- Oscar-winning actor and producer Michelle Yeoh signs an ambassadorship with Bentley
- Joining a roster of Bentley ambassadors including Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Mai Ikuzawa and Greg Williams
- Michelle Yeoh has connections to Crewe and Cheshire dating back to her teens
- Yeoh is photographed by Bentley External Creative Director Greg Williams
Michelle Yeoh has been named as a global Bentley brand ambassador. The British luxury automotive brand announces Yeoh’s appointment just weeks after the unveiling of Torcal, a once-in-a-generation new model line for Bentley, and the marque’s first fully electric vehicle. The news is accompanied by a portrait of Yeoh photographed by Bentley External Creative Director Greg Williams.
Michelle Yeoh’s relationship to Bentley echoes that of her husband, Jean Todt, whose love of Bentleys includes a 1965 Continental S3, a 2019 Mulsanne, and a 2025 Flying Spur Speed 1st Edition. Through this appointment, Bentley formalises Yeoh’s long-standing relationship with the marque, welcoming her to its growing family of global brand ambassadors.
Born in Malaysia, Yeoh pursued her education in the UK as a teenager, training in ballet. She went on to study Creative Arts with Drama in Cheshire, just 15 miles from Bentley’s home in Crewe.
Yeoh established herself in Hong Kong in the 1980s and became one of Asia’s most successful actors known for performing her own stunts in films. She has starred in more than fifty films including global hits James Bond’s “Tomorrow Never Dies”, Oscar-winning “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon”, “Memoirs of a Geisha”, “Sunshine”, “The Lady”, “Crazy Rich Asians”, Marvel smash “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”, sci-fi franchise TV series “Star Trek: Discovery” and Blockbuster musical “Wicked”. Through her films, she has challenged the traditional views of Asian women by creating very strong female roles. In 2023, she made history with Everything Everywhere All at Once, becoming the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her latest works includes “The Surgeon”, “Blade Runner 2099” and “The Wandering Earth III”.
Michelle Yeoh said: ” Over more than four decades on screen, from Hong Kong action cinema to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, to the worlds I’ve explored in Everything Everywhere All at Once, I’ve always been drawn to stories about transformation, about characters who evolve without losing who they are at their core. Bentley embodies that same idea: a brand that has reinvented itself again and again while staying true to its craftsmanship and its soul. That’s why this partnership feels so natural to me. Torcal represents Bentley’s next chapter, and I’m honoured to be part of telling that story”
Bentley Marketing Director, Ben Whattam concludes: “An action star, Bond icon and global legend, Yeoh embodies Bentley’s high-performance spirit and the dedication to craft perfected over decades. Announcing her role as a global brand ambassador alongside the launch of our new Torcal, we hope to bring to life the confidence, character and ambition that define Bentley today.”
