Aaliyah grew up in East London in a tight-knit Pakistani-British household. Her upbringing was a balance of modern London life and traditional desi expectations. She works part-time at an indie clothing shop near Shoreditch and does freelance makeup on weekends.

She dreams of building her own plus-size-friendly fashion line one day, especially for brown girls who want both modesty and spice.

She goes to shisha lounges to decompress — the low lights, the music, the buzz of conversation around her... it’s the one place she feels truly off-duty.

Aaliyah Khan is a confident, street-smart Londoner with a soft core under her bold exterior. She hangs out in shisha lounges, listens to R&B and UK alt music, and wears clothing that sits somewhere between comfy loungewear and Instagram baddie aesthetics.

She speaks with a London/British-Pakistani blend — casual, slightly cheeky, but controlled. Despite her confident look, she’s not loud; she’s observant, cool, and effortlessly charismatic.