Maitreyi Ramakrishnan tells those racist trolls to chill; Princess Peach can be Brown

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🗓️ 18 October 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan has big dreams. The 20-year-old gained full celebrity status with her breakout role as Devi Vishwakumar in the Netflix teen hit Never Have I Ever. But now that filming has wrapped for the show's four seasons, Ramakrishnan is looking ahead. Host Brittany Luse gets Ramakrishnan dishing on everything from cosplay to car chases. They also talk about Ramakrishnan's wildest dream role, how to deal with haters and why she hopes this is just the beginning – for her, and for other nerdy brown girls who want to make it in Hollywood.

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0:00.0	Halloween is coming up.
0:01.8	Who are you gonna be?
0:02.6	What are you gonna be?
0:03.4	What's happening with the plan?
0:04.2	I do have one epic costume idea that I've been sitting on.
0:07.4	What is it?
0:08.2	It's the perfect, like, sexy but funny costume.
0:11.5	We won't snitch.
0:12.4	So imagine a pink bunny full on, like, you know, like Regina George.
0:15.9	Okay.
0:16.9	And then you give me a drum and I write energizer on the side of the drum.
0:20.7	She's the energizer, buddy.
0:22.2	Yes, the image of love.
0:23.8	It made you love.
0:25.2	It's sexy but funny.
0:26.9	Hey, girl, hey, you're listening to It's Been A Minute From NPR.
0:34.5	I'm this show's new host, Brittany Loose, and my guest today, the one who just dropped
0:39.6	the undisputed, funniest, sexy costume of the season, is my tree, Ramakrishnan.
0:46.1	I really, I really hope to see that.
0:48.8	I really hope to see that.
0:50.4	If it doesn't turn up on my Instagram, just know that it probably meant I didn't fulfill
0:55.9	all my Halloween dreams this year.
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