by Kwok Kar Peng
Princess or Queen?
These are all labels, said Peh, who was called one of the Seven Princesses of MediaCorp, along with Felicia Chin, Fiona Xie, Jeanette Aw, Rui En, Dawn Yeoh and Jesseca Liu.
She became known as the next Queen of Caldecott Hill after four of the actresses left MediaCorp.
Peh stressed: “I’d rather work for something more substantial and real, like a role, than for a label.
“I’ve just returned from a holiday in London and there, terms like ‘princess’ and ‘queen’ are very real.
Here, they are just name tags in entertainment.”
Source: Asiaone
Categorised in asiaone.com.
By Charlene Chua
November 10, 2010
HE BELIEVES he’s a star-maker.
That’s why he doesn’t understand why he hasn’t been given the chance to make young talent shine.
David Gan, owner of Passion Hair Salon and ‘mother’ to some of MediaCorp’s biggest stars like Fann Wong and Zoe Tay, is upset that artiste managers are no longer sending their young MediaCorp charges to him for hair styling services.
A spokesman for MediaCorp told The New Paper in an e-mail: ‘There is no such ban on David Gan. In fact, our make-up unit is working with him on his salon’s sponsorship of services for (new TV drama) Love In Two Cities which is currently in production.’
Hype Records boss Ken Lim, who signed popular MediaCorp princesses Jeanette Aw and Rui En, said he believes hard work is what contributed to both their successes – and that should be what young artistes should focus on.
He said: ‘Rui En and Jeanette’s success did not come overnight. Between them, there’s been 20 years of hard work.
‘Whether a star makes it or not depends on more than just a hairstyle or looks as looks are subjective.
‘It’s all about their attitude and commitment to their work. You can have the best managers and stylists but there’ll be no point if you don’t work hard yourself.’
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So who’s doing whose hair? Here’s a list of local celebs and their crimpers of choice
KIM ROBINSON
Haircut by Kim: $2,580
Haircut by stylists that do artistes’ hair: $238 – $700
Dai Yang Tian
Jeanette Aw
Rui En
Andrea Fonseka
Source: The New Paper, Asiaone
Categorised in A Tale of 2 Cities 乐在双城, asiaone.com, The New Paper.
瑞恩 不熟
说到七公主当中的“冷面公主”瑞恩，荣少说他跟对方合作《吃吃面包谈谈情》，但基本上两人并不熟络。
Chinese compere and host Desmond Koh has nothing but praise for actress Fiona Xie.
Besides revealing about Fiona, Desmond also recently spilled the beans about six other local actresses in a Lianhe Wanbao report last week – namely, Jeannette Aw, Felicia Chin, Joanne Peh, Jesseca Liu, Rui En and Dawn Yeoh.
On Rui En:
Desmond sad: “Although we have worked together before, I don’t know her very well.”
Source: Wanbao, Asiaone
Categorised in asiaone.com, Wanbao, 七公主 7 Princesses.
Source:The Straits Times, Asiaone
Categorised in asiaone.com, The Straits Times.
By boon chan
Top actress Zoe Tay has critiqued seven of MediaCorp’s most popular young actresses in an interview with a fashion magazine.
On Rui En: “She is totally different from the rest. She has character and a bit of a temper, like an ice queen. Not everyone will like her. But what we have to admit is that she leaves a deep impression.”
Source: The Straits Times, Asiaone
Categorised in asiaone.com, The Straits Times, 七公主 7 Princesses.
Out of MediaCorp’s seven princesses, Felicia and Jesseca Liu are the only ones who have been guests on CelebriTea Break.
It was recently reported that Jeanette Aw and Rui En rejected requests to be on the show because they are not fluent in Mandarin.
Source: The New Paper, Asiaone
Categorised in asiaone.com, The New Paper, 七公主 7 Princesses.
Wed, Mar 11, 2009
ST, AsiaOne
THIS year’s Singapore Day will be celebrated on a bigger scale despite the economic downturn.
In fact, the one-day event to be held on April 25 at Hampton Court Palace, southwest of Central London, will cost more than double that of last year’s in Melbourne.
‘We asked ourselves whether we should continue with organising this event given the economic downturn. We went through the analyses, assessment, videos and feedback of overseas Singaporeans and we felt the firm response is yes we need to go ahead,’ said Ms Quah Ley Hoon, Director, Overseas Singaporean Unit (OSU), at a media briefing on Wednesday.
With the theme of “Relook, Refresh & Reconnect”, overseas Singaporeans will experience a slice of home through Singaporean sights, sounds and tastes.
Creative Director for Singapore Day 2009, Mr Eric Khoo, said: “I want to create a happy fun-filled environment that overseas Singaporeans could connect to – local icons re-fashioned in a pop art sort of way. And for the entertainment, I could not resist pulling in some of Singapore’s finest artistes.”
They will be able to enjoy homegrown humour by local artistes like Dim Sum Dollies, Hossan Leong, Jack Neo and blogger Mr Brown, and sway to songs by singer Rui En and Singapore Idol Taufik Batisah.
Authentic local delights such as chicken rice, roti prata, char kway teow and satay will be specially prepared by hawkers chosen by Makansutra.
About Singapore Day
Singapore Day is a signature event to engage Overseas Singaporeans and help them stay connected with one another and with Singapore. It is organised in cities with a significant number of Overseas Singaporeans. The inaugural Singapore Day held in New York in 2007 attracted 6,000 attendees, while the second in Melbourne in 2008 had 11,000 participants. There are an estimated 40,000 Singaporeans in the United Kingdom.
For more information and to register for entry, go to www.SingaporeDay.sg
Source: AsiaOne News
Categorised in asiaone.com, Singapore Day 2009, The Straits Times.
