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Vivian Lai’s husband and kids made her care more about her health
The actress-host admits that she wasn’t particular about her wellbeing until she had her daughters
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Tammi Tan
Posted: 26 Oct 2016 08:58 Updated: 26 Oct 2016 10:31
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Vivian Lai’s husband and kids made her care more about her health
The actress-host admits that she wasn’t particular about her wellbeing until she had her daughters
Photos: Tammi Tan
With her energetic spunk and ageless looks (she turns 40 in December, by the way), you’d think
Vivian Lai has been a health nut all her life. However, the vivacious actress-host admitted to us that she never really paid much attention to her wellbeing until she had daughters Vera and Ariel, who are in primary one and primary six respectively.
“When I was younger, I didn’t think so much about going for regular health checks, but that changed after I had my kids,” she said, implying that she wishes to remain as healthy as possible for their sake.
Toggle was speaking to the
Star Awards 2015 All-Time Favourite Artiste recipient at Singapore Cancer Society’s (SCS) new rehabilitation centre, where a cheque for $60,803 was presented by Pokka, the beverage company that Vivian has endorsed for eight years.
The money was raised during a two-month drive, where Pokka pledged to donate $50,000 to SCS upon selling 5 million litres of their specially-packaged drinks. The additional $10,803 was garnered from the social media sharing of a Pokka campaign video starring singer Daphne Khoo and actor-host Paul Foster (who were also present at yesterday’s event), as well as from public cash donations and the sale of ribbon magnets hand-crocheted by SCS patients.
(Left to right) Pokka CEO Alain Ong, Denise Khoo, Vivian Lai, Daphne Khoo, Paul Foster and Albert Ching, CEO of Singapore Cancer Society
Fortunately, neither Vivian nor Pokka CEO Alain have personally experienced cancer, but they’ve witnessed loved ones battle against it. While Vivian has a good friend who was diagnosed with breast cancer, Alain revealed in a separate interview that his grandfather suffered “quite violently” for three months before succumbing to the disease, and his own mother had thyroid and ovarian cancer scares before going through successful operations.
His mum’s ordeals have pushed Alain to take measures to protect his two young daughters. “I spoke to an oncologist and he advised that prevention is the best, so we plan to get (my daughters) to go for cervical cancer vaccinations after they have their first menstrual cycle,” he said.
How Vivian "tricks" her daughters into eating their vegetables
Besides the birth of her children, Vivian also credited her husband for influencing her to be a bit more health conscious. “He takes a lot of supplements, such as vitamins, but I pay more attention to my food intake,” she said. “As for exercise, I go swimming once a week with the kids and skip rope.”
Her daughters, however, are not as easily moved to discipline when it comes to a balanced diet. “They don’t eat their vegetables, so I have to find creative ways to include it in their meals – for example, I mash up broccoli and put it in their porridge,” she said. This little hack works wonders and the girls love it, as it takes away the crunchy texture that they don’t like.
Thankfully, she doesn’t need to do anything to get them to be active, as they already love “moving around nonstop”. “It gives me a headache sometimes,” Vivian said with a chuckle.
Vivian Lai and her co-host banter with Daphne Khoo, Paul Foster and Daphne's mother Denise (centre), a breast cancer survivor