At the shoot, Elly was asked about how she usually poses for selfies, to which she said: “I like making ugly faces at the camera. I don’t keep any pretty photos of myself in my phone, and my camera roll is mostly filled with ugly pics of my friends. I usually take low-angle selfies because they turn out uglier that way.”

She was then asked to demonstrate some of her favourite selfie poses for the camera, which she obliged with zero hesitation.

Unsurprisingly, netizens had a lot to say about the photos.

One said, “Comparing the official photos and the behind-the-scenes snaps is akin to how I feel when I see some of my Tinder dates in real life after looking at their gorgeous profile pics. But in this case, Elly’s trying to look bad on purpose.”

Others wondered if it was okay for Elly to have these unflattering photos on the internet as “they will definitely be brought up later in her career".

There’s also speculation that Elly could eventually follow in Dee’s footsteps and foray into the variety show circuit when she grows up.

As one netizen described it: “Teenagers are usually very conscious of what others think of them, but Elly isn’t afraid to look bad in front of the camera. This fear is one that many female stars have a hard time shaking off even when they in their 20s or 30s. Elly will be a force to reckon with when she grows up.”

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