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Star Awards 2015 Nominees

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Life is Beautiful

Life is Beautiful 初一的心愿 debuts 05 March 2015 9pm on Channel 8.

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By Jocelyn Lee

Of love letters and love lives

“Sometimes 50 of us (from my extended family) go karaoke, it’s very fun. I also like to go Chinatown with my family during CNY and just bask in the atmosphere. As for the questions about my love life, I do “tai chi”, saying, ‘Oh I cannot decide between Rui En and Jeanette Aw.’”

– Elvin Ng uses his on-screen love interests’ names in vain during CNY

Source: The New Paper

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By Joanna Goh

RBKD: Rui En shares that she has a very close relationship with her family and they would just chat about random subjects, instead of work topics, during visiting sessions. Her favourite CNY snack is bak kwa.

Source: Xinmsn

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By May Seah

RBKD: In Life is Beautiful, Rui En plays main the protagonist Chuyi, a happy-go-lucky, selfless ingenue whose life is affected by illness. When asked which cartoon character Chuyi resembled the most, she replied Dora The Explorer. She finds playing it cute is much harder than it looks as she does not want to overdo it.

Rui En finds it a huge relief to be in Life is Beautiful right after filming Against The Tide as it would be too depressing for her to have two intense roles back-to-back.

Life is Beautiful 初一的心愿 debuts 05 March 2015 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: TODAY

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RBKD: C.L.I.F. 3 is the second most-watched local 9pm drama in 2014, with an average of 1.04 million viewers a night. There was a general increase in viewership for Channel 8 dramas, with the Top 10 dramas recording at least 930,000 viewers on average per night. In comparison, last year’s top drama, C.L.I.F. 2, had an average viewership of 901,000 a night.

Source: Channelnewsasia

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Xinmsn (Eng): Joanna Goh
Xinmsn (Chi): 郑慧玲

RBKD: C.L.I.F. 3 is the second most-watched local 9pm Channel dramas of 2014, with an average of reach of 1.04 million viewers. Against The Tide comes in seven placing with an average reach of 937,000. Ranking of programmes are calculated based on the average number of viewers aged 4+ in a calendar year. All figures are inclusive of non-linear statistics which include xinmsn catch-up and Toggle where available.

Rank 排行	Title 节目名称	P4+ Average Reach 平均观众人数
1	Three Wishes 三个愿望	1,056,000
2	C.L.I.F. 3 警徽天职3	1,044,000
3	The Caregivers MISSY 先生	1,020,000
4	Blessings 祖先保佑	1,002,000
5	The Journey: Tumultuous Times 信约：动荡的年代	994,000
6	World At Your Feet 球在你脚下	963,000
7	Against The Tide 逆潮	937,000
8	Soup of Life 砂煲肉骨茶	932,000
9	In the Name of Love 最爱是ä½	930,000
10	Spice Up 幸福料理	930,000

Source: Xinmsn English | Chinese

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By Joanna Goh
Photos: Dion Tang
Videos: Vina Chia

RBKD: Rui En plays a kidney patient, Shen Chuyi in Life is Beautiful, who is given a second chance of life after undergoing a successful kidney transplant operation. In the show, she can be seen rattling off calorie-related figures which she finds it a challenge to remember the lines and numbers. Nonetheless, that’s also the beauty of the character as that’s her way of showing her love.

Rui En finds it a huge relief and great joy to act in Life is Beautiful after filming Against The Tide as Chuyi, a happy-go-lucky kidney patient is the complete opposite with Qiu Xueqing.

Apart from the joy working with her co-stars, it was also a sobering experience for Rui En when she visited the NKF Dialysis Centre. Speaking to kidney patients as part of her preparation for the role was an eye-opener in many ways.

Another meaningful aspect of working on a projects like Life is Beautiful and and C.L.I.F. would be the career reaffirmation she gets from educating the public via her roles.

When asked what would Rui En do if she is given a second chance in life, she replied that she’d be less selfish and try her best every day to be a better person.

Life is Beautiful 初一的心愿 debuts 05 March 2015 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: Xinmsn

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10 Questions with Rui En

The perennially popular MediaCorp actress and face of cosmetics giant L’Oreal shares her outlook on change, her career and what’s up in the new year.

Did you manage to stick to 2014’s new year resolution (what was it?) and what’s your resolution for 2015?

I never make new year’s resolutions. I just try to be a better person every day, one step at a time.

What’s your worst habit or character trait that you would like to change?

Procrastination.

You’ve recently starred in your first baddie role in Against The Tide. What’s the next step in pushing the envelope?

I would love to say otherwise but complex roles for females are extremely rare in Singapore. I would jump at any chance to try anything I have never done before.

Your profession is all about change. How do you plan to reinvent yourself in the coming year?

Reinvention just for the sake of it is ultimately futile. Reinvention should be a natural progress as an artiste matures.

You’ve focused most of your time on acting so far. Is singing something you would like to do more of in the future? Which gives you more satisfaction?

I’d love to do both at the same time. They are two very different art forms and give different kinds of satisfaction.

Describe your fashion style. Is your taste constantly evolving or do you have a more or less fixed look that you stick to?

It’s constantly evolving. In my daily life off-screen, I am highly mood driven. Sometimes I’ll feel like wearing a dress or putting on red lipstick. Other times I stick religiously to the Singaporean uniform – tees, shorts and slippers. Singaporean and proud.

Which city/country do you most want to visit this year?

I would like to explore Europe more.

What new skill/hobby do you hope to learn and why?

Art appreciation and history. I simply just fell in love with Monet and Michelangelo.

If your slate for the entire year is suddenly cleared, what’s the first few things you would want to do?

Make travel plans.

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Scene & Heard Pages 20 & 21

RBKD: Besides the nomination list, 8 Days listed 5 main areas to note including Joanne Peh’s double nominations which was unexpected to them. They wondered if she might pull a Judi Dench stunt for “Shakespeare in Love” whereby the latter won an Oscars for a mere nine minutes’ performance.

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