SINGAPORE – It’s night in New York and Singapore-born jewelry designer Lynn Ban is kicking again at residence within the American metropolis, having fun with her previous few days of relative anonymity.

Her title may not ring a bell with most Singaporeans now, however this may increasingly change with Bling Empire: New York, which premieres on Netflix on Friday.

“I’m simply making an attempt to sort of get my relaxation at the start subsequent week,” she tells The Straits Instances over a video name, referring to the extremely anticipated present, a spin-off of Netflix’s massively profitable Bling Empire sequence (2021 to current).

Ban, a mom of 1 who celebrated her fiftieth birthday together with her household in Morocco final Could, is the quintessential Asian magnificence, with lengthy, black tresses and an impossibly sculpted physique.

“I train daily. I dance, play tennis and do Pilates and yoga. I work out so I can eat,” she says, laughing. “I normally eat six meals a day after I go residence to Singapore.”

Ban’s mother and father reside within the Orchard Highway space, and she or he returns to go to them each summer season. A property tycoon, her father David Ban, 79, is the chief director of Kuala Lumpur-based developer Venus Belongings that owns 4 Seasons Place, an built-in improvement comprising a mixture of non-public residences, resort and retail house. He additionally launched Japanese eatery Genki Sushi in Singapore and Hong Kong.

When Lynn Ban was simply 4, the household determined to pack up and transfer to the Massive Apple due to her father’s job.

“He was a banker on the time. When the chance to work overseas got here up, all of us went. It’s a basic immigrant story. He studied in enterprise college whereas he labored (at Chase Manhattan Financial institution),” says the designer, who has a youthful sister.

Propelled by Mr Ban’s profession, the household continued to maneuver each few years, dwelling in several cities world wide. They then returned to Singapore briefly when Ban was an adolescent.