Known for her playful personality and bold fashion choices, Chinese actress Esther Yu Shuxin pursued her passion for acting despite coming from a privileged background.
The 28-year-old was born in Shanghai into a wealthy family – her father was a mining magnate and her grandfather the head of a steel company – with an estimated family wealth of 40 billion yuan ($5.6 billion), according to Chinese digital sources. news broadcast QQ News.
At the age of 15, Yu reportedly had a personal fortune of more than 40 million yuan ($5.6 million) and owned five companies by the age of 25.
However, Yu chose to pursue her acting dreams independently, starting with smaller roles.
In 2016, she made her TV debut in the martial arts drama Border town Prodigalin which he plays a supporting role as a female detective.
Actress Esther Yu Shuxin has never been pedestrian about her fashion choices. Photo: Instagram/@estheryu.u
Yu rose to fame in 2020 through the mainland idol survival show Youth with you season 2which racked up 2.3 billion views on iQIYI, a leading Chinese streaming platform.