It’s happening. Grant Gustin aka The Flash (TV Series), has revealed that he will be visiting Malaysia soon! The American actor is engaged to Andrea Thoma who is of half-Kadazan.
When he made the announcement of the couple’s upcoming visit at Comic-Con International 2017 last weekend, his fiancee – who was present at the press conference – cringed. Gustin assured her: “It’s OK, honey, because it’s going to be announced at some point.”
He expressed his eagerness to visit Malaysia in December to savour the local cuisine and soak up the culture, “Trying new food usually scares me but when it comes to the taste of Malaysian foods that I have had, I am into it,” said Gustin about what he is looking forward to the most here.
At the press conference to promote Season Four of The Flash, Gustin also revealed that he met Thoma through social media. “She went to school with my brother in Norfolk, Virginia, where I am from. I didn’t know her then. The two of us connected via social media because she was my brother’s friend.
“I was with him in New York at the time and she popped up on my page, and I was like, ‘Who is this?’ And he gave me the rundown a little bit, and I followed her, and the rest is history.”
Gustin’s knowledge of Malaysia and its culture is limited to what Thoma has told him, so the actor said he was excited to find out more about the country himself. “In December, we will see what it is about the culture that I would love, and I am sure there are things that I will love.
“I have learned some Malay, but it’s pretty basic stuff, little phrases, which I always get wrong,” the actor said.
Gustin first shot to fame when he appeared in musical drama Glee in 2011. However, it was his turn as Barry Allen in the superhero series The Flash that propelled him to international stardom. Thoma, whose mother is Sabahan, works as a physical therapist.
