Get to know... Shanaya Makani

Dancer and entrepreneur Shanaya Makani (@ShanayaMakani) is craving a choco-chip cookie, parallel parking like a pro, and never buying a Labubu

Get to know... Shanaya Makani

• Currently I am

  Basking in the love I’ve been receiving for the music video for Sirra.

• High point in life

  Working with Guru Randhawa on Sirra.

• Low point in life

  Struggling with my mental health. There are always ups and downs.

• One thing I would never buy

  A Labubu.

• Today I’m craving

  I’m always craving chocolate. Today, it’s specifically a chocolate chip cookie.

• Last thing I ordered online

  One of my favourite lipsticks. It’s from YSL’s The Inks Blur line.

• App I check before bed

  Instagram.

• Advice I’d give my 18-year-old self

  I’d tell her to trust the process and her own hard work. I’d also tell her that if things don’t work out, something better is in store, even if it doesn’t feel that way in the moment.

• My favourite subject in school

  Business Studies.

• I’d swipe right on

  Pedro Pascal. Duh!

• My secret skill

  I’m a whiz at parallel parking.

• A superpower/magic tool I wish I had

  To be able to control my thoughts.

• My favourite Sunday memory

  Brunch with family or girlfriends.

• My plans for next Sunday

  Lots of pizza and wine. And maybe a nap!

• My most star-struck moment

  That will happen the day I meet Roger Federer.

• My favourite bad habit

  Binge eating past midnight. But I love it.

• If I could travel back or forward in time, I’d…

  Go back to a specific night in New York with my girlfriends. We just wandered around the city for hours and ate the best food. It’s a core memory that I want to live over and over again.

• The best thing about fame

  I’m yet to experience what that feels like.

• The worst thing about fame

  Same. I’ll have to wait and see.