03 Sep 2005 - Issue 23
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NEWS ROUNDUP - 28/08/05-03/09/05
Bernice and Raymond Massage Event
Bernice Liu and Raymond Cho took part in a massage training event, where they both demonstrated their massage techniques. Raymond commented the Bernice has golden steel hands because he has experienced her excellent massage during filming. Asked if 'good friend' Moses Chan has benefitted from this, Bernice smiles: "Not just him! Frankie Lam and Michael Tse have tried it as well." She reveals that she likes having massage, but every time she goes, then she has to try and stay awake as she drives home.
When the MC indicated that her estate in Tseung Kwan O has massage services, Bernice says: "I don't mind people knowing where I live and I will not hide it when I am coming and going. My neighbours are all very nice and if a superstar like Chow Yun Fat can have an ordinary life, then I have nothing to fear."
The Sun 28/08/05
Rabeea Supports Tracy
Rabeea Yeung and Linda Chung were promoting "Lord of the Rings" in Shatin earlier and with so much news surrounding this year's Miss Hong Kong pageant, Rabeea indicates that she has been reading the news and as a former beauty queen herself, she says that she has met Tracy in person and does not think she has had surgery and even if she has, this is her personal matter.
The Sun 28/08/05
Niki's Album Selling Well
Niki Chow held an autograph signing earlier, attracting around 500 fans to support her and as she performed her song and dance, she was backed by four dancers sent along by her record company to show how highly they rated her. As it was Niki's birthday the following day, many fans presented her with gifts and she said happily: "Although I have to work on my birthday, it doesn't matter because I am a workaholic. They (the crew) will celebrate with me."
The most exciting thing for Niki was that her new album has sold more than 8000 copies in the first batch: "They are already pushing the prices up on my album, going from $50 to over $85. I hope that I can sell over 10,000 copies. Then I will take my colleagues out for abalone, ginseng and sharks fin and if it gets any better, I will take them on holiday!"
With reports that Jade Kwan had accused Niki of beating her out of the market, has Niki been comforted by her boss Lo Kit Shing? She says: "No, the company has told me not to comment on this." Manager Sandy Lam says that the instruction has been given not to discuss this matter to avoid it getting more and more controversial.
The Sun 29/08/05
Mandy and Rocky At Wedding Show
Rocky Cheng joined Mandy Cho in a wedding catwalk show earlier and having worn a wedding gown on many occasions now, it is no longer an exciting prospect for her. In exchange for a six-figure fee, Mandy took on te role as guest performer, saying: "In the past when I was a part time model, I have done a wedding show before and shot a wedding ad, so I don't feel much about it. It won't be until I am with my future husband when it will feel special. After I get married, I hope my husband will put my name on the property, so I can kick him out if anything happens!" She adds that she loves kids, so if circumstances allow and her husband wants it, then she will definitely have children."
When Rocky was asked if he has memories of his own wedding, he laughs: "No, I am working today and not taking wedding photos. My wife's wedding gown was specially designed for her, so it was quite lavish." He had many male fans at the venue to suppor thim and asked why there weren't many female fans, he says: "The girls are usually OL's (Office Ladies), so they will not follow so closely. (Have men expressed their love to you?) No, they are not gay."
The Sun 29/08/05
TVB Children's Songs Awards
Stage production "Love in a Fallen City 2005", starring Tony Leung, Louisa So and Alice Lau is currently deep in rehearsals and during the rather raunchy scenes between Tony and Louisa, her boyfriend Poon Chan Leung was on hand to keep an eye on things. However, ever the professional, Louisa still pushed her performance to the limits despite his presence. As for Tony fluffing his lines, she says: "Maybe because there are visitors today, including producer Mo Chun Fai, so he was a little nervous. Stage productions are all about overcoming the audience, so this will be a good practice for Tony, who should be back on form soon."
