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Sun, Jul 19, 2009
The Straits Times
Zoe: Women hate Fiona
by boon chan
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.'
What Zoe thinks of MediaCorp's young stars:
On Jeanette Aw: 'Her acting has gradually matured and it proves that she has a relatively strong ability to learn and adapt.'
On Dawn Yeoh: 'She has become more mature. She used to be just a cutie pie with a doll-like voice.'
On Felicia Chin: 'I think she looks quite ordinary but she's very lively. She can occasionally be saucy but there's also an air of accessibility about her.'
On Jesseca Liu: 'She doesn't have great ambitions but wants to do her job well.'
On Joanne Peh: 'She is indisputably a sporty girl, very sunny, very energetic and very modern.'
On Rui En: 'She is totally different from the rest. She has character and a bit of a temper, like an ice queen. Not everyone will like her. But what we have to admit is that she leaves a deep impression.'
This article was first published in The Straits Times.
Sun, Jul 19, 2009
The Straits Times
Zoe: Women hate Fiona
by boon chan
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.'
What Zoe thinks of MediaCorp's young stars:
On Jeanette Aw: 'Her acting has gradually matured and it proves that she has a relatively strong ability to learn and adapt.'
On Dawn Yeoh: 'She has become more mature. She used to be just a cutie pie with a doll-like voice.'
On Felicia Chin: 'I think she looks quite ordinary but she's very lively. She can occasionally be saucy but there's also an air of accessibility about her.'
On Jesseca Liu: 'She doesn't have great ambitions but wants to do her job well.'
On Joanne Peh: 'She is indisputably a sporty girl, very sunny, very energetic and very modern.'
On Rui En: 'She is totally different from the rest. She has character and a bit of a temper, like an ice queen. Not everyone will like her. But what we have to admit is that she leaves a deep impression.'
This article was first published in The Straits Times.
