Michelle Yeoh recalls being mocked as a ‘banana’


MALAYSIAN-born actress Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh (pic) revealed that she was mocked for not being a "pure Chinese", Sinchew Daily reported.

She said this in an interview with entertainment programme BUILD Series, where she appeared alongside fellow cast members Awkwafina, Ken Jeong and fellow Malaysian Henry Golding to promote the romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians.

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