The Sun 29/08/05
Tavia Has Sore Toes
Tavia Yeung and Ron Ng took part in an event earlier and played games with some children in a very warming scene. However, after the fun, Tavia seemed to be in pain as she said: "Ron stood on my toes and really hurt me, so I had a smile on my face, but pain in my heart!" She laughs that she will make Ron pay for it and says: "For hurting me so much, I will make him buy me a drink! (What do you want to drink?) Water will do!" Tavia adds that after watching Joyce Cheng kiss Ron during the Childrens Songs Awards ceremony, she immediately called him: "I think he must have been very happy about it! He says that he would like to watch the tapes again."
The Sun 29/08/05
Kate Takes Lessons from Jim Chim
In order to improve her acting skills, Kate Tsui has begun taking lessons from stage master Jim Chim for six months and at the last performance of Jim's Childrens Stage Show "Oh dear! The Beautiful Witch has Gone" Kate took some time out to lend her support and joined up with some children to watch the show. Kate says happily: "I did not have a chance to watch shows when I was a child so this is the first time. It was a lovely surprise and it brought back my childhood innocence because I was laughing along with the children." During the intermission, Kate joined Jim selling ice creams to the children and attracting many young fans who asked to be photographed with her.
The Sun 30/08/05
Audience Discomfort at Ron and Joyce
As Lydia Shum's daughter Joyce Cheng handed over her first stage kiss to Ron Ng at the Children's Songs Awards, there were sighs of disgust coming from the audience and the broadcasting authority received 54 complaints, breaking all records for this year. They indicated that Ron and Joyce's kiss caused discomfort and felt that the show did not show concern for the feelings of the audience and was demeaning towards men. TVB received one complaint that Joyce's performance was unnatural.
There has been much debate on the internet too, saying that TVB's arrangement for Ron was a 'mean trick' with even a cartoon appearing where Ron's speech bubble reads "You can chop off my head or spill my blood, but after being kissed by Joyce, I can no longer hold my head high!" and others like it. Another joker has taken a clip and looped it, showing a bead of sweat dripping from Ron's forehead.
In response to all this criticism, Lydia and Ron have both stood up for Joyce, and Lydia said laughingly on the phone: "It doesn't matter! I think that Joyce did okay and just followed the storyline. There was no harm done. She did not perform for the minority and these complaints are a little exaggerated." Ron feels that this is a small incident and does not demean men: "Joyce worked hard to sing and dance and we were just following the script. I hope everyone will give newcomers a chance." Producer Tsang Kwong Ping felt that a kiss on the cheek is very common in fairy tales: "Taste is down to the individual, but if this is by Ron fans, then they should be more embracing."
TVB announced falling ratings for last week, with only "Revolving Doors of Vengeance" holding on to 32 points. Joyce's kiss did not help the ratings for that day, slipping nine points to just 19 points.
The Sun 30/08/05
Niki's Fearful Water Scene
Kevin Cheng, Bosco Wong and Niki Chow were filming a water scene for "Lovers Under Sky Curtains" yesterday, where the two men are fighting over Niki and jump in the water to see who can hold their breath the longest. In the end it is Niki who has to jump into the water to rescue the unconscious Bosco.
Before the cameras started rolling, Kevin was doing massage in the pool and Bosco was enjoying breakfast at the poolside, when Niki, who can't swim suddenly called out: "We're about to shoot and I am so scared! I don't know how to dive!" In the end, after the shoot was finished, she raised the victory sign and said proudly: "Luckily I can reach the ground in the water, so I am alright." Later, Niki said: "Normally it is the hero rescuing the beauty, but this time it is the other way round and I do the rescuing, but they are both so horrible. They were scaring me so much before filming and Kevin said he knows how to do artificial respiration, whilst Bosco claimed to know CPR, scaring me to death!"
As for being the object of affection for two good looking guys in the show, Niki says of herself: "I do not have such a big attraction in real life for two men to fight each other over me, but I can enjoy the feeling in the show. However, playing at breath holding is dangerous and I wouldn't want them to do these things."
