Mediacorp Artists - News And Gossips 新传媒新闻和八卦 (Compiled)

[Guest Guest]

This old hag has been trying her darndest to break overseas for the longest time.

Thing is, she can't make it!  

 

In the 90s, she was paired up with HK actors like Alex Man, Simon Yam and Michael Tao.

However, she failed to register even a blip on the HK showbiz scene.

 

In recent years she's been trying again.

She made sure Kenny Ho touched her breast and she uttered vulgarities like fuck" and "asshole" in English film Mr John.

She even tried to hog the mike at the Beijing TV Festival, excluding her co-star Jeanette Aw totally.

Too bad, no overseas producers or directors are interested in an old hag like her.

[Den Yuan]

Remember the Imedeen ad that Zoe Tay did years ago? She said: "I swallow". Shameless whore! 下流卑鄙无耻的贱女人！

Nowadays she swallow shit.

[Guest Guest]

This old hag has been trying her darndest to break overseas for the longest time.

Thing is, she can't make it!  

 

In the 90s, she was paired up with HK actors like Alex Man, Simon Yam and Michael Tao.

However, she failed to register even a blip on the HK showbiz scene.

 

In recent years she's been trying again.

She made sure Kenny Ho touched her breast and she uttered vulgarities like fuck" and "asshole" in English film Mr John.

She even tried to hog the mike at the Beijing TV Festival, excluding her co-star Jeanette Aw totally.

Too bad, no overseas producers or directors are interested in an old hag like her.

 

He must be very unwilling to grope her filthy saggy breasts, this public toilet.

[Guest Guest]

He must be very unwilling to grope her filthy saggy breasts, this public toilet.

 

[Guest Guest]

Nowadays she swallow shit.

and you swallow hers.

[Guest Guest]

and you swallow hers.

 

You and your mother's fucking cheebye should be spread wide and nailed to the wall 

[Guest Guest]

He must be very unwilling to grope her filthy saggy breasts, this public toilet.

I bet she asked him to scrub her filthy CB with a toilet brush as well. 

[Guest Guest]

I bet she asked him to scrub her filthy CB with a toilet brush as well. 

GIVE THAT SMELLY OLD CB A NICE SCRUB WITH BLEACH.

[fab]

 

 

 

 

such fail acting.

 

hit her on her left, she can still swing to the left.

[Guest Guest]

such fail acting.

 

hit her on her left, she can still swing to the left.

 

Christina Ong slapped the old hag on the right side after Li Mochou's kick, that's why she swing to left side.

[Guest Guest]

Christina Ong slapped the old hag on the right side after Li Mochou's kick, that's why she swing to left side.

 

Who is Christina Ong?

[Guest Guest]

Nowadays she swallow shit.

 

Your display pic

[Guest Guest]

You and your mother's fucking cheebye should be spread wide and nailed to the wall 

 

why not?  after you and your mom :whistle:

[Guest guest]

I bet she asked him to scrub her filthy CB with a toilet brush as well. 

choy.....you thought she is like your mother meh???

[Guest guest]

GIVE THAT SMELLY OLD CB A NICE SCRUB WITH BLEACH.

 

Nah.........this thing snugs into your smelly big mouth best.

[Guest Guest]

 

[Guest Guest]

why not? after you and your mom :whistle:

choy.....you thought she is like your mother meh???

Nah.........this thing snugs into your smelly big mouth best.

Fuck you lah old hag lackey, you need a red hot rusty crowbar up your loose and rotten cheebye!

Take it hard!!

[Guest Guest]

Who is Christina Ong?

 

The owner of a hand that slaps a low class TV slut.

[Guest Guest]

why not?  after you and your mom :whistle:

 

Fuck your mother's rotten cunt for giving birth to a lackey dog like you, did she tell you what fucked her?

 

After you, after you, is that the best you got? 

Just like your loser idol, after Fann Wong gets best actress then her turn.

When is the loser's turn to do a China drama? Or she's not good enough.

[Guest Guest]

[Guest Guest]

Fuck you lah old hag lackey, you need a red hot rusty crowbar up your loose and rotten cheebye!

Take it hard!!

Fuck yourself with your red hot rusty crowbar.....old crazy cunt......take it quickly..your mom is waiting to use it

[Guest Guest]

Fuck your mother's rotten cunt for giving birth to a lackey dog like you, did she tell you what fucked her?

