By Gwendolyn Ng

Rui En has been blaming herself since she knocked over a motorcycle https://t.co/R3hfXAvtys https://t.co/DH2YKd9f0j

— Straits Times Life (@ST_LifeTweets) May 18, 2016

The repentant stance that actress Rui En adopted at the recent Star Awards, where she apologised for an incident in which she drove and knocked over a parked motorcycle, continued at a press conference on Tuesday (May 17) for a new Channel 8 drama.

The fantasy melodrama is aptly titled If Only I Could…, and its protagonists are given a second chance to go back in time to change their lives for the better.

Rui En, 35, says: “Who doesn’t want second chances? Who doesn’t want to go back in time, amend mistakes and do the right thing? Such sentiments is especially heartfelt for me now.”

The actress was flamed last month for her behaviour in the traffic incident where she asked the motorbike owner, “Do you know who I am?”, a phrase that she later clarified as telling him that she would not run away without taking responsibility for what she had done.

Asked how she would have handled the situation differently if she were given a second chance, she says she does not know.

“Honestly, I’m in a dilemma. Be it mistakes or success, be it peak or hell, whatever we go through makes us who we are today,” she says.

“Initially I thought if I could go back in time, I would definitely do so – not just to half a year ago, but to the time I was a baby. I wanted to start anew. Then I realised that going through suffering may change a person for the better.”

Through this tough period, she has learnt two lessons: to be grateful and to learn how to forgive herself.

“I’ve never expected the unconditional concern, love and help given to me by my family, friends and colleagues. It has taught me not to take the people by my side for granted. I want to give back the love that they’ve showered on me during this period.”

A self-professed perfectionist, she says that she has been heaping blame on herself since the incident and she vomited at the Star Awards last month because stress triggered her existing gastric ailment.

“I’ve realise that I need to adjust (my mindset). I need to learn how to forgive myself and not put too much blame on myself. It has been tough,” she says.

Another problem she is facing – her inability to shed the extra weight gained for her dowdy character Zhen Hao in If Only I Could….

“I’m not young anymore. After I hit 30 years old, my metabolism rate has dropped. Now I don’t lose weight as fast as before,” says Rui En, who had gained about 7kg and does now know how much of that extra weight she has lost because she is afraid of weighing herself.

“I’ve always felt that stepping on the weighing scale is very demoralising when you find out you don’t lose as much as you expected to. I find it counter-productive.”

She is fighting back against talk about her chubbier face, though.

“Women go through a lot. We get criticised for ageing or putting on weight. Why is our society putting so much emphasis on physical appearance? This shouldn’t be the case.”

If Only I Could… premieres on Channel 8 on May 31 at 9pm. It airs on weekdays at 9pm.

RBKD: Click the link for the full article.

This article will also be available on The Straits Times’ Print Edition tomorrow.

Source: Straits Times, CLEO, Lollipop, Her World Singapore

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By Tracy Low

RUI EN IS HAPPIER DESPITE PUTTING ON 7KG FOR ROLE IN NEW SHOW

At yesterday’s press conference for Channel 8 drama If Only I Could, the 35-year-old Rui En looked calm and prepared.

She told The New Paper: “I’m feeling much better and I’ve been taking care of myself after (suffering from gastric) at Star Awards Show 2.

“I’m happier because I’ve realised that there are a lot of people who love me unconditionally and I can’t ask for more than that.”

If Only I Could, which premieres on May 31 at 9pm, stars Rui En as a frumpy auntie and a mother of one, married to Andie Chen’s character.

She travels back in time to 2006 in hopes of rewriting her life.

When asked what aspect of her own life she would do over if she was given a chance, Rui En said: “I would probably not have chosen to be an actress. My speech at Star Awards Show 1 was all about that and I think I have explained a lot.”

HELPFUL

Rui En is moving on from the episode by filming the Channel 8 cop drama C.L.I.F. 4 and Li Nanxing, who plays her on-screen husband, has been especially helpful.

Li himself was involved in a drink driving accident in 1997. He was fined $4,000 and given a 30-month driving suspension.

Rui En said: “In general, work is always something that I can immerse myself in and it helps me forget whatever is going on.

At a media session in March, Rui En had told TNP: “Three things I don’t like working with are babies, animals and calefare.”

Now, she takes back every word after falling in love with her young co-star.

“You just need to find the right one to play the role,” she said with a laugh.

In the meantime, Rui En has weightier matters to deal with.

She willingly gained 7kg for If Only I Could, which reportedly wrapped up before Chinese New Year. But she has had difficulty shedding the weight.

So she said it was the last time she would make such a sacrifice for a show. However, her weight gain has made her more aware of fat- and body-shaming.

“I actually felt ashamed initially, even though I knew that it was for the show. But then I realised, ‘Why should I be ashamed?’

“Why should women be judged by their weight, the size of the dress they wear, their age or how much plastic surgery they have done?

“It’s ridiculous,” she said.

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Source: The New Paper, Stomp/Lollipop, AsiaOne

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洪铭铧 报道

“如果回到十年前，你还会想成为艺人吗？”，这是记者会上，记者问瑞恩的其中一个问题。

瑞恩在今年4月份因涉及撞到电单车事件，且在事后说出“你知道我是谁吗？”（Do you know who I am?)而引起轩然大波。

红星大奖致谢词时她为事件道歉，并在台上做90度鞠躬，由始至终并未接受媒体访问。

也许时机不对，也许还没准备好。事隔近一个月，她于今日（17日）为新剧进行宣传，首次接受媒体访问。

记者洪铭铧首先问她，你好吗？她思考半刻，微笑回应”我很好，谢谢大家关心”。

她在访问过程末甚至有些眼泛泪光，是什么问题让她如此感触？

Source: Zaobao

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洪铭铧 报道

翻开陈泂江过去合作的搭档，陈欣淇是继《星洲之夜》《96°C咖啡》后，第三度合作，已成为他合作最多的女对手演员。接下来是欧萱、瑞恩和林慧玲，各两次。

30岁的陈泂江和欧萱、瑞恩、林慧玲的年龄较接近，反而陈欣淇比他小六岁，照理应该跟徐彬、方伟杰、冯伟衷或包勋评配对，怎么陈泂江被监制安排去抢他们的“女朋友”呢？

陈泂江大笑说：“因为我长得很年轻呀！”

谁适合一起陪他运动呢？陈泂江说：“欧萱或瑞恩吧。有一次我传短信问欧萱在做什么，她说在健身房运动，我想，诶！原来她有运动的。至于瑞恩，她身手敏捷，相信我们可以一起约去运动。”

说到唱歌，陈泂江的选择是瑞恩和陈欣淇。“瑞恩是歌手出身嘛！最近我找到她以前的一张唱片，发现她除了唱歌，还有填词，跟我一样，所以也许我们可以合作写歌。我最近才邀欣淇一起在面簿现场演唱呢！”

Source: Zaobao

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By May Seah

Source: TODAY

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夏珊珊 报道

Source: Channel 8 News

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By Tammi Tan

RBKD: Click the link to find out more about Rui En’s thoughts post-accident, on the show and about the congratulatory video from RBKD & fans from around the world for her All Time Favourite award.

This is the said fan-video in the article:

Source: Toggle

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By Rui En

Id like to say thank you to the reporters at the press conference. I know they’ve been given orders to ask me about the incident. Yet all respected that. thank you

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