Singh’s documentary ‘Unicorn Island’ set for release.
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By Raif Karerat
Indo-Canadian YouTube sensation Lilly Singh, better known by her username, Superwoman, has racked up close to a billion views and more than 7 million subscribers since she made her debut five years ago.
Born in Ontario to Indian parents, the YouTube star’s videos led to a world tour around which a documentary was recently shot.
Titled “Unicorn Island,” the film shows highlights from the tour, discusses Singh’s battle with depression, and even includes a cameo from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, whose daughter is a “huge fan” of Superwoman.
The title of the tour and film stem from one of Singh’s first YouTube videos where she called herself a unicorn. The name stuck, and she started referring to “unicorn island” as her happy place.
Singh, 26, admits to having battled depression, and that she started making videos to help herself feel better.
After the videos aided Singh in traversing a troubled time in her life, she decided to pursue a career as a YouTube entertainer partly because of the lack of female representation on the internet from the South Asian community, Celebuzz reported.
The internet star recently stopped by the offices of Us Weekly to discuss her documentary, and the publication took the opportunity to have her “decode” some of their favorite celebrity quotes.
- “It’s sexier when it doesn’t look like you go to the gym.” — Beyonce
Singh: “I think she means, ‘I’m Beyonce and this is the most modest way I can say I am the queen, so don’t feel bad,’” Singh said, laughing. “Honestly, I wish I was better at working out but I’m not, but I do totally value and understand the importance of it so, you know, it’s on my list of things to do.”
- “I’m an old-fashioned romantic. I believe in love and marriage, but not necessarily with the same person.” — John Travolta
Translated by Singh: “I want various things in life that contradict each other. I want to have expensive things but not spend money. I want to not work out but I want to be fit. I want everything, and I want to spend nothing.”
- “I’d rather smoke crack than eat cheese from a tin.” — Gwyneth Paltrow
Singh: “I think she meant that she never takes an Uber X. She’s always on Uber Luxury. She’s used to a certain lifestyle.”