For Niki's birthday, Bosco and Kevin laugh that they will give a Lamma Island pervert to her. Niki says: "They are so bad, luckily my mum and aunt have come over for seafood and dropped in on me. I am not disappointed that I can't celebrate, because to have work is a good thing and this is also my wish.
The Sun 30/08/05
Tracy Hands Over Sexy Photos for TVB Perusal
Miss Hong Kong Tracy Ip and Mr Hong Kong Matthew Ko were teamed up earlier as Prince and Princess to shoot for TVB's Mid-Autumn promotional clip. With Tracy's sexy photos appearing in a magazine, with the promise of even more photos in the future, Tracy says: "I will be chasing up on why they are re-using these photos because it was stipulated in the contract that they would only be used once. Also, I have already passed these over to TVB for checking when I entered the contest, and they do not have a problem with them."
Matthew will soon be heading out to Malaysia to shoot a special anniversary show and will be filming on location in the tropical rainforests, which will be quite difficult. He says: "I attract mosquitoes and I will be taking a lot of insect repellant with me in the hope of it being useful.
The Sun 30/08/05
'Revolving Doors' Promo
Kenix Kwok, Ron Ng and Elaine Yiu took part in a promo for TVB's "Revolving Doors of Vengeance", where they played games and raced to make up a bed, with Kenix almost losing her top, but luckily she escaped. Kenix is naturally happy with the ratings reports and takes the chance to sell the passionate kiss scenes in the show: "Joe Ma and I kiss for 30 seconds because we have to do it from the different angles, then we had to shoot four hours and my lips nearly went crooked." Talking about real life husband Frankie Lam being inured, will this affect their plans for kids? She smiles: "Neither of us have time. so we'll think about it later."
Ron will be heading into the mainland to film for a month and spending his birthday working. He says: "After entering showbiz, I have only spent one birthday with friends, but I am very happy at work. (Will you be celebrating in the mainland?) No, the producer has warned us to be careful coming and going out is best in a large group so you can look out for one another.
The Sun 30/08/05
Shirley Denies any Incidents at Panyu
Whilst Shirley Yeung and Linda Chung were filming on location in Panyu for "Circus of Life", there were reports that the crew were attacked whilst socialising at a club, but there have been a number of different stories and the latest version is that the male artistes upset a local thug and had to hand over the two girls to accompany them, explaining the alleged disappearance of Linda and Shirley for two hours.
When Shirley was asked about this, she says: "I don't think so! I have already replied to this. (Did you disappear for two hours?) Of course not!" Shirley says that to avoid the situation getting worse, she will not talk about this any more. As for Linda, she says through her manager: "This has long past, so I have no comment."
The Sun 31/08/05
Daniel Voices Anger at TVB Politics
There have been reports that Daniel Wu was spotted at a nightclub with two female companions and when asked about this, he said with resignation: "That night was Andrew Lin's wife's birthday and of the two girls sitting beside me, one of them was his wife. The other was a friend's girlfriend, so you can't exactly call that having two dates. That's crazy!" Talking of calls to boycott Disneyland Hong Kong, he says: "I am not angry about this, but TVB's cancellation of Alive's apperance on 'Jade Solid Gold' and then denying inviting us, this really makes me mad! TVB are liars, insincere and without have poor conduct. They are very unprofessional."
The Sun 31/08/05
Myolie at Oh-Oku Promotion
Wearing a kimono, Myolie Wu appeared at a promotional event for Japanese series "Oh-Oku" that has been resurrected from the warehouse shelves. Joined by a group of Mr Hong Kong winners including Matthew Ko and Rocky Cheng, they broke open a wine keg to wish for good ratings. Unfortunately, as the men sounded the wine bucket, the water splashed all over Myolie, leaving her rather helpless and needing the crew to come and help her redo her make up. Myolie said: "I saw the bucket full of water and I knew something was wrong! Where I was stood, I got splashed directly, so it was a good job that it was just water."