After you, after you, is that the best you got?

Just like your loser idol, after Fann Wong gets best actress then her turn.

When is the loser's turn to do a China drama? Or she's not good enough.

Nah....you think I am you? You are still trying to find out if you are the product of your lusty grandpa who fucked your whore mom each night....or your low life dad who raped your grandma each morning.....

[Guest Guest]

Fuck yourself with your red hot rusty crowbar.....old crazy cunt......take it quickly..your mom is waiting to use it

 

Nah....you think I am you? You are still trying to find out if you are the product of your lusty grandpa who fucked your whore mom each night....or your low life dad who raped your grandma each morning.....

 

Only you will project your perverse twisted fantasies on others.

 

Maybe your lusty grandpa did fuck your whore mom and your low-life dad did rape your grandma.

 

Hahahahahaha

[Guest Guest]

Only you will project your perverse twisted fantasies on others.

Maybe your lusty grandpa did fuck your whore mom and your low-life dad did rape your grandma.

Hahahahahaha

Nah....its yours

[Guest Guest]

Nah....its yours

 

FUCK YOUR WHOLE FAMILY. 

[Guest Guest]

[Guest guest]

FUCK YOUR WHOLE FAMILY. 

 

dream on..............    

[Guest Bobo姐]

http://www.cadencharles.net/extraordinary-women-ms-zoe-tay-queen-of-caldecott-hill/

 

ARTS & MUSIC, LIFESTYLE, WOMEN

0 Extraordinary Women: Ms Zoe Tay- Queen Of Caldecott Hill On March 31, 2015

She is the irrefutable extraordinaire, Queen of Caldecott Hill.

A prime example of poise, refinement and beauty, there simply are no adjectives in my book that starts to describe Zoe Tay. Who can forget the inaugural Star Search contest when Zoe, with her confidence and dexterity, came up triumphant and became one of television’s favourite actresses.

I was extremely flattered when Zoe agreed to an interview with me. Despite her influence and achievement, Zoe certainly did not exude a diva personality. On the contrary, she was most polite and sincerely answered the questions throughout our conversation.

1988 was possibly one of the highlights of Zoe’s glittering career. It marked the start of our very own local talent scouting show in which Zoe strode confidently on her way to the crown and a 3-year contract with what was then known as the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Already a top super-model at that time, Zoe had wanted to learn about show-business and enhance her profile for her already glowing modeling resume. Ironically, she had intended to venture overseas to further her modelling career following the show, and did not put any expectations on herself for the contest, which she confessed helped to overcome her stage fright.

Zoe confided that she felt depressed and lost because she had to change her modelling plans and was not sure if she was able to meet viewers’ expectations since as the contest winner. She felt that she had so much to prove and learn, such as memorizing lines, immersing into a certain role, how to position in front of the camera, lighting and acting crew, and soon started having cold feet. She once raised the idea of quitting show business to her superior as she felt that the other contestants were doing much better than she was.

Barely starting her acting career, Zoe was already counting down the number of days and hoping that she could finish her contract sooner. It was made worse with the enduring long hours and lack of sleep during filming.

She found solace in senior actors and actresses who advised Zoe to observe and learn from her other colleagues like how they moved, how they behaved and how they sounded when they were acting. She recalled how these seniors had shared with her on preparing for a new role, how she had to do her homework and practice her emotions and reactions.

Zoe shared that she consulted a senior actor on how to express feelings and emotions in front of the filming crew easily. The senior actor, whom she did not mention the name, told her that she should “fall in love a few times, get broken-hearted and then she would be able to know the pain and hurt. By doing so, she would be able to empathize and relate with those emotions for a given role.”

With encouragements from fellow colleagues, Zoe gradually began to enjoy acting and going to work every day was no longer a chore. She learned from her seniors and prepared for her roles conscientiously. Zoe’s love for acting still flames brightly today after 20 years, and she is still learning something new about acting every day.

Pretty Faces, though, was a game-changer for Zoe. The 30-parter drama serial catapulted her into stardom. Casted a very materialistic and vindictive character Bobo, it was a character you would love, hate and empathize. In an era where female actresses were predominantly casted into conservative roles,Bobo challenged the stereotype as an outspoken, raunchy and sexy female. It was not only until Pretty Faces that actresses started to show more “skin” on television. This was, however, not without its sacrifices.

