Top actress Zoe Tay has critiqued seven of MediaCorp's most popular young actresses in an interview with a fashion magazine.
Asked who had the most potential to succeed her among the seven, Tay sidestepped the question and instead gave frank assessments of each of them.
Her harshest words were directed at Fiona Xie: 'She's just sexy. Men love her, women hate her.'
Tay, 41, is known for her lack of airs and for being a straight-shooter.
In the interview with Style, a Media-Corp publication, she also said that she did not mind motherly roles and was not worried about being in line to succeed veteran star Xiang Yun.
She said: 'If there are good roles such as those played by Xiang Yun, I wouldn't reject playing an auntie.'
While younger stars have sought out plastic surgeons to preserve their youth, Tay remains confident of herself.
'Actually, plastic surgery is like accepting a regular medical procedure, it's no big deal. But at the moment, I don't feel that I need a plastic surgeon's help.'
She added: 'Rather than operating on the face, I would undergo conditioning of the entire body, and train to have firmer muscles. Frankly, my muscles are a little saggy right now.'
Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.