The Sun 31/08/05
Sammul and Ex's Soup
Sammul Chan took part in an event earlier and cooked up a dish himself. He says that when he was younger, he was always in the kitchen watching his mother cook, so he has learned a few recipes. He indicates that his future girlfriend must be able to cook and make soup, because he feels that there has to be sincerity for two people to maintain a relationshipa and if they can't do it then they must learn. Asked if he has eaten a meal cooked by an ex-girlfriend, Sammul says that he has drank 'loving soup' before, but he likes eating out as well. When he has friends around, then his girlfriend must be able to cook a few dishes and not let him down.
The Sun 31/08/05
Raymond Daren't Look at Melissa
Raymond Lam, together with Melissa Ng, Sheren Tang and Michael Tse are currently filming for "It's Hard to be a Woman" and in a scene that tells of Sheren teaching Melissa to be sexier to allure Raymond and make her ex-husband Michael jealous. When Raymond sees Melissa in a low cut dress, he daren't look at her directly and is very shy. He says: "When I used to study at a boys school, I was always very shy. Whenever I saw girls wearing sexy outfits, then I daren't look." He says that in order to play his gym trainer role well, he has been keeping fit and he currently weighs just 160 lbs.
For Melissa, who rarely dresses so sexily, she believes that men should not be so shallow in real life and says: "I think that men don't want the women they like to turn out like this. I don't even have a sexy nightie at home."
The Sun 01/09/05
Miss Hong Kong receive Watches
Miss Hong Kong winners, Tracy Yip, Sharon Luk, Carrie Lam, Shermon Tang and Natalie Khoo were presented with precious watches earlier. Tracy received the most expensive watch, a white gold diamond affair worth $248,800. She says she will let her mother look after it. Tracy indicates she does not really care for designer labels and her most expensive watch purchase was only $800, so this watch is the most expensive ever for her. ASked if she has been the target of rich men vying for her affections with expensive gifts, she says: "No, the minders have advised me not to accept any expensive gifts because the person giving it has an ulterior motive." She reveals that she does not have a boyfriend yet.
The Sun 01/09/05
Minutes of Fame Brings Back Memories for Ekin
Ekin Cheng was in the judge's seat for the "Minutes of Fame - Reprise" programme earlier and among the contestants was a girl who sang Twins' song "Kite and Wind" in heavily accented Cantonese, to which Ekin commented cheekily: "You sing it better than Charlene!". After a few shocked expressions, he added: "Only joking!" Ekin was rather generous as every contestant on the night came away with over sixty seconds prize money and one four piece male group achieved 115 seconds and made history as the first contestants to complete a song before being sent off.
Afterwards, Ekin reveals that he is a fan of the show and every time he watches, it brings back his own bad memories of auditioning: "At the time, I was turned down for the New Talent Singing Contest and if I wasn't so thick-skinned, it would have been hard to bear. (Is that why you were so generous with the contestants?) It depended on their performance." As for girlfriend Gigi Leung wearing a bikini underneath her outfit for a show, Ekin says he will let her express herself however she wants.
The Sun 01/09/05
Ron's Executive Welcome to BMA
Lo Kit Shing's BMA has another strong resident as fresh from his Joyce Cheng kiss, Ron Ng has signed a record deal with the company. At an extravagant contract signing ceremony in a Mongkok hotel, even TVB executives Lok Yee Ling and Ho Lai Chuen were present and joined in the champagne celebration alongside BMA executive Sandy Lam, showing they importance they all see in Ron. At the event, a congratulatory message was shown from Grasshoppers' Calvin Choi, who told him to avoid rumours and avoid fatty things, poking fun at Ron's kiss with Joyce and leaving him rather embarrassed. Maybe this being his first public signing, Ron seemed extremely nervous and even signed the contract in the wrong place, causing MC Jerry Lamb to joke: "This isn't signing an autograph for a fan you know!"