For one, Zoe had to learn smoking. It was a character contradictory to her real life, and something that she was totally unaccustomed to, but Zoe felt that she had to bring out Bobo’s loud and mercenary character on-screen or the character would be mundane and lifeless. Zoe observed and researched on the role intensely. She wanted to bring out Bobo’s salacious character in a time when skin and lewd scenes were likely scorned at and would never make it on television in Singapore.

It was through Zoe’s courage, tenacity and spunk that she brought out the mercenary and amoral side ofBobo on the screen. Zoe conceded that many people perceived Bobo to be similar to her real life, which speaks volumes of her portrayal in reel life. She shared that in real life, unless she was doing a photo-shoot, Zoe would usually wear conservative t-shirts and jeans with comfortable footwear.

Needless to say, Pretty Faces was a great success, stamping her success on the screens. She received many compliments for her role and it was the confidence that propelled Zoe into believing that she could really act.

After 3 years, Zoe finally felt that she had completed a really good acting project. After the success ofPretty Faces, she received more television and film projects and was constantly on magazines and media. The press and her fans began to crown and label her as the Queen of Caldecott Hill. Whatever label she was given, Zoe was industrious and gave her best shot at every acting project she was given.

In 1995, Zoe was at the peak of her career and she became the first female artiste to launch a coffee table book titled “Zoe’s Coffee table”. The coffee table book was commissioned by MediaCorp and Zoe herself labelled the coffee table book as “JUICY”. She felt that the book failed to reflect the true Zoe. It was another coffee table book with beautiful and sensual pictures of Zoe, but it was not a true reflection of her story. Zoe divulged that on hindsight, if she had another opportunity, she would like to work with Wee Khim, one of Singapore’s most prolific and iconic photographers, to come up with another coffee table book. It would be filled with her past and present, living through the years and tears, captured in words and pictures.

Zoe has been well-known and touted as a “chameleon” actress for her versatility, talent and audacity to try out many different roles. I asked Zoe a very simple question on how she connects with and capture the essence of each character. Zoe said she took up some acting classes and she observes people from her everyday life. Everyone walks and talks differently, adding that no two persons say “Good Morning” in the same manner.

Clearly a media and fan favourite, Zoe has been a constant fixture at the Star Awards since 1994, as one of the most accomplished and talented actresses. Zoe was the first actress to have acted in Singapore’s only drama trilogy, The Unbeatables and also won the Best Actress Award in 1996 for her stellar and outstanding role in The Golden Pillow, in which she acted alongside Hong Kong’s Alex Man. In 1998, she was awarded the Special Achievement Award for her acting contribution to the local scene. Furthermore, Zoe’s outstanding performance in Home Affairs and The Ultimatum also earned her nominations for Best Drama Performance by an Actress at the Asian TV Awards in 2000 and 2009 respectively.

For Zoe, being a media darling comes with her job as an actress and she was even more exposed to the media since she was casted in so many television and film roles. At the peak of her career in 1995, Zoe registered her marriage with her pilot boyfriend, Philip Chionh so that they can purchase a house. Six years later in 2001, Zoe finally walk downed the aisle with her prince in a church wedding coupled with a captivating western –styled dinner at Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

There were always critics who thought that it was at the peak of her career and that it was too soon to get hitched, but Zoe felt she was ready to get married, have a house and start a family. Prior to the church wedding and dinner, Zoe spoke to MediaCorp’s CEO that she hoped for her wedding to be a private affair and not televised because her husband was not a celebrity nor was he someone from the entertainment industry.

For Zoe and her husband, privacy is the best policy. While many friends and colleagues were invited to the church wedding, there were only 60 to 80 seats meant for family, friends and colleagues at her wedding dinner party. Zoe wanted the western military wedding because it was refined and unpresumptuous. Furthermore, Zoe had a western-style wedding with eight long tables and the seating arrangement was, as she puts it, a “headache”.

Over the years, Zoe learnt to understand the media and conversely, let the media and fans understand her. She refrained from reading unnecessary negative reports of herself and kept her family matters very private to abstain from causing unnecessary distress to her family and herself.

After Zoe had her Church Wedding and wedding dinner, she wanted a “honeymoon period” of two years to spend time with her partner. Being a military pilot, her husband was not around most of the time and had to go on frequent work trips. Given work commitments, she put off having children until she was 35 years old. It took her two years to get pregnant with her first baby and she had to try even harder for their second child, which came four years later. Having had two boys, Zoe and her husband went on to try for a baby girl at the age of 42, and I really admire her for her fearlessness to try for another baby after 40 because of the known pregnancy complications for older women. She chuckled that all she did was adding another baby brother to her children.

