Tilly Norwood's press tour has hit a snag. The American actress, who was scheduled to promote her latest film in New York City, spent most of her day answering questions from reporters in Mandarin Chinese. It wasn't until she stood up at the podium to address the crowd that things took a turn for the bizarre.
As the questioning began, Norwood seemed to struggle with translating her responses into English. At first, it was just minor slips - "I love my co-star" would be translated as "I love my zhenzheng xiangmu" - but soon she was stammering and mispronouncing words like "family" and "friend". The situation escalated when Norwood's interpreter seemed to lose her train of thought, leading the actress to improvise a few lines in Mandarin.
The audience at Times Square was caught off guard as Norwood's translator began speaking in Chinese without anyone knowing what she was saying. It was only after a few minutes that Norwood finally stumbled over her words and realized she had accidentally switched back to English. The awkward exchange left the press corps in stitches, with many wondering how this was going to play out on social media.