Koni Lui exposed Niki Chow loves her husband

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Koni Lui exposed Niki Chow loves her husband 

TVB series Policewoman's Love Battlefield lead actress Niki Chow hosted a 3 table end-of-filming dinner on behalf of lead actor Michael Tse, who is currently busy shooting for a Mainland series in Hengdian. The cast and crew including Mandy Wong, Grace Wong, Queenie Chu, and Koni Lui attended. Koni brought her husband Dickson Wong along with her to the dinner, she laughed: "Because Niki said my husband is handsome, and really likes him, so I purposely told him to come along. Niki even asked my husband to introduce his brothers to her." 

As for getting exposed to love Koni's husband, Niki laughed: "Actually I just heard Koni say 'Lo Gong, Lo Gong' (husband), so I'm just following her and calling him that too! I already knew her husband back when we were working as models. (Did you tell Koni to introduce guys to you?) Doesn't matter, I'm single now, but I'm not saying I'm a 'left behind girl', just I don't have a partner yet."

Sheren Tang, Ada Choi, Moses Chan at 'War and Beauty II' costume fitting

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Sheren Tang, Ada Choi, Moses Chan at 'War and Beauty II' costume fitting 

Yesterday Ada Choi, Sheren Tang, Alice Chan, Tracy Ip, Moses Chan and Kenny Wong attended the costume fitting for TVB new series War and Beauty II. The sequel has been completely repackaged with a whole new story, the relationships are tangled and complicated. Sheren will continue being the 'Yue Fei' in this series, but her role will be more friendly than the last series. She'll often have to help her younger sister Christine Ng patch things up for no particular reason. As far as her relationships go, she will be connected with a mixture of people including the harem's nanny Ada Choi and the playboy Chinese opera performer Moses Chan. In the Sales Presentation clip, a bed scene between Ada and Sheren was seen. Regarding this, Sheren said: "I believe we don't have those scenes anymore." Producer Jonathan Chik also said there won't be homosexual topics in the series. 

It was rumored because the homosexual element clashes with Sheren's religion, Christianity, so she didn't really want to promote brokeback relationships and declined to do the scenes. The script had to be modified to accommodate her. She said a little upset: "No! Don't ask about these things, there's none. It's strange talking about this stuff. We, artists are very passive." She expressed the 'Yue Fei' in this series is a conservative person, and will not be frank about her relationships, so the series will rely on spiritual interactions. This has become her greatest challenge, Sheren laughed: "The most difficult is having to interact spiritually (i.e. using eyes), luckily I personally trained myself pretty well in the past few years." 

Ada does not mind brokeback scenes 

Ada is also Christian, but she said she hasn't received the script yet, so she doesn't know the direction of her relationships. However, she does not mind filming a brokeback relationship because she has done it before. She said each individual has their own limit, she will respect and admire as well respect all decisions made by Christians: "In fact, I don't accept ghost series or I may not even shoot intense bed scenes with men. Will have to see what the story line is trying to convey. If it's an vague sister relationship, then I can accept." She also laughed and said perhaps because she's a mother now, so this time she gets to play a nanny role. 

Housing investment, not moving to a smaller home 

It was reported Ada had to move from a big to a smaller house because of her mother, who loves to gamble. She clarified that because her husband wanted to use the savings to invest in real estate, but encountered high housing prices and when they placed in their deposits, the offer price was countered: "How can we live in a 500 square feet house! Aside from the children debt, we have no other debts. We are one happy family. My relationship with my mother is great. If the media wants to take pictures of my mother and I, then I can't help it, but please be fair to her, I don't want to comment too much."

Sharon Chan praises Fala Chen: She can be a scriptwriter

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Sharon Chan praises Fala Chen: She can be a scriptwriter 

Fala Chen, Sharon Chan and Roger Kwok attended the promotional event to TVB new series Queens of Diamonds and Hearts that will premiere on Monday. When Fala from 'East Palace' meets Sharon from the 'West Palace' to fight for the Emperor Roger, the actual 'East Palace Empress' Cindy Au crashes the scene with Roger's son Brad Kwok. The little Brad kept calling his father 'On Jai' and completely stole the two Empresses limelight! 

Fala appeared in her Chung Mo Yim costume, she complained that the makeup takes so long to put on: "It takes a whole hour just to draw in the eyebrows!" As it was rumored Fala acted as if she's the 'Big Sister' teaching Sharon how to act and led to them being on bad terms? Fala denied: "On my birthday, Sharon and Christine Ng celebrated with me. (What did your boyfriend give you?) He came along too, and brought a birthday cake with him. (Gift?) Secret."

Sharon also clarified that she and Fala are like sisters: "We go out shopping together in private life. Earlier Fala cooked Western dishes for me to eat. (Did she teach you acting?) No, we just come up with ideas together! Fala really has talent for comedy, she can be a scriptwriter." 

As for Roger, he reveals 4 year old son Brad calls him 'On Jai' at home: "He's just following what his mom calls me. I won't be a strict father, but instead have a relationship with him as if we are friends. If he wants, he can even flip the house upside down, so he really clings onto me. (Go for another baby?) Nope! That's enough." Roger also explained the reason why he took his son to this event: "Because he doesn't know I'm an actor, so when he watched the promotion clips, he always asks me why I'm vomiting. So, I decided to take him along with me to work, and later I will bring my 8 month old younger son out too." 

