meet us we are a modelling agency. I always wanted to study Psychology.”
- She is an avid animal lover and has a pet cat and dog. Her pet dog’s name is Bingo.
- Erica is often spotted drinking alcohol at parties and events.
- She follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- She is a fitness enthusiast and regularly workouts in a gym.
- Erica has got various tattoos inked on her body. Some of her tattoos include a cross on her right arm, a tattoo on her right forearm, a tattoo on her left hand, and a tattoo on her ring finger.