Zoe encourages women to get married early before 30 if they plan to have kids. By 30, they should start having children and by 40, “it’s time for the women to get pretty again,” said Zoe. It is because when you are older, it is more difficult for you to conceive and there are more dangers for pregnant women above 35 years old. At a more mature age, you will also have less stamina and energy level to catch up with your kids. Zoe recounted that besides the financial stability, you must also be mentally prepared to have kids. You must also be committed to be a parent as parenthood is certainly not easy. Zoe reiterated that, “I am very blessed to have 3 boys; they are healthy, naughty but naturally they are boys. The Singapore Government is also encouraging working mothers to have more children. After I have become a mother, I have become more realistic and I need to do a lot of planning for my family.”

Zoe hopes to inculcate more Chinese values in her children. She wants her children to have more manners and also bonding as a family. Zoe puts a lot of attention on her children’s behaviour. If her boys come back and are behaving badly, Zoe will always communicate with their teacher. After a hard day’s work, all Zoe wants is to return home to her kids and play with them. Zoe also tries to get her kids to be more interested in Chinese. She even recommended me this show called Xi Yang Yang which I shared with my second son, Charles, and he was instantly and immediately enticed by the aforesaid Chinese Children’s Educational Series.

For working women struggling with family and their career, Zoe feels that spousal and familial support is very important. It will be an uphill struggle if the woman does not have any spousal or family encouragement and support.

Zoe feels that as women, we are able to take up a leading role in our career but because we have to sacrifice so much of our time to take care for our family that we sometimes neglect our career and it takes a backseat. She deems that we have a maternal instinct and calling after we have our children and thus as women, we spend a lot of time nurturing and parenting our children. As for the men, Zoe still considers them to be the lead financial provider for the family.

Nonetheless, Zoe has been extremely modest with her achievements. She has been an A-list actress with MediaCorp for more than two decades and it takes a lot hard work to get to where she is today. Zoe has broken many boundaries over the two decades as an actress with MediaCorp and she has shown many that she is a talented and gifted actress. She has an industrious and independent personality, and has been able to conscientiously manage her time, career and family life in an outstanding manner.

Zoe Tay – actress, icon, legend, Extraordinary Woman.

 

Ms Zoe Tay – Queen Of Caldecott Hill

Photograph Courtesy of Wee Khim Photography

 

 

[Guest 我就是DIVA]

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/entertainment/zoe-tay-turns-wedding/1877848.html

 

Zoe Tay turns wedding crasher in Cambodia trip filled with laughter and tears

The actress says she had a rockstar reception while promoting her new drama You Can Be An Angel Too. Co-star Elvin Ng and her gatecrashed a wedding and ended the trip on a somber note, visiting a home for sexually abused or trafficked girls.

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SINGAPORE: Veteran actress Zoe Tay went back to Cambodia earlier this week to promote the drama You Can Be An Angel Too with co-star Elvin Ng, and said it had been an eventful journey filled with laughter and tears.

Over 100 fans greeted the pair at the airport, and more than 600 fans attended a special fan meeting in Phnom Penh to meet Tay and Ng. Tay told Channel NewsAsia in a recent interview that getting to interact with her Cambodian fans was the highlight of her visit.

“I haven’t been there for over a decade. Cambodia has changed a lot. It has become more modern and the people are more prosperous. The fans were very warm and very friendly. It is a beautiful country with beautiful people,” said Tay.

 

Over 600 Cambodian fans turned up at a special fan event to meet Zoe Tay and Elvin Ng. (Photo: Channel 8)

 

She added that she was impressed by the VIP treatment they received there, and was very grateful to their host, Cambodian cable network PPCTV, which will broadcast You Can Be An Angel Too in Cambodia on May 30.

“We were chauffeured from the airport in a limousine. It felt like we were superstars! I noticed we hardly ever stopped and the journey was very smooth. I later realised there was a police officer on a motorcycle ahead of the limousine clearing the way!” said the actress.