Also, Louis Yuen and Oscar Leung both mocked Henry Tang and Sir Donald Tsang (HK politicians). Oscar said: "The King has both a East and West palace, then would it be considered a lack of feelings?" Louis joked: "But the King has a shoulder bone and a backbone." The two then joked that the King's dungeon has red wine and a horse carriage to travel around the world. Soon after, even Roger came along and joked with them: "We would all get red wine as gifts then! Haha!"

Elaine Yiu enters 10th year in industry, acting gradually matures

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Elaine Yiu enters 10th year in industry, acting gradually matures

In a blink of an eye, TVB 'little FaDan' Elaine Yiu is entering her 10th year in the industry. What hasn't changed is her baby face, but what has changed is her acting has matured. We see that there are more and more new talents bouncing out behind her, but Elaine remains calm: "Love and career are the same, can be found but not sought!"

Elaine entered the industry 10 years ago, by her young and pure look, she was casted in several young idol series or roles as the younger sisters. In 2006, she was offered the lead actress role in Safe Guards co-starring Steven Ma. It was then when people started noticing her. Last year she participated in the average-rated series Bottled Passion, and got favorable criticism: "There were many people around me that told me I did very well. The series had a lot of sentimental scenes that had to be expressed from within the heart. The script was written very well, so I was able to easily get into character." In the series, she sacrificed everything because she loved Raymond Wong's role. As a Scorpio, Elaine is the same in real life, she is willing to sacrifice everything for love: "Sometimes acting is similar to life. Life is an experience. I've been emotionally hurt before too, so when there are areas of similarities in the role, it would be easier for me to act it out. Some of the dialogue, I was able to easily grasp the feeling." Elaine disclosed over a year ago, she went through a very profound relationship, but there was nothing that could be done to move forward, so it ended in a break up. Later, she couldn't focus on work, but after getting through that stage, she felt she was really stupid. Looking back, she feels the most important is her own feelings.

"Jump Off A Building" A Breakthrough

Elaine is naturally born with baby face, until today she still plays a lot of pitiful young girl roles, but didn't know she could be so bad! This year in the new series Policewoman's Love Battlefield, she plays a foolish woman: "Perhaps I look pitiful. Before, I always get those roles that gets bullied, but this time it's a breakthrough. They told me I had to be a crazy woman, it's quite challenging actually because there is no definition of crazy, it is boundless!" Elaine's role is a tragic character, she will be putting things on fire, playing with rats, jumping from buildings, burning cars... her personality is extreme. The disorder brings out the problems in society, she smiled and said her costume really stands out and it cannot be tied to the word "beauty" at all. However, the most challenging is that she had to play with rats: "I'm really afraid of rats! When I was shooting the scene, I had to hold the rat too! I was still really frightened after shooting that scene."

Take it seriously, no more 'playing'

In a blink of an eye, Elaine had filmed 20+ series over the 10 years she's been in the industry. She slowly turned her interest in acting into a career. From the beginning when she thought of acting was just for fun, but now she will put efforts into studying her roles and learn by interactions. She will no longer use the attitude of "play" to go handle acting. Instead, she replaces the playful attitude with a professional one. She takes it in the form of a serious pondering style: "In the past, I never thought that much when I'm acting. I just thought it was really fun, but now I have another type of experience, I want to really put my heart into shooting each and every series, shoot a good series and really do well on the role. It's a great sense of achievement, makes me very happy and I can get more into my work!" Earlier she collaborated with TV King Wayne Lai in new series The King Makers, she was very grateful of his advice: "He taught me what acting is, and even talked a little bit about his life experiences. Acting is not about following some method because then it won't have substance. I had a lot of scenes opposite of Wayne, he helped me analyze, like for example there was one scene where I had to be able express the emotions with rhythm, can really push up the feelings!"

The wave behind pushes the wave ahead. The rising 'little FaDan', Mandy Wong is a good example as she recently gained popularity after her role as Kwan Yee So in L'Escargot. Elaine believed that everything is about the right timing: "For example, the broadcast periods of the two series and L'Escargot initially was a more superior series. Some things, you have to slowly save up. I really want to be like Mandy Wong too, having a role that helps me gain popularity, but if it's not yours, then there is no way you can force it!" At the moment, Elaine's favorite performance is the one in Bottled Passion. The happiest is that her family supports her by tuning in every night, and that is a great source of encouragement for her.

Epilogue: Want to borrow sperm to have children

Elaine has been others' bridesmaid so much that she's getting numb. She hopes to be married by age 35, and more importantly is to hurry and have children: "If when the time comes, I don't have a partner, perhaps I could just go find a handsome guy and borrow his sperm to have a child. Well I have to see if I have that capability at that time, and if there is time for me to look after the child. Can really give it a try!"

 

Felix Wong & Maggie Cheung CityTelecom's First Brother/Sister for Groundbreaking ceremony

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Felix Wong & Maggie Cheung CityTelecom's First Brother/Sister for Groundbreaking ceremony

City Telecom (H.K.) Limited ("City Telecom") held a Groundbreaking Ceremony for its TV & Multimedia Production Centre ("The Centre") located in Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate. Artistes including Ms. Maggie Cheung, Mr. Felix Wong, Mr. Frankie Lam, Ms. Bernice Liu, Ms. Prudence Liew, Mr. John Chiang, Mr. Yuen Wah, Ms. Leila Tong, Ms. Lisa Lui, Mr. Kelvin Kwan, Mr. Felix Lok, Ms. Maria Chen, Ms. Rain Lau, and emcees Ms. Catherine Chow and Mr. Benji Chiang attended to show their support. (Source: CNNMoney)

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Felix Wong, who was said to be CTI's 'First Brother', expressed yesterday he signed the contract last week and will first shoot first shoot a science fiction detective series. He said: "I already discussed with the director, and it's going to be quite difficult to film because we don't want to use too much special effects. (Is the scriptwriter and director former TVB employees?) I know them all. We can easily communicate and it's a new environment here. There aren't many restrictions, so they can all really use their imaginations."

