Jung Ho-yeon, star of the hit Netflix seriesSquid Game, is fully taking in her first-ever Screen Actors Guild Awards experience.
During an interview with Laverne Cox on the E! News red carpet ahead of the 28th annualSAG Awards, the model-turned-actress, 27, got candid about being nominated for the first time.
“It’s an undescribable-like feeling,” she said when asked about attending the awards show, “You know it’s just, it’s been so quick so I can’t really digest this feeling and life and everything. It’s just such an honor to be here and to be nominated with mySquid Gamemembers.”
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The show itselfmade SAG Awards historyas the first non-English series to earn a “best ensemble” nomination. Other shows competing for a coveted award in the category includeThe Handmaid’s Tale,Succession,The Morning Show, andYellowstone.
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Squid Gameis nominated for a total of four awards.
Additionally, Ho-yeon opened up about her Louis Vuitton look for Sunday’s big event, telling Cox, “I wanted to create a look that was very glamorous, but also mixed in pretty Korean traditional aspects as well.”
In an interview withVoguefor their January 2022 cover,the actress opened upabout overnight fame, telling the outlet, “The feeling, there’s a limit to what words can express.”
However, as her fame began to skyrocket, she said her family helped keep her grounded amid all the chaos.
“My mom did joke that my acting was very realistic, like when I’m being mean to her,” she said, adding a laugh.
“My younger sister never really took an interest in my career,” the star continued. “She just thinks of me as her older sibling, so when she told me that my acting was ‘not that bad’ inSquid Game, I was quite surprised.”
The 28th annualSAG Awardsare being broadcast live on TNT and TBS Sunday, Feb. 27.
source: people.com