 

Elvin Ng (left) and Zoe Tay (right) have a spot of fun acting like they are partying in their limousine. (Photo: Channel 8)

 

Apart from promoting the drama about the lives of a group of nurses at a hospital, Tay also managed to squeeze out some time to see the sights, sample the local cuisine, and even gatecrash a wedding.

“This is actually the first time I had the chance to really explore Phnom Penh. When I visited Cambodia in the past, I was always too busy with work. This time, I managed to taste some of the street food and local cuisine. The Cambodians make very good bread and their mangoes are the sweetest!

“We also had the chance to crash a wedding. While we were going for a meal one day, we saw a couple getting married, and decided it would be fun to join in, and maybe even photobomb them. We asked them if we could get a photo taken with the newlyweds, and they actually recognised us! Then their relatives all approached us to have their photos taken with us,” said Tay.

 

Celebrity wedding crashers Elvin Ng and Zoe Tay pose for a photo with the newlyweds. (Photo: Channel 8)

 

Towards the end of their trip, Tay and Ng visited Somaly House, a home set up by the non-governmental organsiation AFESIP Cambodia, which takes in girls who have been sexually abused or have suffered at the hands of human traffickers.

“We met these girls, some of whom are just 3-4 years old, who were victims of sexual abuse and human trafficking. They performed a song for us. I started crying uncontrollably when I received the translated lyrics of the song - It was about a girl calling out to her mother, but she could not hear her,” said Tay.

“As a woman, I just felt very deeply for them and I couldn’t stop myself from going over and hugging some of the girls. Their stories are tragic but sometimes also uplifting. There was this story of a four year-old girl who contracted HIV after being forced into prostitution by human traffickers. When she was rescued, the doctors said she would not survive, but she is 15 now and studying with the help of the organisation.”

“They suffered at the hands of human traffickers, and sometimes, even their own relatives. They are just so young, but have faced such hardship!”

Zoe Tay hugs the girls at Somaly House. (Photo: Channel 8)

Although a few days have passed since her visit to the home on Monday (May 25), Tay said she still thinks about her meeting with the girls, and has been thinking about ways to do more for them.

“I think the visit really fits the theme of You Can Be An Angel Too, as it makes you think about what it means to truly care for others,” said the actress. "I promised them I will come back next time and encouraged them to be positive, to have hope. I will definitely go back.”

- CNA/ha

[Guest T3]

How shameless, flat like changi airport still dare to wear like that

 

[Guest Guest]

Such a dry old hag.

[Guest Guest]

Anyone catch the mediacorp campus show last night?

[Guest Guest]

Such a dry old hag.

Your mother's Chee Bye is even more dry and rough like sandpaper so your skin was sandpapered when you were delivered. Haaaa

[Guest Guest]

Your mother's Chee Bye is even more dry and rough like sandpaper so your skin was sandpapered when you were delivered. Haaaa

 

Fuck your motherwhore of a slut, you are born from her ass because her cheebye was glued shut as she can't keep her legs close.

[Guest Guest]

Your mother's Chee Bye is even more dry and rough like sandpaper so your skin was sandpapered when you were delivered. Haaaa

 

Disgraceful lackey of Lao Zoe, old cunt worshipper. 

Do you have to lick her dry pussy daily like a dog to keep it moist?

[Guest Guest]

Why so angry? Is your abrased skin still hurts? Ouch !!!!! Tsk, tsk, tsk

Fuck your motherwhore of a slut, you are born from her ass because her cheebye was glued shut as she can't keep her legs close.

Disgraceful lackey of Lao Zoe, old cunt worshipper.

Do you have to lick her dry pussy daily like a dog to keep it moist?

[Guest Guest]

oh shit, did you drop you ass and hold it in your hand? Need something to glue it back? Hahaha

[Guest Guest]

Christopher Lee leaves note for owner of car he hit at Sembawang Hill Food Centre

[Guest Guest]

Christopher Lee leaves note for owner of car he hit at Sembawang Hill Food Centre

Is he an accident magnet,so many cases

[fab]

 

http://www.cadencharles.net/extraordinary-women-ms-zoe-tay-queen-of-caldecott-hill/

 

ARTS & MUSIC, LIFESTYLE, WOMEN

0 Extraordinary Women: Ms Zoe Tay- Queen Of Caldecott Hill On March 31, 2015

She is the irrefutable extraordinaire, Queen of Caldecott Hill.