Earlier Felix criticized TVB as 'Totally Very Bad', he was asked how he would described his new company? He spoke in HK-style English: "Can Do Independence. Mr. Wong (Ricky Wong) gives us a lot of room to develop and we can work independently too." Asked if he will invite his good brother Michael Miu over too? He said: "I think they already discussed before. Each individual has their own ambitions, he still has a contract with TVB. He said himself he wants to observe more first."

As for CTI 'First Sister', Maggie Cheung she expressed she will start working for the new company in the next half year. She'll be collaborating with Patrick Tam and Prudence Liew in the new series. She said: "There's a lot of freedom collaborating with Mr. Wong. There are no set years in the contract, just discuss one series at at ime. After completing one series, if I'm happy, then we can collaborate again. (More attractive than TVB?) No need to say it! We all understand TVB's policies can't be changed overnight and I want to find a place suitable for myself." She expressed at the present time she won't be considering TVB, but does not guarentee that there won't be opportunities to collaborate again in the future.

Frankie Lam signed a two year contract and expressed he'll have more time to stay in HK. He greatly praised the new company having high degree of freedom. 

Tavia Yeung steals a touch on Him Law's built body

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Tavia Yeung steals a touch on Him Law's built body

Tavia Yeung, Him Law, Kenneth Ma and Mandy Wong attended TVB series The Hippocratic Crush promotional event yesterday. It was announced at the event that last week the series averaged at 30 points and peaked at 33 points.

When Him mentioned the diving scene that broadcast last night, where he only appeared on-screen with swim trunks, Him felt his body figure was much more fit than now. Him said: "I think it's pretty good. (Did Tavia praise your body figure?) Yes, but she didn't touch." Tavia also greatly praised Him's sexy body figure and exposed that day when they were shooting the swim trunk scene, she couldn't help but: "touch him for behind." Asked if she thinks Him's amazing? She said: "It's good for men to have a built figure!"

However, Him will soon give up his built figure and switch to a slender figure to accommodate for his new series. Him frankly said he loves the built figure because he'll look better in his clothing.

When Tavia learned Him will be losing the muscles for his new series, she said: "Most important is to be healthy! At my age, I won't try to change my body figure for a series because I fear gaining weight just to shoot a series will affect my health. Also, Myolie Wu gained a lot of weight to shoot a series before, she's already a representative, so I don't have to go purposely do it."

As for Kenneth Ma, earlier he exposed his previous relationship with Nancy Wu. Nancy was displeased by the exposure and blamed him for trying to get publicity. Kenneth explained: "She probably said it in a joking way. (Did you ask her prior to exposing?) Yes, because the public said she's greedy for fortunes and has 'princess illness', so I wanted to help her clarify. Also, we are still friends now. (What is the reason to the break up?) I already explained, not going to talk about it anymore! I don't want to her to say I'm trying to get publicity again."

 

Tavia Yeung: 'Year of the Carnivore' is true

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Tavia Yeung: 'Year of the Carnivore' is true 

Tavia Yeung, Fala Chen, Moses Chan, Evergreen Mak, and George Lam attended the Japan Home Centre Spring dinner event last night. Aside from singing and playing games, the artists went off the stage to shake hands with audience. Among the group, George was the most popular, where the audience surrounded him to take pictures. Moses was also surrounded by a group of female fans. A very lively atmosphere. 

Recently, Tavia has been surrounded by gossips. First it was rumors that she got plastic surgery and then it was reported that rumored boyfriend Him Law said in front of his friends that she's upright the 'year of the carnivore' (chinese = 'fierce tiger'). Regarding the reports, Tavia expressed she wasn't upset and even joked: "Just think of it as promotions! Because I'm a popular person! There is no need to clarify anything. Is it true? I'll have to ask Him Law first, but I don't think he'll say that. First, the 'fierce tiger' is true, I have to be real 'fierce' to earn more money. (It's about demanding for sex though?) I really don't believe he would say that, who really understands us that much!" 

When speaking of their 'latest development'? Tavia expressed they are still good friends. Earlier, Him strongly supported that she didn't get plastic surgery done, Tavia said: "Many people support me, not just him. I saw the report that he said he's supporting me so much that his back is aching. I'll give him some ointment for his back in return! (Isn't it more special tha he's supporting you?) Any guy who supports me, I will love!" 

As for Fala and Evergreen, they were quite interactive with the audience. Fala asked if she's dressed especially conservative due to this? She said: "A little sexy! It's see through still. (Are you afraid of perverts?) Nope, most important is the good atmosphere." Evergreen reveals he and Eric Tsang went to Japan for promotions earlier, and had been eating day and night. Over the Lunar New Year, he gained over 20 pounds, fortunately Eric gave him two bags of slimming pills. Evergreen said: "I'm actively trying to lose weight! I had a crab feast in Japan too with Timmy Hung and Chin Kar Lok. We were going out to eat pulled noodles every night, extremely full every night!"

