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Heart Evangelista grateful to 'Crazy Rich Asians' author Kevin Kwan for believing in her

By Aedrianne Acar
Published November 9, 2023 3:51 PM PHT

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Heart Evangelista and Kevin Kwan friendship


Best-selling author Kevin Kwan expresses his support for Heart Evangelista by reposting her latest magazine cover on his social media.

Global Fashion Icon and Sparkle prime talent Heart Evangelista was visibly touched, after her good friend Kevin Kwan reposted her latest cover for Vogue Philippines on his personal Instagram page.

Kevin is the best-selling author of Crazy Rich Asians, the commercially successful novel that was adapted into a movie starring Constance Wu, Awkwafina, Henry Golding, and Michelle Yeoh.

The popular author wrote in the captions, “They had style, they had grace, Heart Evangelista gave good face. Don't just stand there, get right to it, strike a pose, there's nothing to it.

“Vogue! @iamhearte on the cover of @voguephilippines!”

Heart replied to Kevin's post saying, “My dearest Kevin ❤️ I miss you so much :) love you always and thank you for being one of the very first who believed in me.”

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In her May 2023 interview in Fast Talk with Boy Abunda, Heart Evangelista talked about her friendship with Kevin Kwan.

She told Tito Boy, "Nag-click kami. I really owe a lot to him. Kevin Kwan in a sense launched me with the Harper's Bazaar feature,"

Heart was referring to the viral 'These Are The Real 'Crazy Rich Asians' 2018 video that has garnered more than 16 million views on YouTube as of writing.