Henry Golding can’t go outdoors in pyjamas anymore

Henry Golding will next be seen in 'A Simple Favo'r, a sophisticated and dark mystery thriller directed by Paul Feig and co-starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively. Photo: AP

Henry Golding didn’t have “leading man in a major motion picture” on his list of job options. Instead, the Malaysian-British actor – who was once a professional hairstylist in London – found fame as the host of The Travel Show on the BBC.

But then the call went out for someone to play Nick Young in the big-budget Crazy Rich Asians (reviewed here) and Golding – then newly married – found himself having to cut short his honeymoon to jet over to Los Angeles to audition for it.