Kenneth Ma admits he dated Nancy Wu before

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Kenneth Ma admits he dated Nancy Wu before 

TVB medical drama The Hippocratic Crush premiered last week, with a peak rating of 31 points. Kenneth Ma (Ma Ming) rises and becomes TVB's first line Siu Sang. Riding on the momentum, Kenneth said he wants the dough and not the love: "I want more endorsements and stage work. I even hope to shoot some series in Mainland to earn some extra money. The faster the better." Well that's true too, he's a famous and single man that many are after. Just as long as you have the chips, there is no fear you won't find a wife. 

Its no surprise, the 38 year old middle-aged Kenneth is desperate to break away from 'poverty'. In 2007, Kenneth still used the subway as means of transportation. It wasn't until 2008 when he finally got himself a car valued at HK$300,000 Comparing the fame and fortune, Kenneth still lags behind other TVB Siu Sangs such as Kevin Cheng or Moses Chan. Fortunately, Kenneth's first series The Hippocratic Crush, in which he takes the lead, has been well acclaimed. Today, Kenneth stepped foot on the most crowded areas in Central's Time Square to do a practical research on audience' reactions. As a result, it wasn't even 5 minutes yet and he was already surrounded by a group of See Lai (housewives) and female students. One See Lai couldn't help but shout: "Handsome Kenneth Ma! You did so well in your series!" Then it was Kenneth's turn to feel happy, he said softly: "And I was worried no one would care!" 

Borrowing the Series to Honor Doctors

First time taking the lead in a series, Kenneth is very anxious on how audience would react: "Three days after the series broadcast, I already had people calling me 'Yat Kin Tau'. Netizens are actively discussing online and even Doctors are discussing whether or not they have been scolded that severely by supervisors when they were interns? To me, I don't have much pressure on the TV ratings. I just want to share my satisfaction of the filming process. Although I don't know how to do the actual hands-on work, but I know how to describe the neurosurgery procedures. The production of this series was very serious. In every scene in the surgery rooms, there were always two advisory doctors directing us in the room. Many of the equipment were also provided by those two doctors. I hope to borrow this series and show my respect to all medical staff. In fact, it really is stressful and difficult being a doctor, it's like a mission. (What type of hopes do you have?) Honestly speaking, of course I hope to gain fame and fortunes. I hope to grasp Dr. Cheung's upright image and get more endorsements and stage work jobs. It would be best to have an opportunity to shoot a Mainland drama, so I can earn some extra money. I currently set a two year plan to purchase a property in Hong Kong Island East, a 1,000 square feet property that a family of 7 can live in. The budget is approximately 10 million, so I will really have to put in my greatest effort in earning money." 

Oppressive Personality, Not Reason of Breakup 

Is Kenneth a lot like Dr. Cheung Yat Kin (his role), he only cares about his career and not his love life? "I am not as generous as Dr. Cheung, he just has to support his disabled brother to study abroad, so he's charging up forward with all his efforts. As for myself, it's not that I don't date, it is just I haven't met the right one. Especially as I get older, it becomes more and more difficult. I admit I do have a personality issue. The most miserable is not boredom, I don't mind living a single life, and also my life circle is quite narrow. I'm in the filming studio day and night, how can I find someone? It's even harder to meet people outside of the industry. Initially Mandy Wong and Selena Li promised they'll introduce women to me, but it was just all talk. Honestly, it's hard for us to meet, let alone date? Oh just forget it! I'll just leave relationships to fate. In 2000, when I graduated from the 14th TVB Acting Class, I had 18 other classmates and today, only two stayed and I was the only one that made it on the front line, so I really have to cherish every rare opportunity that comes before me."

Kenneth and Moses Chan are known as the TVB Siu Sangs that don't 'mess with girls'. Over the years, Kenneth rarely had rumors, his only two rumored girlfriends were Margie Tsang and Nancy Wu. Now are these rumors true or false? Kenneth frankly said: "Nancy and I dated before, but broke up last year. It wasn't because she thought I was boring, just our personalities don't match. On the contrary, Margie and I, personality wise, we click very well. Every time we meet we would chat nonstop. However, we have never dated before. (Any chance to develop a relationship?) I don't know, she is just a friend that I have known for many years."

Selena Li discloses Kenneth Ma has a long time crush on her

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Selena Li discloses Kenneth Ma has a long time crush on her

Yesterday former rumored couple Selena Li and Kenneth Ma attended a shopping mall event together. Selena performed Joey Yung's Chihuahua, and Kenneth appeared on stage with flowers for her. Selena was very pleased to have receive the flowers! During the interview, Selena disclosed Kenneth had a crush on her for 6 or 7 years. What an interesting relationship, Selena said: "Kenneth and I have a lot of fate, our birthdays are just one day apart. On my birthday, I sent him a SMS to let him know I'm having a birthday party at home, but he never replied to me." Standing besides her, Kenneth embarrassingly said: "I had to work that day, so I didn't reply."

When speaking of the rumors that TVB pressured Selena to withdraw shares from her makeup company (Technique Beauty School), Selena explained its not the truth. She sweet talked: "TVB always gives me good roles. I weighed the pros and cons before I made the decision to withdraw." As for the earlier involvement of a pyramid scheme within her beauty school, Selena stressed that her decision to withdraw from the company was not because she wanted to protect herself.

