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‘I felt bad for my exes’: Awkwafina on making deeply personal TV – with her grandma

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a culture story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 30 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC. The headline in use is “‘I felt bad for my exes’: Awkwafina on making deeply personal TV – with her grandma”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
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.
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
‘I felt bad for my exes’: Awkwafina on making deeply personal TV – with her grandma
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- The Guardian