The Sun 01/09/05
Carol Back for More
Carol 'Dodo' Cheng's legal affairs quiz has been a hit and extended by another 29 episodes with filming continuing earlier, featuring guest stars Mandy Cho, Ng Wai Kwok and Susanna Kwan. Carol laughed: "The format is very similar and we are adding a section on mysterious cases, explained by lawyers. The biggest difference is that I am even more beautiful!" She also reveals that she is currently negotiating a new contract with TVB and she should be renewing if all goes well: "No rise in salary, but filming series is far too much hard work for me. The best thing would be to finish work by 11pm. I have already won the female lead award, so I want to try some different work."
The Sun 02/09/05
Ron Heads for Nanjing
Ron Ng headed out to Nanjing earlier to continue filming for new series "Troubled Worlds" and Myolie Wu and Shek Sau are also going out with him. As it was Ron's 26th birthday the following day, many fans went to see him off at the airport and gave him presents and long life buns. With so many incidents currently in China, after Shirley Yeung's rumoured attack and the 'Hotel Sex Scandals', Ron did not seem afraid at all: "Are you afraid of a 'Nanjing Sex Scandal'? Don't worry, we're not going up for leisure. The producer has told us not to go out and about, to report our whereabouts and be very careful."
The Sun 02/09/05
Tracy Promotes Facial Slimming
This year's Miss Hong Kong winner Tracy Yip has been surrounded by a lot of press coverage, but she has been selected to become the face of a beauty salon, landing a six-figure fee for an 18-month contract as well as receiving $100,000 of treatments for free, making her very happy indeed.
Filming for the salon's latest set of ads, Tracye was wearing a little top and some shorts to show off her healthy sexiness. She reveals that she has been suffering from water retention, causing swelling in her cheeks, but after undergoing some treatment at the salon, she has slimmed her face and this probably led to the rumours about cosmetic surgery. However, Tracy's mood was not affected and she adds: "I'll just treat it as publicity if they write about me. I do want to make it clear though that I was just having massage to reduce my water retention and I don't want this to affect the salon's business negatively. I don't mind what people say as long as I and my family are clear about me."
Salon boss Ms Chow is very caring over Tracy and not only helped her with make-up during filming, but also showed her how to pose for the cameras. Speaking of Tracy, she says: "She is very pretty and sweet and she has a very mouldable look, so I had her do some modelling for me even before she won. Now she is Miss Hong Kong, then I am really happy for her and I will celebrate with her later." Tracy says she will not disappoint anyone and will be launching into a showbiz career full swing, filming series and movies, all to be arranged by TVB.
Tracy also appeared at an official crowning ceremony to receive her Miss Hong Kong crown, worth $1.6 million with 38.2 carats of diamonds on it. The presentation was made by her predecessor, former Miss Hong Kong winner Pauline Yeung. She said afterwards that she has never worn anything so valuable before so she feels a bit nervous and has asked her mother to open a safety deposit box for her to keep it in.
The Sun 02/09/05
Maggie Trains to be Dumpling Queen
With the look of a Shanghai lady, Maggie Cheung will be playing the 'Dumpling Queen' in forthcoming series "Shanghai Turbulence" and to keep the realism, Maggie has not only taken lessons in dumpling making arranged by TVB, she has also found herself a proper teacher to coach her and a kill that has taken him over 10 years to master has picked up on the surface at least by Maggie in a matter of hours. Praised by the master for being extremely intelligent and picking it up very quickly, Maggie smiles: "Of course, I help my mum make oily dumplings at the new year and the frills are quite good."
On the day of the lesson, the chef had provided her with some smaller steamers because she was only making a small amount and it was easier to control the timing with the smaller steamers. As for the other ingredients, Maggie took care to cook and flavour them, because she wants them to taste good as well as look good. As a result, she didn't mind standing in the hot and steamy kitchen for a long time. She laughs: "I will treat it as being in a sauna."