 

Catherine Chau switches to City Telecom: 'The Hippocratic Crush' is her last TVB series

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Catherine Chau switches to City Telecom: 'The Hippocratic Crush' is her last TVB series

TVB actress Catherine Chau has been in the industry for 13 years. Viewers started noticing her after her role as 'Mau Siu Kam' in Dance of Passion. Last year her contract with TVB ended and she decided to switch over to Ricky Wong's new television station, City Telecom. Although there are plans for her tos tart a new series in April, her final TVB series The Hippocratic Crush is currently airing. Looking back, Catherine frankly said: "The moment I decided to leave, I really had to have a lot of courage, but the opportunities does not always come. I don't want to miss out the years while I can still work. This is also a good time for me to go out and learn more things."

Last year Catherine did her final production for TVB The Hippocratic Crush. Although it has been widely rumored that those who decided to go over to City Telecom were to be banished into the 'Cold Palace' by TVB. However, Catherine laughed: "I am not worried to get 'shut out', the series will still need to air. This time, I don't have much screen time, just a nurse that has a crush on Kenneth Ma. Now that I'm watching again, I feel emotional, but I do feel it's a perfect ending because the first series I did after graduating from the TVB training class was a series produced by Poon Ka Tak (1999's Detective Investigation Files IV). That time, my role was called 'Kei Kei'. Coincidentally, my final series with TVB is also a Poon Ka Tak series and I'm also named 'Kei Kei'. It's really freaky."

Catherine revealed she'll be officially starting a new series at her new company, City Telecom, in April. When asked of the details? She said: "Right now, I only know that there are two series that are under discussion, but it's just preliminarily. I personally want to act again, feels like I haven't for a while, very boring." She continued: "I hope I will get to try new things in the near future, have different changes. Of course, its best to shoot series where I have more screen time. Although my company has everything, I'm personally really afraid of being a host because I'm not a good speaker. I think too slowly, so I'm afraid I don't have the capability."

When speaking of her decision to end her 13 year relationship with TVB, she said: "That moment when I decided, I really was brave and really felt unwilling to let go. When I go back to TVB, it feels like I'm home. I'm very familiar with the artists and behind-the-scenes crew. Although I'm not a contract artist anymore, I really do want to thank the producers. They have really been willing to use me in their series. It's just that, its not often that there is someone asking me to leave, so now there there is someone giving me this opportunity, there may not be another one in the future. If I keep working at TVB, I may have more screen time now, but there is no guaranteed it will be the same in the future. After all, I am not a contracted artist, so I decided that I should go out and see the world."

Charmaine Sheh help 'poach' her over?

That day after the wide circulation that Charmaine Sheh was leaving TVB, and was rumored to have helped Ricky Wong poach artists over, Catherine was asked if she was influenced by her good friend? She laughed: "It's not related. We aren't in the same company. I just asked her for advice, she told me to think about it myself. If I want to leave, then leave, but if I have worries, then don't leave because TVB is a safeguard. Honestly, Charmaine and I cannot be compared, she is a lead actress, we are on different levels. I just feel that there won't always be opportunities. Although this opportunity may not be a definite success, but since there is an opportunity given to me, shouldn't I give it a try and learn more? I want to try to rely on myself and go out to face situations myself, to learn more things. I feel I am not on par yet, there are many things I'm not ready for, there are still room for improvement in my acting, so I have to know more and be able to teach my people and enlighten them. Right now, my mentality is I want to try anything, life is an experience, acting should be natural, easily touch the feelings."

Aside from moving to a new company, Catherine was asked if this is a good opportunity to also develop outside (Mainland)? She frankly said: "I really don't know. I have to see it first before I know. I actually believe its different on each stage, if you don't put in the effort, then you definitely can't do it. Even if it works out, it won't last long. I personally have a limitation as well, I don't want to miss out on the years when I can still work. To me, this is the best time for me to go out and learn new things. I do not dare to go worry about the new start nor can I become worry. As an artist in this field, you have to be prepared, so I will try my best to do my part. I hope for the best, and I will try to make myself learn more new things."

Catherine Chau's TVB notable roles

- 2004: War and Beauty ("Bak Lan")
- 2006: Dance of Passion ("Mau Siu Kam")
- 2007: The Family Link ("Lou Fo Tong")
- 2011: My Sister of Eternal Flower ("Ha Gau Gau")
- 2011: When Heaven Burns ("Mabel")

 

Moses Chan listens to lecture in school to learn Chinese Opera

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Moses Chan listens to lecture in school to learn Chinese Opera

Moses Chan, Kenny Wong, Alice Chan, Eddie Kwan, Wai Kar Hung and Rachel Kan were preparing for TVB new series War and Beauty II which is temporarily set to start shooting late-March. The group gathered at a college for a lecture about Kunqu Opera makeup and demonstrations. It was understood that this time, the characters are going to be different from last time. Moses will play a Dai Lo Koon (大老倌), Eddie will be a FaDan (棚花旦) and Kenny Wong who died in the last series will come back as a criminal.

Yesterday morning, Moses was already surrounded by a group of school girl fans asking for pictures and autographs even before he started class. For the new series, he will have a refreshing role, Moses expressed: "Very pleased. Actually I like watching Chinese opera. This is a new challenge for me, not sure if I can handle it yet. I will try my best! When the time comes, I may have to just sing it myself." When speaking of collaborating with Alice Chan for the first time, Moses said he's happy and hopes the new pairing will bring a fresh feeling to audience.

Eddie will be making a guest appearance as a FaDan, he laughed and said he will be a woman in the series. He said: "I'm pretty frightened to be in a female costume. Afraid I'll be like back then in Police Cadet and get 'poisoned'. Honestly, this time I really have to research into detail, quite pressuring. Aside from the hand movements and singing, I have to worry about a lot of other areas as well."

