By Charlene Chua

After five years of staying on the sidelines, it’s finally Chris Tong’s turn to shine.

The soft-spoken Malaysian actress and MediaCorp part-timer recently received her first nomination for the Star Awards, and it’s a meaty one.

Tong, 30, is up for Best Actress for her lead role in the Channel 8 year-end blockbuster period drama The Journey: A Voyage.

Tong said that she is under no pressure to win Best Actress because she is the underdog.

The other nominees are Caldecott Hill’s popular stars like Chen Liping (The Dream Makers), Jeanette Aw (The Dream Makers), Rebecca Lim (Sudden) and Rui En (The Dream Makers).

Source: Asia One, The New Paper

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