Although she has been cooking, Maggie wants to keep her figure, so she daren't pick at the food. She laughs: "Recently I have been taking medication for Graves Disease and there are some side effects that make my face swell up, so if I eat too many dumplings, then I am scared I will get fat on my body too and will not be able to fit into the chipaos."
The Sun 02/09/05
Mandy's Fruitful Birthday
It was Mandy Cho's 23rd birthday recently and some fans celebrated this with her, giving her plenty of gifts including many soft toys and glasses, but Mandy's favourites were those that were handmade by her fans, including a scrapbook that had many messages of encouragement for her. As for her birthday wish, Mandy says: "The most important thing is good health and everyone's wishes come true. I hope that my fans will study hard because I had a fan who got 9 A-grades and I was very pleased for her. (Do you want a boyfriend?) I don't have time and my family are not rushing me. I am not in a hurry myself, maybe when the time is right, he will appear."
The Sun 02/09/05
Bondy In Love
Bondy Chiu was spotted out holding hands with her boyfriend and taking part in a beauty salon event earlier with Yvonne Lam and Shallin Tse, she was asked about her boyfriend and this raised a sweet happiness in her face as she said: "My skin has been rather dry lately. (Don't you have the nutrition of love?) Yes, but it is too sweet and bad for me! Actually I need to drink more soup. (Will you be taken by sales patter?) I am very stable in my decisions on cosmetics. (How much do you spend?) I am not too extravagant on these things and would rather spend on things that go into my stomach, such as bird's nest."
She also reveals that her good friend Michael Tse and his brother have sponsored her colour treatment for her skin for life: "Michael will sponsor the first half of my life and his brother will sponsor the second half!" Yvonne indicates that she spends a five-figure sum on cosmetics every month because as an artiste, she must keep her skin well and this is like an investment.
The Sun 02/09/05
Bosco Beaten Up over Niki!
In the middle of the night earlier, Bosco Wong was found lying in an alley in Tsimshatsui covered with blood after being beaten up by several thugs. Some passers-by were rather shocked, but upon closer inspection, it was found just to be filming!
Bosco was shooting on location for "Lovers Under Sky Curtains" and as this took place near to the clubbing area of Tsimshatsui, many members of the public thought that there was really a fight going on and were very frightened.
Whilst filming in Beijing for "Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion" last year in Beijing, Bosco was met with a bottle attack after protecting Akina Hong and this led to him giving up clubbing into the night. Does this scene bring back any bad memories for him? He laughs: "No, last time I was protecting a girl and I have avoided bars and clubs after that apart from going to Karaoke for friends' birthdays."
Bosco says that for this scene, he has to be beaten up and then to cry, so it is quite difficult: "This scene tells of me planning to get married with Niki Chow, but she goes to Lamma Island with Kevin Cheng, so I go drinking. With the crying and fighting in this scene, it is rather hard. However, in real life I am more sensible in love affairs and will not look at ending my life because I feel that love cannot be forced and especially for a man, your career has to come first."
The Sun 02/09/05
Myolie is Angry at Allegations against her Father
Anonymous letters have been sent to various newspapers recently, alleging that Myolie Wu's father was defrauded whilst doing business in the mainland and detailing his telephone number, address and car registration number. It also appears that similar letters were previously sent to TVB and landed in the hands of the executives, who immediately questioned Myolie on the matter. After discussing this with the company and her family, Myolie had decided to call in the police, but with similar letters appearing once again, Myolie's father is once again the centre of media attention.
Currently filming in Nanjing for "Troubled Worlds", Myolie was contacted earlier and admitted that she was worried by the letters incident: "My dad has been a police officer for thirty years and after retiring last year, he and some friends invested in a business in the mainland. I have asked him about the letters and he says he does not owe anyone money and I believe his upright character is nothing like what is said in the letter."
Myolie hopes that the incident will be dealt with soon because this is affecting her father's reputation. She says: "If he did owe people money, then this person would go through legal proceedings to claim the money and needn't do these things. I am just reasoning with this and this is very unfair to my dad because the media are chasing him and he is already unhappy. The extra pressure is because I work in front of the camera and if this makes my family unhappy, then this person has achieved his goals."