Also, Alice Chan attended a banquet last night and revealed after joining TVB, she can finally officially shoot War and Beauty II. Asked if she's used to being a supporting role? She expressed: "It's a grand production, many people want the role, but can't get it." Alice said as long as their is room to for development, she will give any role at try. She does not know if she will neglect her husband due to her busy work schedule.

 

Tracy Ip & Wai Kar Hung accepts 'height difference' love

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Tracy Ip & Wai Kar Hung accepts 'height difference' love 

The on-screen couples Tracy Ip and Wai Kar Hung; Alvina Kong and Kenny Wong from TVB new series 4 In Love emphasizes the love story with the right timing. Tracy and Wai are not seen as a couple that could work in the public eye due to their heights. Alvina and Kenny have been good friends for several years and know each other well, but Alvina's husband played by Patrick Dunn gets in between the relationship when he has a crush on Kenny. The triangle relationship becomes complicated. Today is Valentine's Day, the four lead actors come together to talk about their views on love. 

In real life, Tracy and Wai are actually not too far apart in height, but to create the major height difference effect, Tracy puts on 5-inch heels when they were shooting, which led to pain on her feet. However, she later got used to wearing heels all the time and can even run with them comfortably. On the contrary, Wai had to pretend to be shorter than he is, so he usually split his legs a little while standing. The two had to lose weight for the role, Tracy said: "Because in the series, I always have to wear mini skirts and have to appear tall with a nice body figure, so I lost 10 pounds. Each day, I went for a 1 hour jog and went on a diet. Kar Hung lost a lot of weight." 

The two had the same feeling, that height is not one of the conditions when choosing a partner. Tracy said: "I think the outer appearance of my partner is secondary, the most important is good character and faithful to me." Wai expressed: "Most important is we get along. I currently don't have a partner yet, can be found but not sought. Tracy and I were rumored before when we were shooting, but actually it's just the story for this series. I believe to portray a role well, you must get into character. This time, it is my comeback to a TVB series after several years, the story is what attracted me." Tracy is grateful that Wai took good care of her and taught her how to act. 

Tracy's current love life is completely empty: "Peter So said my love life is rather bumpy, my Mr. Right will appear in 2016. Leave it to fate! I believe there will be this person that loves me. I prefer to be selective and patient. When a girl is too impulsive in their love life, then it easier to hurt themselves." It was said she and Wong Yau Lung have a relationship, have she been hurt? "This is a life experience, I learned from it. It's not every relationship that flowers will blossom." 

In the series, Kenny and Alvina have a relationship that feels like they met too late, Kenny said: "Many times, the person that understands you most may not be the person by your side. It is all about the opportunity and timing. I personally experienced this before." In real life, Kenny and his girlfriend have been dating for several years, everything has been going pretty well, but the couple do not have marriage plans yet. Alvina is very happy that she got to collaborate with handsome Kenny, and it was a joyous collaboration. As for herself in real life, she has been married for nearly 10 years. She and her husband need to have mutual understanding of each other and take their spouse's feelings into account. Tolerance gives a long lasting relationship. "Love occupies a great portion of my life, including the love from family, friends and colleagues. This is what allows me to smile often."

Myolie Wu: “Bosco Wong Healed My Childhood Emotional Scars!”

Credit : Source: Ming Pao Weekly

Translated by: Jayne @ JayneStars

Last year, Myolie Wu (胡杏兒 ) won the TVB Best Actress Award for her performance in Curse of the Royal Harem "萬凰之王". For the career-minded Myolie, winning the TV Queen title was not her ultimate goal, but rather marked the beginning of a new chapter in her life. After 12 years, Myolie finally received this public acknowledgment [of her acting]. She vowed to work hard to repay the audience’s support, while thanking TVB executive, Tommy Leung (梁家樹), and Producer Poon Ka Tak (潘嘉德) for granting her opportunities. In 2006, nominated for her role in To Grow With Love "肥田囍事)", Myolie lost in the Best Actress race despite being one of the initial favorite contenders. Fortunately, boyfriend, Bosco Wong (黃宗澤), attentively comforted her, allowing Myolie to emerge from this difficult period in her life.

Grateful Towards Father

Myolie was extremely grateful towards her father in sending her two sisters and herself to study abroad in Belfast, Ireland. Since Mr. Wu was a civil servant in Hong Kong, his children received the benefit to study abroad. In Myolie’s mind, her father deserved a lot of respect. He loved to read books and was currently enrolled in a Translation program in university. In his spare time, he utilized the dictionary heavily to perfect his fluent English skills. Mr. Wu was interested in continuous self-improvement. In this aspect, Myolie was influenced by her father’s hard-working ethics, making her realize that had effort was required in accomplishing her goals.

In a Constant State of Anxiety

Myolie only studied for several years in high school in Ireland. Due to living overseas, Myolie’s perspective in life was broadened, increasing her independence. Since her father possessed a traditional Chinese personality and kept his feelings internalized, it was difficult to outwardly display their love for each other. Initially in the interview, Myolie only spoke of her father. Upon prodding, Myolie revealed that her parents had divorced when she was 8 years old, in which the 3 Wu daughters lived with their father. When Myolie’s mother was 24 years old, she gave birth to her first daughter and subsequently, two more daughters every two years. Perhaps too young at the time of marriage and motherhood, Myolie’s mother did not have enough fun in life yet and was unable to sustain the marriage.

