'Emily in Paris' actress Ashley Park said middle-aged men came up to her at the 2022 Super Bowl and asked her to send videos to their wives

• "Emily in Paris" star Ashley Park said she was recognized by men at the 2022 Super Bowl in LA.
• The actress told the Sunday Times she didn't expect anyone to know who she was.
• Park said she "never had more middle-aged men" ask her for videos to send to their wives.

"Emily in Paris" actress Ashley Park said a host of middle-aged men recognized her at the 2022 Super Bowl and asked her to send videos to their wives.

"You would think that this show has a certain demographic, but I went to the Super Bowl in LA and didn't think anyone would know who I was," she said in an interview with The Sunday Times' Scarlett Russell published on Dec. 11.

The second season of "Emily in Paris" aired in December 2021, two months before Super Bowl LVI took place at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, according to IMDb. Park told The Times that she didn't expect anyone at the game to recognize her — but she was proved wrong.

"I've never had more middle-aged men come up to me and say, 'Um, hey, my wife watched the show but then I watched it without her. Can you just send a video to my wife?' It was funny," she said. 

Park also spoke about the upcoming season of the hit Netflix series and the criticism around the show. Park plays Mindy Chen, the nanny and aspiring singer who becomes friends with the titular Emily, played by Lily Collins.

Despite criticism that "Emily in Paris" is an unrealistic portrayal of life in France, Park told the outlet that it's supposed to be a light-hearted watch, comparing the appeal of the show to candy.

"People can say it's fluff, but we want the show to be fun," she said. "It's candy, right? It's unhealthy, but everyone likes it."

Park also opened up about being diagnosed with cancer at age 15. Shape reports that the actress had acute myeloid leukemia, which Cleveland Clinic describes as a blood cancer that begins in the bone marrow. According to the clinic, AML is one of the most common types of leukemia in adults, accounting for about one in three adult leukemia diagnoses.

The actress said six rounds of chemotherapy and an eight-month hospital stay made her realize how strong she is.

"I think not wanting to be defined by that has made me who I am today. It definitely made me more resilient, but I think I was always like that," she said. "I think it made me more solution-driven rather than, 'Let's sit on this problem.'"

"Emily in Paris" returns to Netflix for a third season on December 21.