Actress Lucy Liu has joined the mutual admiration society with Awkwafina.
The two are the only Asian American women ever to host Saturday Night Live.
Awkwafina reached out to Liu during her monologue Saturday, saying she wanted to be friends with Liu and gave the Charlie’s Angel’s star a shout out for “opening the door.”
Liu is seen in the picture on the right at a US Aid Human Trafficking Symposium in 2018
On Thursday she took to Instagram to acknowledge the up and coming Awkwafina.
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If you missed it, here’s Awkwafina’s opening stand up.
“Standing here tonight is a dream I never thought would come true. So thank you, @LucyLiu, for opening the door.” — @awkwafina pic.twitter.com/wtwzNOfAwK
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) October 7, 2018
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