“Ten years later, when I was 18 years old, I saw my mother again.” Reserved in speaking about her family situation, Myolie said, “I had studied abroad during my teenage years; furthermore, young children cannot understand adult matters. Under my elder sister’s arrangement, I was able to meet my mother again.” After years of separation, Myolie did not possess any special feelings upon seeing her mother; the meeting felt as if it were a meeting between strangers. Mother and daughter see each other frequently now; Myolie’s mother would go to Myolie’s house to prepare soup for her.

Myolie’s parents often argued in front of their 3 young daughters. After divorcing, perhaps Mr. Wu was upset and thus did not like to bring up the girls’ mother in conversations. Myolie said,“Initially, I was afraid to even mention my mother and we were not allowed to see her. If I violated this rule, it was as if I had committed a great sin! After growing up, I realized that there was no need for my parents to have ended their marriage on such a poor note. Divorce was not a big deal.”

Growing up in a single-parent family, Myolie stated that she did not possess any sweet childhood memories. There were no incidents where the entire family went out to have fun together. Her elder sister got married and have 3 children. Witnessing her sister’s family when they were together, everyone very warm and happy. Myolie said, “My sister is very protective of her children. Perhaps she did not want her children to experience what she had in her own childhood.”


Parents’ discord resulted in the emotional scarring of a person’s childhood. It was a painful experience and gave the child a lot of stress. “I could only force myself to grow up [quickly]. Although I also suffered reverberations of my parents’ divorce, my eldest sister was impacted the most. As a result, I developed an extremely high alertness level in protecting myself well.” Myolie became less cheerful and more sensitive, often in a state of anxiety. Possessing this type of personality, it was even more painful to work in the entertainment industry.

Myolie did not carry any ounce of blame towards her father, instead possessing only gratitude upon realization that her father worked very hard to raise his daughters and send them to school in Ireland. Mr. Wu straddled a great deal of responsibility upon his shoulders, why would Myolie discredit his efforts? “He tried so hard to ensure that my sisters and I received a good education. This is already very important!”

Similar to the scenario found in dramas, Myolie’s mother warned her three young daughters to not address her as “Mother” in public. Myolie’s mother often went out with her female friends and was nowhere to be found. Did the girls have to worry about their mother and where she went? Myolie said, “I learned how to take care of myself at a young age. There was no need for me to cook, but I learned how to clean the laundry. Growing up under such circumstances, it was impossible to develop a ‘Princess Attitude’ in life. Instead, I became very tough!”

Studying in Ireland

Studying in Belfast, Ireland was also a defining experience that trained Myolie’s endurance. Living abroad as a young teenager, Myolie did not know anything and was faced with prejudice. “Arriving in another country, my English skills were weak, how was it possible to communicate with other people? I remember that I was very poor at the time. It took me 3 years before I was able to catch up in my English!”

At Myolie’s school in Ireland, her living and food arrangements were provided. “However, the money for extracurricular activities was not included.” During her summer vacation, Myolie returned to Hong Kong in which she found a job at a restaurant as a juvenile worker, escorting customers to their tables and giving them their dining tabs. While working, Myolie thought to herself why she was servicing other people and not the other way around? If Myolie were to work 20 days at more than $100 HKD per day, she would earn over $2,000 HKD. Exchanging into approximately $200 British pounds, this would provide for half a year of her studying abroad expenses.

Myolie recounted living in a small town while studying in Belfast, Ireland, “It would take 15 minutes of driving to go through the entire town. In order to save bus money, I would walk to the town center in the middle of the cold wintry weather. I only ate French fries because they only cost one British pound. Adding fried fish filet would cost $5 British pounds, which I could not afford.”During those years, Myolie did not own a down coat, thus she was chilled to the bones. Although the town did not have a Chinatown, it did have a Chinese restaurant. When her friends asked her to have dim sum with her, Myolie did not have money but she still joined her friends. If she were to eat with them, she would have to pay over $10 British pounds, thus she would claim that she already ate elsewhere.

Joining Miss Hong Kong Pageant On A Whim

Money could not buy a poor experience in one’s youth. With her poor youth, Myolie learned to cherish things in life. Realizing that her father already tried his best in paying for her education, Myolie did not ask her father for additional money. After completing high school, her grades were quite good. She was accepted by several universities’ Pharmacy programs in the United Kingdom. Myolie said, “I wanted to become a doctor, however I did not get straight A’s in my grades. Thus, I applied for the Pharmacy programs despite knowing that my family had no money to pay my tuition. If I were to attend university in the United Kingdom for 4 years, the tuition would cost $1 million HKD, without factoring in dormitory and food costs yet!”

Without the proper funds, Myolie enrolled in Hong Kong University to study Biology. At the time, her father had just retired and Myolie did not want him to find a job as a security guard to pay for her education. “Many things in life seem to be pre-arranged. My friend in school applied for the Miss Hong Kong pageant. I enjoy singing and had performed in my school drama club. I worked as a model to earn side income. However, I never considered entering the Miss Hong Kong pageant. My friend asked me to go with her, thus I bought high heels and a swimsuit last minute to enter the pageant.


“I was afraid to tell my family that I had applied for the Miss Hong Kong pageant, until I was selected as one of the official contestants. My father was conservative and insisted that I complete school before entering the contest. Fortunately, my stepmother, who was Japanese and was more open-minded, supported my decision. I was selected as a contestant in April/May while my university exams were in June.” Weighing her options continuously in her mind as to whether she should participate in the pageant, which posed a low chance in winning, Myolie wondered whether she should waste her one year of studies at Hong Kong University. “Finally, I thought of a solution. I went to my professors and told them that I intended to participate in the Miss Hong Kong pageant. I begged them to allow me to take the final exams early.” Her professors, who were from overseas, agreed to allow Myolie to fulfill her dreams and requested that she not reveal the examination questions to the other students.

