A month after making history at the Academy Awards, Michelle Yeoh has taken h
, Michelle Yeoh has taken her Oscar trophy home to Malaysia, fulfilling a promise she made during her acceptance speech.
“Brought Mr O home … Without my parents' love and trust and support … I wouldn’t be here today … love so much,” Yeoh wrote on Instagram. “I have to dedicate this to my mum and all the mums in the world because they are really the superheroes and without them, none of us would be here tonight.Shortly after addressing the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Yeoh made a video call to her mother, Janet Yeoh, who watched the ceremony at a live viewing event in Kuala Lumpur.The Ipoh-born actress on Wednesday also shared a photo of the Oscar next to her father’s grave.
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