KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — The family of a wedding guest who went viral for grabbing Bella Astillah by the back of her neck to kiss her on the cheek has publicly apologised to the singer-actress.

The woman’s daughter-in-law phoned in to ERA radio station’s 3 Pagi ERA segment to tender the apology after previous attempts to reach Bella through Instagram direct messages went unanswered, Berita Harian reported.

“My entire family would like to apologise for my mother’s excitement. I am truly sorry, as what happened was beyond our expectations. We never expected this to happen,” she said.

“Our whole family tried sending Bella direct messages on Instagram, but there was no response. So, when I happened to see Bella, I immediately called her,” she said in a video posted on Instagram.