It was a tough fight between the two actresses who have shone through their roles and proved their mettle with a diverse range of acting roles the past year

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Star Awards Show 1 was a clash of the titans, and in this case we’re referring to the titanic fan bases commanded by both Rui En and Jeanette Aw.

In a heated online voting race — powered by xinmsn — held over the past few weeks, both starlet’s have been running neck-to-neck with each other for the Most Favourite Female Character award with Rui En leading for three straight weeks.

Thanks to her fans’ relentless voting, Rui En walked home with the coveted trophy of Most Favourite Female Character last night for her role as the happy-go-lucky Yang Xiao Dong in Happy Family. In a backstage interview with xinmsn, Rui En appeared rather overwhelmed by her win.

“I totally didn’t expect this. I don’t know what I have done to deserve it,” said the actress who had zero expectations on the outcome of the award ceremony.

Heartened and touched by her fans’ support and voting efforts, Rui En shared that she feels “guilty” whenever she sees her fans putting in so much efforts for her and called them her “energy force”.

While she appreciates their hard work and dedication, the actress prefers her fans to invest their time and energy in more meaningful deeds such as charity work.

“I can only say that my hard work now is to repay them [for their support]. My stress level [to perform well] is increasing,” she said.

After breaking the perception that she can only tackle “cool roles”, Rui En’s star is well on the rise with a packed 2011 filled with back-to-back drama serials. Decked in Hermes from head-to-toe, she felt that Jeanette Aw was her closest rival in this category because of the latter’s “huge fan base”.

Commenting on her win over Jeanette who bagged last year’s Favourite Female Character award, Rui En honestly quipped, “No matter what award I win, I still have to work hard. I am getting even more and more stress now [with all these recognition]. I have bigger shoes to fill now.”

While Jeanette failed to clinch the Most Favourite Female Character award for her role as Yang Nianqing in Breakout, the actress did not walk home empty-handed last night. Her melodramatic onscreen pairing with Christopher Lee as the downtrodden lawyer, Situ Dongcheng, in Breakout touched many and bagged them a win for Favourite On-screen couple (drama).

The Breakout actress was all smiles as she magnanimously congratulated Rui En on her win.

I’m not [upset] over the loss. I actually feel very happy. This award is a big encouragement to whoever wins it. I would like to congratulate her here.”

Source: Xinmsn

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