Hande Erçel has been in our hearts ever since we saw her as Selin Yilmaz in the Turkish romance, ‘Günesin Kizlari’ (Sunshine Girls). She brought the most beautiful love story on-screen to life, and we’ve been hooked on Turkish television (and now her,) since. This actress and model’s career skyrocketed not long after ‘Love is in the air‘, and she’s been dominating the entertainment industry. I mean, one look at the UAE’s Twitter explore page is enough proof.
Obvs, we had to do some more digging on the beaut. So, scroll down to fangirl (if you haven’t already done that enough yet).
Here are some fun facts that you didn’t know about Hande Erçel…
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She’s a model
The actress started her career as a model back in 2012 and is slaying in front of the cam both editorially, and on our Netflix screens.
She’s most followed Turkish actress on Instagram
The social media sensation has almost 30 million followers. Let that number sink in.
She’s a Sagittarius
The sag queen’s birthday is November 24. Sagittarius peeps value the ability to do what they want, when they want, whenever they want. And it looks like she’s just living proof of the fire sign’s ambitious flames 🔥🔥🔥.
The actress is 28
She’ll be turning 29 this year in a couple of months (!!) We’re hoping her day is filled with lots of love, and delicious Turkish delights.
She’s made multiple commercial appearances
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Movie and television screens alike aren’t enough for Hande to shine on, she’s taking over our billboards (and lit up the Burj Khalifa) as well. Hande has previously worked for beauty brands such as L’Oréal Paris and DeFacto, and jewellery brand Atasay.
An animal-lover
The dog mums’ pet posts are the cutest!
Her participation in the ‘Miss Civilization of Turkey’ contest
At only 19 years old, not only did she participate in the contest but she also placed in second place.
A big believer in manifestation
Like many of us, she practices manifestation by repeating her wish or affirmation multiple times. Do you think this is why she’s *thriving* right now?
Curator before actor
The actress loves drawing and sketching. After taking art history classes at Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, she wanted to become a curator before making her way onto our silver screens.
She has an older sister
It looks like the talent runs in the family as her sister Gamze Erçel is also an actress and model. The Hadid sisters, but make them Turkish.