After Myolie became the second runner-up in the 1999 Miss Hong Kong Pageant, Hong Kong University kept her grades active for one year. When she started filming dramas, she officially withdrew her enrollment status. After working, she started earning a salary. As a student, she did not have high expectations for her salary. Realizing her weaknesses during filming, Myolie could only continue to learn from each of her costars. Filming day and night, there was an occasion in which Myolie only slept ten minutes [in one day] and three hours within a six day period.

Risking her life at the job, Myolie no longer need to be concerned about the days of having no money. Requiring a basic lifestyle, she did not love buying designer brands or especially expensive clothes. Possessing the financial strength to invite her elder sister to live with her, Myolie’s motivation to earn money stems from the desire to not lack money in her life. Realizing that money does not mean everything, money can buy one moment of happiness, but not necessarily everyone’s acknowledgment, which was especially important in the entertainment industry. If the audience were to disapprove of her acting, then the results would be undesirable.


Sister Is An Understanding Confidante

“I have returned to Ireland with two of my friends, changing flights in London. The London airport is very lively and each time, I will pass a restaurant which serves caviar and seafood. In the past, I did not have money to purchase such items, now I can enjoy them anytime and shop in London and stay at the most expensive hotel in Belfast, which cannot be compared to the past hotels I stayed at. In the past, the hotels I slept in were very basic. At the time, I wanted to stay at such high class hotels for the experience.”

When Myolie approached a bottleneck in her career, her elder sister was her confidante. She was a very understanding listener, who had studied psychology. Since Myolie’s sister experienced an unhappy childhood, she tried very hard to help others attain balance and happiness in their lives.

“Bosco Wong Complements My Life”

Accepting the TVB Best Actress Award from Francis Ng (吳鎮宇) and Patrick Tse ( 謝賢), Myolie cried tearfully, while publicly thanking boyfriend, Bosco Wong. She stated, “I know that I have many faults, but so do you! However, I hope that we can continue to support each other.”

Myolie and Bosco have dated for 7 years, maintaining an underground relationship all along. Dating secretly, Myolie was often very alert. She often scanned her surroundings carefully to make sure she was not photographed, “I am rarely photographed by the paparazzi!”


Due to their secret romance, they had to be extremely careful when meeting. While filming To Grow With Love "肥田囍事", Myolie experienced a difficult period in her life, causing her personality to become more extreme. “When I gained weight for my role in To Grow With Love, he (Bosco) said I was quite intolerable. It is as if I had to face a difficult obstacle and did not know if I can handle it.” Former TVB executive, Stephen Chan (陳志雲), even suggested that a production crew follow Myolie around everyday to film a reality show on her weight gain, which was a promotional tactic.

“After filming for one day, I was very stressed out and cried in front of the camera. Although I had to eat non-stop to gain weight for my role in To Grow With Love, I had no appetite.” Bosco Wong completely understood Myolie’s psychological dilemma and was very gentle towards her. Cooking noodles for her to eat, Bosco also provided emotional comfort to Myolie.


Bosco Left an Initial Poor Impression Upon Myolie

Myolie and Bosco met on the set of Triumph in the Skies "衝上雲宵". The first impression that Bosco gave Myolie was not a good one. Myolie thought that he frequented night clubs and was not faithful to his girlfriend. She felt that he was not a good man, in which she said to herself, “This is definitely not my cup of tea!”

When it time to film in War of In-Laws "我的野蠻奶奶", Bosco had just started leading TVB dramas. In Myolie’s mind, she thought that Bosco would only be focused on playing and not working hard. However, her initial judgment was wrong, “It turned out that he was very hard working and adapted quickly! He also possessed another good quality, in which he was very respectful towards elders. Aside from being respectful towards Liza Wang (汪明荃), Bosco was also respectful towards Peter Lai (黎彼得) and Wong Ching (王青). He put in a lot of effort during filming and was not late to work. He was also good in his martial arts scenes. Slowly, my impression of Bosco changed….”

Working Hard Because of Family

Myolie and Bosco were afraid that if they were to admit that they were involved in a relationship, TVB would think that they prioritized dating and not their work. Since it was a trend to keep romances underground in the industry, Myolie and Bosco felt that the only way was to date secretly. However, this was the wrong mentality. Myolie was 32 years old and Bosco was 31 years old; it was perfectly understandable to date.

When Myolie was a teenager, she thought that she will never get married due to her parent’s divorce causing emotional scars in her childhood. She felt there was no guarantee in marriage and witnessed many couples divorcing despite being married for a decade. Encountering a person she can trust and a suitable marriage partner, Myolie’s perspective has changed. If she were to get married in the future, Myolie will definitely have children, which was an inevitable part of life. “Two people have to be very sure about their love for each other. No matter what happens, they have to face the problems together and work hard for the family they have created!”

If Myolie had any emotional problems, she was the type of person who needed to discuss all the issues out in the open. On the other hand, Bosco did not like to discuss his problems. Myolie said cheerfully, “When he does not talk about the problems, I force him to do so!”

Bosco possessed a cheerful personality that was able to withstand the “sky falling down.” Due to Bosco’s influence, Myolie became happier and her perspective in life has changed as well. Myolie possessed an alert and careful tendency. “Since our personalities are different, we are able to remind and complement each other!”