Crazy Rich Asians' Constance Wu made $830 as a stripper
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PUBLISHED ONFebruary 19, 2020 9:43 AM
Constance Wu made US$600 (S$830) as a stripper, researching for her movie Hustlers.
The 37-year-old star of hit movie Crazy Rich Asians has revealed she raked in the hefty amount of money when she was doing some on-the-ground research for the movie.
Appearing on Kelly Clarkson's talk show, she said: "I went undercover. I gave lap dances to strangers. I'm not lying! I made US$600 my first night. I am not being funny, and it was not funny. I put fake tattoos on my neck, I changed my hair... You can't duplicate the first time you walk into a club and say, 'Hey, I'd like to have a job here,' and then you go work that night."
Constance also had a stripper pole installed in her living room to rehearse as much as she could and insisted she was able to hide in plain sight, so no one knew she was a famous actress.
She added: "When you're naked, they don't care if you're that good."
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The Hollywood actress previously revealed she has never seen Hustlers, and "probably" never will because she thinks her future performances will be impacted.
She said: "Probably not. It's not that I don't watch all my projects, it's a case-by-case basis. If it's going to help my work to watch something, I'll watch it, but if I think it's just going to make me self-conscious about my work in the future and damage my work, then I don't.
"I think Destiny is in such a vulnerable... she has such a huge arc, she changes from beginning, middle to end. I feel like if I watch it too much, I'll get analytical and self-conscious and it'll affect my performance in the future. But I'm so glad people are enjoying it, and I had the best time doing it."