‘Why are you in this?’: Singaporean contestant Elaine Wong of hit Netflix show Physical: 100 felt like ‘tiny rabbit’

Elaine Wong was not aware of how physical the games would be prior to the beginning of filming. PHOTOS: ELAINE WONG/INSTAGRAM, NETFLIX
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SINGAPORE – “Why are you in this?”

That was the question many of Elaine Wong’s friends asked her in shock, after seeing the South Korea-based Singaporean actress and television personality on Physical: 100, the new competition reality series by streaming giant Netflix.

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