From advertising deal to wedding toast: The unlikely love story between a Chinese actress and a coconut milk brand

In early 2026, Chinese actress Xu Dongdong announced her upcoming wedding with actor Yin Ziwei in Harbin — and somehow, the real star of the ceremony became coconut milk 🥥💍.

Xu revealed that her wedding’s official drink would be Coconut Palm Group coconut milk, complete with a custom “newlywed limited edition” can. The design stayed aggressively on-brand: bold blue background, loud white text, and a wedding photo of the couple in traditional red outfits. The slogan printed front and center? “From drinking it single to drinking it married.” Subtle was never the goal 😂.

Online, reactions were instant. Some people thought the can looked AI-generated. Others assumed it was a bootleg product. Xu shut that down by personally posting and pinning the design on her social media, confirming it was 100% real — and very intentional.

For longtime fans, the move made perfect sense. Xu has been the face of Coconut Palm since 2012, when she was still unknown. She reportedly impressed founder Wang Guangxing with one honest line during an audition: “I’ve been drinking this since I was a kid.” Fourteen years later, neither side ever switched partners.

In a celebrity world obsessed with short-term hype, this wasn’t just branding. It was loyalty — served ice-cold, in a very loud can 🥥✨.