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This book would be released at Bookfest 2011.

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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

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Caldecott Hill’s ice princess will be ditching her cold and frosty persona to embrace all things girlish and fluffy for A Tale of Two Cities

Text & Photos: Joanna Goh
Video: Fiona Lin & Tay Yixuan

Last seen as the crime-busting, ass-kicking tough cookie in the police and thief drama series, Unriddle, Caldecott Hill’s ice princess will be trading her revolver and holster for high heels and frilly dresses in her upcoming role for Ch 8 rom-com series, A Tale of Two Cities.

Think Elle Woods in Legally Blonde with her pet Chihuahua, Bruce. Rui En will make a 360-degree change and embrace all things pretty and kawaii for her willful heiress character, Zhang Ya Le.

To complete the overall getup, the 29-year-old went the extra mile and “for the first time in my life”, purchased a Hello Kitty pouch, dubbing it “a little bag” for her cellphone in the show.

At the trailer shoot for the upcoming drama, we were shell shocked — in a good way — by Rui En’s radical makeover. Sporting beautifully curled tresses, the tomboyish one who swears by “shorts and slippers” was dressed in a flouncy bejeweled frock, three-inch heels, donned a diamante headband and had acrylic nails to top it off.

On the set of the trailer shoot with Pierre Png

Talking about her new role, the cool chick suffered an “anxiety attack” when she first received the show’s script and likened it to having a curveball thrown in her face, during an interview with xinmsn. To get in-tune with her inner city chick, Rui En religiously pored through series like Sex and the City and Gossip Girl.

“Whenever I do a show, I’ll have the mannerisms for awhile and it’s very embarrassing! She’s very expressive and very drama [on her character’s antics]!” she gushed in mortification and chuckled.

Sharing on the crew’s impression of her makeover, she said, “The first time one of them saw me, his reaction was like that (mimicking a jaw-dropped look).”

Citing her tolerance level for bling, dresses, and heels to be worn only at press conferences, events or the annual Star Awards, the un-girly girl even sought tips from her fellow co-star, Joanne Peh, whom she calls a “girly bubbly princess girl” and a “really good reference”.

“I told myself when this show broadcasts, I might not watch it ‘cos I feel so embarrassed,” laughed Rui En.

Despite her cool exterior, this actress was given a wide berth of opportunities to play a myriad of characters in her acting career and had to “work very hard” to earn it.

“People were like ‘she can only do certain cool roles’ and I had to work two times harder,” she said.

Rui En in her towering heels

Choosing to play her character with a “larger than life” drama queen personality, the Nanyang Technology University business graduate is open to “anything challenging” and will not veer from feminine roles.

Setting the record straight, she quips “There are only certain scenes that I will not do.”

Unconsciously flicking her hair demurely from time to time during the interview and trailer shoot, Rui En was clearly immersed in character.

“Beyond the very embarrassing mannerisms influence, I actually realize that skirts are quite comfortable,” she chuckled and adds, “I guess I might be more open to skirts after this.”

Catch Rui En in A Tale of Two Cities when it debuts on Valentine’s Day next year.

Source: Xinmsn

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She talks about her growing rapport with co-actress Rui En and responds to critiques made on her recent debut as a variety host on The Activist’s Journey.

Text & Photos: Joanna Goh
Video: Fiona Lin

After a six-month hiatus from television, Joanne Peh will return as a materialistic and unscrupulous model in the upcoming rom-com Ch 8 drama series, A Tale of Two Cities.

Sharing the screen with Rui En, for the first time, Joanne’s experience with her fellow Caldecott Hill Princess has been nothing short of pleasant and comfortable. The NTU graduate revealed in an interview with xinmsn that an unspoken understanding and rapport had formed between the both of them though the two starlets share little onscreen time together.

“She’s a woman of little words and we can click pretty well whenever there’s a common topic shared between us. We won’t try to intentionally create talking points but that’s not to say we are aloof and cold around each other,” said the 28-year-old on their “hard to come by” chemistry at work.

A Tale of Two Cities debuts on Valentines’ Day 2011.

Source: Xinmsn

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It’s the new April drama ‘Happy Together 快乐3加1′ and we get to see 瑞恩 Rui En doing something not very ‘Rui En’ this time… In this 35 eps family drama, Rui En is no longer the usual strong headed independent woman but a…

She will take on the role of a very nice good gal who wanted love so much she ended up marrying someone (starring 张振寰 Zhang Zhen Huan) she doesn’t love when her boyfriend dumped her for some other hot chick…

She becomes this poor little daughter-in-law who gets herself sucked into the messy relationship with a weak hubby and a strong headed mother-in-law (向云 Xiang Yun). Her worst nightmare comes in the presence of a super jealous and scheming sister-in-law (许美珍 Cynthia Koh) who is all out to ‘crush Rui En like a cockroach’… This poor young thing even kenna chased out of the house and suffered a miscarriage…

