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‘I felt bad for my exes’: Awkwafina on making deeply personal TV – with her grandma
Source: The Guardian · Published
The star takes on her biggest challenge yet: resurrecting her family’s Cantonese restaurant. She discusses the stress of rewatching her sitcom, nearly becoming a meat inspector … and her beloved matriarch, who passed away after filming I’m embarrassed I didn’t bring anything. It’s 10-something in the morning, and I’m meeting Nora Lum, 38 – best known as rapper, comic actor and writer Awkwafina –…
Key points
- The star takes on her biggest challenge yet: resurrecting her family’s Cantonese restaurant.
- She discusses the stress of rewatching her sitcom, nearly becoming a meat inspector …
- and her beloved matriarch, who passed away after filming I’m embarrassed I didn’t bring anything.
- It’s 10-something in the morning, and I’m meeting Nora Lum, 38 – best known as rapper, comic actor and writer Awkwafina –…
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