Pevita Pearce’s parents are from Jambi, Indonesia and when she was four years old, she moved with her parents and older sister to Britain to join her grandmother, who was from the Inkatha tribe in Wales. She attended Gresford Girls High School in Wrexham, Wales and was described as an “engaged student”. She was also reportedly a member of the boxing team. From Gresford, Pevita went on to study Business and Economics at Plymouth University and while there, she went on to enjoy life as a model, appearing in TV shows and commercials. After graduating from Plymouth University, she had to turn down a number of acting jobs.
Career
After coming to Britain, she was trained in dancing and horse riding and attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School. Pevita has been acting since she was three and making her big screen debut at the age of ten. She had several appearances on television and the big screen before she became the first British Asian actress to headline an independent film, “Oh Lucy!”, alongside Aisling Bea, from which the film won the prestigious Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Pevita has also received nominations for Best British Actress at the Evening Standard British Film Awards, Brits Critics’ Choice and British Independent Film Awards. She has also been nominated for Critics’ Choice Award for Best Breakthrough Performance.
Personal life
She was born in Jambi, Indonesia. She was raised in the United Kingdom. In 2003, she began her career after she won the beauty contest called Who is Gorgeous in the United Kingdom. Pevita made her modeling debut in 2002 in London with The Next Models at the age of 14. She began acting in 2005, and got her breakthrough role in James Corden’s film, Gavin & Stacey, where she played the character of Ruth. She has played other roles in the films Made of Honour (2006), Run for Your Wife (2007), Action (2008), Animals (2009), Birthday Girl (2010) and Darkest Hour (2017). Apart from acting, Pevita has also sung a few songs. She released her first single, You, in 2006 and went on to release, You and Me (2009) and Chasing Rainbows (2011).
Awards and nominations
Pevita is one of the most successful Malaysian actors in Hollywood with about 4 million followers on Instagram alone and has worked with some of the world’s biggest stars such as Richard Gere, Anne Hathaway, Steven Seagal, Christina Ricci and Peter Stormare among many others. Pevita has won various award and nominations in Malaysia including; Best Lead Actress (Nomination) Asian Excellence Awards (2014) 2016 FHM Most Beautiful Girl Awards (FHM) Malaysia (2016) Best Female Supporting Actress (Nomination) 2016 Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFF) 2017 Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFF) Best actress (Nomination) NTV Awards (2017) Her most recent notable work was as the lead actress of Billionaire Boys Club (2017).
Net Worth
According to Pevita, her net worth is around $750 thousand. Pevita’s first major breakthrough as an actress came when she received the role of Louise in the BBC production of No Offence in 2010. It was the first time she was acting in a British-made TV show. This got her a lot of new fans in the UK and she became a TV star overnight. When No Offence was canceled after only three series, Pevita got another chance in acting when she was cast in BBC Drama The Bill. It was in The Bill that she was cast as Moira Stewart. In 2013 she was nominated for an “BMA Talent Award” as best Female Newcomer for her role in The Bill. In 2014, Pevita became an ambassador for ARUK which is the United Nations Foundation’s AI for Good Initiative that fights poverty.
Measurements
Pevita is an elegant lady with a size 4 body. Hair colour: Pevita has natural dark brown hair. She went for hair colouring and colour correction for her role as Mara in Lord Of The Reapers. Height: 5′ 11″ (1.78 m) Eye colour: Pevita was born with blue eyes, which she later turned into green. Weight: 50 kg (110 lbs). Relationship with actor, writer, director and host, Farid Theba Farid Theba is an Indonesian actor, producer, director, director of documentary films and the son of Habibie – former president of Indonesia. He’s a great friend of Pevita, as both Farid and Pevita are native speakers of Dutch. Farid said he first spotted Pevita when he saw her as a 2-year-old child with her parents. Farid and Pevita worked together in the feature film, My Friend Volo.
Height
Pevita measures 1.64 meters tall. She weighs 82 kg and has a bust size of 38 inches. Pevita has two inch long black and grey eyes. Pevita’s father was the head of computer programming department at national railway company before he died in a car accident. Pevita married to Samuels Tomlinson on March 3, 2016 at Bayside, Singapore. See Also: Tamika Duggal Biography, Measurements, Husband, Married, Daughter, Body Measurements Pevita Pearce Salary Pevita has a busy career as a model and actress. She has always been happy and appreciative of all the opportunities that have come her way. The 40 million national carrier airlines hired Pevita for several advertisements to promote its budget airline, SilkAir. Pevita and her husband, Samuels, recently had their first child, Shaker.
Weight
Pevita used to be one of the “hottest” actresses and models in the movie industry. She has however since lost weight for her health. Source: http://www.3citynetwork.com/celebrity/celebrities/playmate-saucy-pevita-pearce-kisses-and-stuns-dolly-younger-sister-a9241267a6 Pevita’s weight is no longer an issue as she has started making healthier lifestyle choices. She is currently on a diet plan which gives her six days a week of calorie restrictions. She maintains low calorie diets and eats meals that are as low in fat and carbohydrates as possible. Pevita’s weight loss plan was a great success and the actress has lost two stone already. Pevita’s six-day-a-week plan involves meal replacement shakes, limited white and red meat and lots of salads.