THINGS YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT
BEAUTY Freida Pinto made her feature film debut in
2008’s Slumdog Millionaire. The
Academy Award–winning sleeper hit launched her into the international spotlight. Since then, she’s appeared in blockbusters including Rise of the Planet of the Apes, as well as more subdued dramas like Hillbilly Elegy. This summer, Freida, 37, is starring in Mr. Malcolm’s List, a historical romance that fans have called a cross between Pride & Prejudice and Bridgerton. Here are ten things you don’t know about the Mumbai-born model turned actress.
1
Growing up, she papered her walls with posters of the Backstreet Boys.
She was a huge fan of the ’90s band Backstreet Boys
2
She auditioned for the part of Bond girl Camille Montes in 2008’s Quantum of Solace but lost the role to Olga Kurylenko.
3
Her favorite actors are Marilyn Monroe, Nicole Kidman, Jack Nicholson and Johnny Depp.
4
Her secret celebrity crush is Titanic’s Leonardo DiCaprio.
5
She had a six-year romance with Slumdog Millionaire co-star Dev Patel, which ended in December 2014.
6
Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul, her costar in the drama series The Path, introduced her to future husband Cory Tran.
7
She and Cory eloped in 2020, which she calls the “perfect” decision because “we got married and then we got to go home and take an afternoon nap.”
8
Interior designer Bobby Berk of Queer Eye fame styled the L.A. bungalow she shares with her hubby.
9
She and Cory welcomed son RumiRay — their first child — in November.
10
Christmas is her favorite holiday. “The build-up is so fun and then it just all happens in one day,” she complains. “I wish we had a Christmas week!”