MANILA -- Some people may not know yet but Shay Mitchell, who is one of the lead stars of the new Netflix series “You,” actually has Filipino roots.

The Hollywood actress has a Filipino mom, who left the Philippines to live abroad at the age of 19. Mitchell has been to the country more than once, her current visit being the third time.

Hence, it was just logical for her to be asked where she plans to bring her “You” co-star Penn Badgely who is also in Manila with her to promote the show.

“I wish [I could bring him around] but we don’t have a lot of time here,” she said in a roundtable interview on Monday. “I can only send up food up to his hotel room. Here’s pan de sal. Here’s pancit.”

Mitchell, however, admitted that she herself “messed up” the first time she ordered Filipino food upon her arrival.

“I had to ask my cousin the other day. I ordered pancit canton but I didn’t want that. I wanted pancit bihon. I ordered lumpiang ubod but that wasn’t what I wanted. I wanted lumpiang shanghai. So now, I am going to order pancit bihon and lumpiang shanghai. I want it fried. When they gave it to me, I was like, what is this?” she said, laughing.

Prior to meeting local and international journalists on Monday, Mitchell had Badgley try the popular Filipino dessert called “halo halo.”

Why.. halo-halo there. Guess Penn finally got his fix 👀 Keep a watch out for more YOU sightings. #NetflixIsHere4YOU pic.twitter.com/BpcTkXY2Fq

— Netflix Philippines (@Netflix_PH) January 14, 2019

Badgley said he likes working and doing press with Mitchell because he feels they are different but they mix so well just like the ingredients of “halo halo.”

While she lived in the United States all her life, Mitchell said she is still fond of certain Filipino dishes.

“I love certain Filipino food, but I am more on the vegetarian side. I don’t do much of the adobo, but I like the sauce on rice. I won’t do the purple egg or the egg that hasn’t hatched yet. That’s a challenge. I am only half Filipino when it comes to that because the other half is like, ‘No sister,’” she said.

LEA SALONGA’S COUSIN

Meanwhile, Mitchell also revealed during the interview that she and Lea Salonga are actually cousins.

She made this revelation when she was asked to share one of her favorite behind-the-scene moments with her co-stars while working on “You.”

“You know, I think the fact that the other girls are obsessed with Broadway and musical theaters, Penn and I not so much, my second cousin is Lea but I don’t share the same talent in voice as she does. I think one of the funny moments was when they all found out,” she said.

Mimicking her co-star's reactions, Mitchell continued, “They were like, ‘That’s your cousin and you haven’t been to Broadway?’”

“I don’t like Broadway, I just don’t. I’m honest about it. I don’t love it. We just don’t share that. But I can appreciate her voice. In 'Aladdin,' hello I love that! But Penn and I would always just be funny on set like (sings) ‘Hi Penn, how are you?’ ‘Shay, I’m great.’ We joke around.” We had the best time on set,” she added.

While the others are always talking about a new musical that they just saw, Mitchell said she and Badgley often end up just talking about other things.

Aside from meeting local and international journalists on Monday, Mitchell and Badgley are also set to hold a fan event at Greenbelt 5 on Tuesday.

The two stars play Joe and Peach, respectively, on “You,” which first season is now streaming on Netflix.