Charlene Choi Cheuk-yin looks so different in Jeff Lau Chun-wai's movie A Chinese Tall Story that her mother couldn't recognise her.
The $100 million movie, an adaptation of the Chinese mythological novel Journey to the West, is about a wacky-looking extraterrestrial (played by Choi) who falls in love with monk Sanzang (Nicholas Tse Ting-fung).
The film also stars Chen Po-lin, Isabella Leong Lok-sze, Kenny Kwan and mainland actress Fan Bingbing,
'I had to put on ugly makeup for the role,' Choi said. 'My mum didn't recognise me.'
The one half of Twins said the encouraging response from the movie had prompted her to take on more 'ugly' roles.
The fantasy-comedy's trailer was released at a press conference this week. Choi said she was uneasy about the trailer because it mentioned her as a best actress award contender.