A prime example of poise, refinement and beauty, there simply are no adjectives in my book that starts to describe Zoe Tay. Who can forget the inaugural Star Search contest when Zoe, with her confidence and dexterity, came up triumphant and became one of television’s favourite actresses.

I was extremely flattered when Zoe agreed to an interview with me. Despite her influence and achievement, Zoe certainly did not exude a diva personality. On the contrary, she was most polite and sincerely answered the questions throughout our conversation.

1988 was possibly one of the highlights of Zoe’s glittering career. It marked the start of our very own local talent scouting show in which Zoe strode confidently on her way to the crown and a 3-year contract with what was then known as the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Already a top super-model at that time, Zoe had wanted to learn about show-business and enhance her profile for her already glowing modeling resume. Ironically, she had intended to venture overseas to further her modelling career following the show, and did not put any expectations on herself for the contest, which she confessed helped to overcome her stage fright.

Zoe confided that she felt depressed and lost because she had to change her modelling plans and was not sure if she was able to meet viewers’ expectations since as the contest winner. She felt that she had so much to prove and learn, such as memorizing lines, immersing into a certain role, how to position in front of the camera, lighting and acting crew, and soon started having cold feet. She once raised the idea of quitting show business to her superior as she felt that the other contestants were doing much better than she was.

Barely starting her acting career, Zoe was already counting down the number of days and hoping that she could finish her contract sooner. It was made worse with the enduring long hours and lack of sleep during filming.

She found solace in senior actors and actresses who advised Zoe to observe and learn from her other colleagues like how they moved, how they behaved and how they sounded when they were acting. She recalled how these seniors had shared with her on preparing for a new role, how she had to do her homework and practice her emotions and reactions.

Zoe shared that she consulted a senior actor on how to express feelings and emotions in front of the filming crew easily. The senior actor, whom she did not mention the name, told her that she should “fall in love a few times, get broken-hearted and then she would be able to know the pain and hurt. By doing so, she would be able to empathize and relate with those emotions for a given role.”

With encouragements from fellow colleagues, Zoe gradually began to enjoy acting and going to work every day was no longer a chore. She learned from her seniors and prepared for her roles conscientiously. Zoe’s love for acting still flames brightly today after 20 years, and she is still learning something new about acting every day.

Pretty Faces, though, was a game-changer for Zoe. The 30-parter drama serial catapulted her into stardom. Casted a very materialistic and vindictive character Bobo, it was a character you would love, hate and empathize. In an era where female actresses were predominantly casted into conservative roles,Bobo challenged the stereotype as an outspoken, raunchy and sexy female. It was not only until Pretty Faces that actresses started to show more “skin” on television. This was, however, not without its sacrifices.

For one, Zoe had to learn smoking. It was a character contradictory to her real life, and something that she was totally unaccustomed to, but Zoe felt that she had to bring out Bobo’s loud and mercenary character on-screen or the character would be mundane and lifeless. Zoe observed and researched on the role intensely. She wanted to bring out Bobo’s salacious character in a time when skin and lewd scenes were likely scorned at and would never make it on television in Singapore.

It was through Zoe’s courage, tenacity and spunk that she brought out the mercenary and amoral side ofBobo on the screen. Zoe conceded that many people perceived Bobo to be similar to her real life, which speaks volumes of her portrayal in reel life. She shared that in real life, unless she was doing a photo-shoot, Zoe would usually wear conservative t-shirts and jeans with comfortable footwear.

Needless to say, Pretty Faces was a great success, stamping her success on the screens. She received many compliments for her role and it was the confidence that propelled Zoe into believing that she could really act.

After 3 years, Zoe finally felt that she had completed a really good acting project. After the success ofPretty Faces, she received more television and film projects and was constantly on magazines and media. The press and her fans began to crown and label her as the Queen of Caldecott Hill. Whatever label she was given, Zoe was industrious and gave her best shot at every acting project she was given.

In 1995, Zoe was at the peak of her career and she became the first female artiste to launch a coffee table book titled “Zoe’s Coffee table”. The coffee table book was commissioned by MediaCorp and Zoe herself labelled the coffee table book as “JUICY”. She felt that the book failed to reflect the true Zoe. It was another coffee table book with beautiful and sensual pictures of Zoe, but it was not a true reflection of her story. Zoe divulged that on hindsight, if she had another opportunity, she would like to work with Wee Khim, one of Singapore’s most prolific and iconic photographers, to come up with another coffee table book. It would be filled with her past and present, living through the years and tears, captured in words and pictures.