Cynthia Koh is handed this particular role which will probably get all the attention of the viewers as ‘the ultimate nightmarish daughter-in-law from hell’! She is married into 方展发 Pierre Png’s family running a catering business. She has a dark past which will threaten to ruin her and her new found happiness. Her role contributes to the many tribulations that will happen to this family…

Besides 瑞恩 Rui En, 张振寰 Zhang Zhen Huan, 许美珍 Cynthia Koh, 方展发 Pierre Png and 向云 Xiang Yun, this family drama also stars 李心钰 Belinda Lee, 林明伦 Darren Lim, 苏志诚 Calvin Soh, 洪乙心 Apple Hong, 刘谦益 Richard Low, 曹国辉 Terence Cao, 潘淑钦 May Phua, etc.

‘Happy Together 快乐3加1′ debuts 11 April 2011.

Source: BaguaTV

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续《血蝴蝶》精彩的落幕，我们会带给大家一部警匪剧–《最火搭档》！

饰演这部剧有2010年新加坡e乐大赏，e乐人气本地电视女演员瑞恩，还有特别为《最火搭档》瘦身改造的陈莉萍！除了这两位女演员之外，也有资深男演员郑斌辉、郑各评、陈泰铭等人演出，让这部剧显得更精彩。

瑞恩饰演一位带领下属破案的长官小曼，而在追踪一班人口贩运疑犯时认出正仪（陈莉萍饰）的背影。其实正仪是小曼的同事，雨泽长官（郑斌辉饰）安排到此人蛇集团当卧底的警官。小曼在调查几件谋杀案、身份盗窃案和失踪案后，发现其实一连串的案件背后隐藏着一段15年前的秘密。为了查出真相，小曼和正仪这对最火搭档决定合作，找出雨泽，找出真凶。

收视率受好评的《最火搭档》将在10月5日，每逢星期一至星期四晚上10点，全马首播！

p/s: 听说瑞恩在其中一幕拍摄受伤前，剧里的动作特技都是她请自上阵的哦！陈莉萍也成功突破以往的阿嫂形象，演出正仪这个角色！

After the much loved drama “Injustice”, we’re keeping the adrenaline rush with a crime investigation drama “Unriddle”!

On board “Unriddle” is 2010 Singapore Entertainment Awards’ Most Popular TV Actress Rui En, and the all new edgy looking Chen Li Ping. Alongside these leading ladies are the charming actors Tay Ping Hui, Zheng Ge Ping, Rayson Tan and more, making the series all the more interesting to watch.

Rui En plays a serious, no-nonsense police detective called Xiaoman, who heads a police team of her own. While uncovering a case a human trafficking, she recognizes one of the suspects as Zhengyi (played by Chen Li Ping), but is unable to bring her to justice. Little did Xiaoman know that Zhengyi is actually an undercover policewoman, placed in the gang of human traffickers by fellow police detective Yuze (Tay Ping Hui).

As Xiaoman slowly delves into homicides, identity theft and missing peoples cases, she soon realizes that all these cases lead to an unsolved mystery dating back to 15 years. The unlikely pair Xiaoman and Zhengyi team up to unriddle the case involving Yuze, who seems to be the prime suspect of it all.

Garnering high ratings from Singapore viewers, “Unriddle” will be premiering in Malaysiafor the first time on 5th October 2010. The series will be aired every Monday to Thursday at 10pm!

p/s: Rui En was said to have done the stunts on her own until her injury from one of the filmed scenes prohibited her from doing so. Chen Li Ping also manages to break away from her old image and does a great job playing the tough cookie Zhengyi.

Source: NTV7

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Don’t you think her image for our new drama “Tale of the Two Cities” 《乐在双城》is so Blair Waldorf (from Gossip Girls)?
Also, at the same time, it is so not Rui En…

Check this out!

RuiEn,”Aiyo, this is so GG! How to act cute? (while posing for some shots) Can teach me some?”

Source: 8gg

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1. Scene & Heard – She did what in that?
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4) In Unriddle, Rui En was last seen doing this, while clad in this Zara black blazer ($129)…
A. Rolling out of bed – the girl practically lives, breathes and sleeps in monotones.
B. Cracking crime scenes, crushing the egos of male CID colleagues, then hanging their CID passes around her neck like a gold medal.
C. Going for a bank job interview.

2. Get Out – Others
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Bazaar Sale at MediaCorp
Discounted clothing that has been worn in MediaCorp TV’s productions, including pieces worn by Rui En in Unriddle and Felicia Chin in No Limits, are on sale.

Sept 4, 10am – 3pm
Basement 1, MediaCorp Public Carpark, Andrew Road.

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