Yvette King 30
8 Days|July 13, 2017

The Korean-Australian anchor of E! News Asia on almost becoming BFFs with Tom Cruise and facing rejection early in her career.

Jocelyn Lee
Yvette King 30
8 DAYS: As the host of E! News Asia, you’ve spoken to countless superstars. Who left the deepest impression on you?

YVETTE KING: I don’t know what is it about celebrities, maybe they sprinkle their fairy dust on me, and I become starstruck with them, but the biggest one of late will have to be Tom Cruise. He’s a bona fide movie star and he’s been doing this stuff for decades but he still showed up on the red carpet one hour early to sign autographs for everyone [during The Mummy’s premiere in Taiwan]. He took a selfie with everyone and didn’t leave anyone out. He’s very generous with his time. In fact, after my sit-down interview with him, he stuck around and had a casual chat with my producer and I for 15 minutes. He really impressed me, ’cos he doesn’t have to be like that anymore. I’ve met many celebrities and you can tell if they’re just going through the motions, but Tom doesn’t make you feel like that. He’s really, really amazing. After the chat, I feel like he could be my BFF! (guffaws)

Which celeb didn’t turn out as nice as you thought they would be?

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