Zoe has been well-known and touted as a “chameleon” actress for her versatility, talent and audacity to try out many different roles. I asked Zoe a very simple question on how she connects with and capture the essence of each character. Zoe said she took up some acting classes and she observes people from her everyday life. Everyone walks and talks differently, adding that no two persons say “Good Morning” in the same manner.

Clearly a media and fan favourite, Zoe has been a constant fixture at the Star Awards since 1994, as one of the most accomplished and talented actresses. Zoe was the first actress to have acted in Singapore’s only drama trilogy, The Unbeatables and also won the Best Actress Award in 1996 for her stellar and outstanding role in The Golden Pillow, in which she acted alongside Hong Kong’s Alex Man. In 1998, she was awarded the Special Achievement Award for her acting contribution to the local scene. Furthermore, Zoe’s outstanding performance in Home Affairs and The Ultimatum also earned her nominations for Best Drama Performance by an Actress at the Asian TV Awards in 2000 and 2009 respectively.

For Zoe, being a media darling comes with her job as an actress and she was even more exposed to the media since she was casted in so many television and film roles. At the peak of her career in 1995, Zoe registered her marriage with her pilot boyfriend, Philip Chionh so that they can purchase a house. Six years later in 2001, Zoe finally walk downed the aisle with her prince in a church wedding coupled with a captivating western –styled dinner at Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

There were always critics who thought that it was at the peak of her career and that it was too soon to get hitched, but Zoe felt she was ready to get married, have a house and start a family. Prior to the church wedding and dinner, Zoe spoke to MediaCorp’s CEO that she hoped for her wedding to be a private affair and not televised because her husband was not a celebrity nor was he someone from the entertainment industry.

For Zoe and her husband, privacy is the best policy. While many friends and colleagues were invited to the church wedding, there were only 60 to 80 seats meant for family, friends and colleagues at her wedding dinner party. Zoe wanted the western military wedding because it was refined and unpresumptuous. Furthermore, Zoe had a western-style wedding with eight long tables and the seating arrangement was, as she puts it, a “headache”.

Over the years, Zoe learnt to understand the media and conversely, let the media and fans understand her. She refrained from reading unnecessary negative reports of herself and kept her family matters very private to abstain from causing unnecessary distress to her family and herself.

After Zoe had her Church Wedding and wedding dinner, she wanted a “honeymoon period” of two years to spend time with her partner. Being a military pilot, her husband was not around most of the time and had to go on frequent work trips. Given work commitments, she put off having children until she was 35 years old. It took her two years to get pregnant with her first baby and she had to try even harder for their second child, which came four years later. Having had two boys, Zoe and her husband went on to try for a baby girl at the age of 42, and I really admire her for her fearlessness to try for another baby after 40 because of the known pregnancy complications for older women. She chuckled that all she did was adding another baby brother to her children.

Zoe encourages women to get married early before 30 if they plan to have kids. By 30, they should start having children and by 40, “it’s time for the women to get pretty again,” said Zoe. It is because when you are older, it is more difficult for you to conceive and there are more dangers for pregnant women above 35 years old. At a more mature age, you will also have less stamina and energy level to catch up with your kids. Zoe recounted that besides the financial stability, you must also be mentally prepared to have kids. You must also be committed to be a parent as parenthood is certainly not easy. Zoe reiterated that, “I am very blessed to have 3 boys; they are healthy, naughty but naturally they are boys. The Singapore Government is also encouraging working mothers to have more children. After I have become a mother, I have become more realistic and I need to do a lot of planning for my family.”

Zoe hopes to inculcate more Chinese values in her children. She wants her children to have more manners and also bonding as a family. Zoe puts a lot of attention on her children’s behaviour. If her boys come back and are behaving badly, Zoe will always communicate with their teacher. After a hard day’s work, all Zoe wants is to return home to her kids and play with them. Zoe also tries to get her kids to be more interested in Chinese. She even recommended me this show called Xi Yang Yang which I shared with my second son, Charles, and he was instantly and immediately enticed by the aforesaid Chinese Children’s Educational Series.

For working women struggling with family and their career, Zoe feels that spousal and familial support is very important. It will be an uphill struggle if the woman does not have any spousal or family encouragement and support.

