IPOH – Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh has kept her promise to her mother by celebrating her marriage to Mr Jean Todt with loved ones in her home country.

Datin Janet Yeoh had told China Press that she was not informed about her daughter’s July wedding in Geneva, Switzerland, and suggested a separate wedding banquet in Malaysia.

On Dec 17, the Oscar winner hosted an intimate wedding banquet at a restaurant in her home town of Ipoh.

The private ceremony was attended by some 100 people, most of whom were close relatives and friends, Sin Chew Daily reported.

Michelle Yeoh, 61, wore a sleeveless aquamarine top and lime-green pants, while Mr Todt, 77, opted for a casual all-black outfit.

Photos shared online captured the vibrant atmosphere of the ceremony, where guests enjoyed delicacies such as barbecued lamb and satay.

Placed at the entrance of the restaurant was a poster from Yeoh’s 1997 Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies, with the face of her French husband superimposed onto that of her co-star Pierce Brosnan.

It bore the inscription: “Love Never Dies, A Jean Todt and Michelle Yeoh production, Thursday, July 27, 2023.”

Another poster displayed the couple’s wedding invitation sent to guests in Geneva. It included a handwritten note indicating that Dec 17 marks 7,135 days since the pair’s first meeting in Shanghai, China, on June 4, 2004.

Mr Todt proposed to Yeoh on July 26, 2004, after dating for 1½ months. The couple tied the knot on July 27. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK