Singer Dua Lipa mocked for calling her dad 'babi'


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 06 Mar 2018

British singer-songwriter Dua Lipa poses on the red carpet on arrival for the BRIT Awards 2018 in London on Feb 21, 2018. – AFP

PETALING JAYA: British singer-songwriter Dua Lipa has been mocked by Malaysians on social media after she used the word "babi" to refer to her father.

However, the word "babi" in Albanian, where her parents are from, actually means "father".

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