Exclusive: 'Being born in Malaysia, I'm Malaysian, no matter where I am'


MasterChef UK winner and Malaysian mum Ping Coombes talks exclusively to The Star Online about being “the first Malaysian citizen” to win the reality TV show.

Ipoh-born Catherine Chin Wan Ping, winner of MasterChef UK 2014, may be part British now, but her heart and stomach are one hundred percent Malaysian.

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