Zoe feels that as women, we are able to take up a leading role in our career but because we have to sacrifice so much of our time to take care for our family that we sometimes neglect our career and it takes a backseat. She deems that we have a maternal instinct and calling after we have our children and thus as women, we spend a lot of time nurturing and parenting our children. As for the men, Zoe still considers them to be the lead financial provider for the family.

Nonetheless, Zoe has been extremely modest with her achievements. She has been an A-list actress with MediaCorp for more than two decades and it takes a lot hard work to get to where she is today. Zoe has broken many boundaries over the two decades as an actress with MediaCorp and she has shown many that she is a talented and gifted actress. She has an industrious and independent personality, and has been able to conscientiously manage her time, career and family life in an outstanding manner.

Zoe Tay – actress, icon, legend, Extraordinary Woman.

 

Ms Zoe Tay – Queen Of Caldecott Hill

Photograph Courtesy of Wee Khim Photography

 

 

 

Summary.

 

And 1995 was 20 yrs ago!

 

[Guest Guest]

How shameless, flat like changi airport still dare to wear like that

 

 

SHE LOOKS FUCKING FLABBY

[Guest Guest]

oh shit, did you drop you ass and hold it in your hand? Need something to glue it back? Hahaha

 

You cannot recognise your mother's cheebye??? lol

Your mother fuck until die still cut out her cheebye for people to fuck somemore. lol

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Summary.

 

And 1995 was 20 yrs ago!

 

 

Thanks fab for pointing it out.  This old hag is way past her expiry date and yet her media lackeys still persistently insist on hyping her up as the Queen, Ah Jie, No. 1 - all those fake glowing epithets when even 'No. 2' Fann Wong has exceeded her achievements a long time ago.  And Xiang Yun, Huang Biren etc all can act better than the old hag Zoe.

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Old hag's lackeys are now resorting to ad hominem attacks since they have COMPLETELY NOTHING to defend their old hag with.

 

All that old hag has is an unparalleled list of flops, failures and boo-boos since 1996, that's nearly a 20-year record of failure.

Who else in the entertainment and media industry or private sector can still shamelessly call themselves No. 1 despite a 20-year failure record?

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Lao Zoe has a rockstar reception in Cambodia?  Big deal.

 

Fann Wong starred in a Hollywood movie and has been on red carpets in Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards and China film festivals.

Lao Zoe can't even hope to achieve a fraction of what Fann has achieved.

 

[Guest Guest]

Thanks fab for pointing it out.  This old hag is way past her expiry date and yet her media lackeys still persistently insist on hyping her up as the Queen, Ah Jie, No. 1 - all those fake glowing epithets when even 'No. 2' Fann Wong has exceeded her achievements a long time ago.  And Xiang Yun, Huang Biren etc all can act better than the old hag Zoe.

 

I wonder who sat in the middle at last night's mediacorp campus opening. Oh right, its Queen Zoe. Where is Huang biren seated? Nobody knows

[Guest Guest]

Lao Zoe has a rockstar reception in Cambodia?  Big deal.

 

Fann Wong starred in a Hollywood movie and has been on red carpets in Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards and China film festivals.

Lao Zoe can't even hope to achieve a fraction of what Fann has achieved.

 

The rockstar reception was for Elvin.

Who would bother about that expired old hag, she's riding on Elvin's tail coats.

[Guest Guest]

I wonder who sat in the middle at last night's mediacorp campus opening. Oh right, its Queen Zoe. Where is Huang biren seated? Nobody knows

 

During a funeral, the corpse in a coffin is also placed in the middle ....

 

[Guest Guest]

The rockstar reception was for Elvin.

Who would bother about that expired old hag, she's riding on Elvin's tail coats.

 

True that.  Didn't Lao Zoe also ride on Cynthia Wang Xinru's coattails when the drama Devotion picked up from episode 7 to 30 when Wang Xinru was featured?

 

The Chinese papers said it best:

女王果然是女王，王心如一出场，郑惠玉顿时从灵魂人物变配角。

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If that old hag Zoe Tay wants to call herself No. 1 Queen, Ah Jie etc, then she jolly well be No. 1 in terms of achievements, acting skills, overseas exposure and market value, endorsements, looks and substance.

 

Not only is she not No. 1 in any of those areas, she's right at the bottom scraping the barrel!

Furthermore, she has had uncountable flops, boo-boos and failures for the past 20 years!!!!

 

No. 1 my arse!