The Sun 03/09/05
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Bernice and Raymond Massage Event
Bernice Liu and Raymond Cho took part in a massage training event, where they both demonstrated their massage techniques. Raymond commented the Bernice has golden steel hands because he has experienced her excellent massage during filming. Asked if 'good friend' Moses Chan has benefitted from this, Bernice smiles: "Not just him! Frankie Lam and Michael Tse have tried it as well." She reveals that she likes having massage, but every time she goes, then she has to try and stay awake as she drives home.
When the MC indicated that her estate in Tseung Kwan O has massage services, Bernice says: "I don't mind people knowing where I live and I will not hide it when I am coming and going. My neighbours are all very nice and if a superstar like Chow Yun Fat can have an ordinary life, then I have nothing to fear."
The Sun 28/08/05
Rabeea Supports Tracy
Rabeea Yeung and Linda Chung were promoting "Lord of the Rings" in Shatin earlier and with so much news surrounding this year's Miss Hong Kong pageant, Rabeea indicates that she has been reading the news and as a former beauty queen herself, she says that she has met Tracy in person and does not think she has had surgery and even if she has, this is her personal matter.
The Sun 28/08/05
Niki's Album Selling Well
Niki Chow held an autograph signing earlier, attracting around 500 fans to support her and as she performed her song and dance, she was backed by four dancers sent along by her record company to show how highly they rated her. As it was Niki's birthday the following day, many fans presented her with gifts and she said happily: "Although I have to work on my birthday, it doesn't matter because I am a workaholic. They (the crew) will celebrate with me."
The most exciting thing for Niki was that her new album has sold more than 8000 copies in the first batch: "They are already pushing the prices up on my album, going from $50 to over $85. I hope that I can sell over 10,000 copies. Then I will take my colleagues out for abalone, ginseng and sharks fin and if it gets any better, I will take them on holiday!"
With reports that Jade Kwan had accused Niki of beating her out of the market, has Niki been comforted by her boss Lo Kit Shing? She says: "No, the company has told me not to comment on this." Manager Sandy Lam says that the instruction has been given not to discuss this matter to avoid it getting more and more controversial.
The Sun 29/08/05
Mandy and Rocky At Wedding Show
Rocky Cheng joined Mandy Cho in a wedding catwalk show earlier and having worn a wedding gown on many occasions now, it is no longer an exciting prospect for her. In exchange for a six-figure fee, Mandy took on te role as guest performer, saying: "In the past when I was a part time model, I have done a wedding show before and shot a wedding ad, so I don't feel much about it. It won't be until I am with my future husband when it will feel special. After I get married, I hope my husband will put my name on the property, so I can kick him out if anything happens!" She adds that she loves kids, so if circumstances allow and her husband wants it, then she will definitely have children."
When Rocky was asked if he has memories of his own wedding, he laughs: "No, I am working today and not taking wedding photos. My wife's wedding gown was specially designed for her, so it was quite lavish." He had many male fans at the venue to suppor thim and asked why there weren't many female fans, he says: "The girls are usually OL's (Office Ladies), so they will not follow so closely. (Have men expressed their love to you?) No, they are not gay."
The Sun 29/08/05
TVB Children's Songs Awards
Stage production "Love in a Fallen City 2005", starring Tony Leung, Louisa So and Alice Lau is currently deep in rehearsals and during the rather raunchy scenes between Tony and Louisa, her boyfriend Poon Chan Leung was on hand to keep an eye on things. However, ever the professional, Louisa still pushed her performance to the limits despite his presence. As for Tony fluffing his lines, she says: "Maybe because there are visitors today, including producer Mo Chun Fai, so he was a little nervous. Stage productions are all about overcoming the audience, so this will be a good practice for Tony, who should be back on form soon."
The Sun 29/08/05
Tavia Has Sore Toes
Tavia Yeung and Ron Ng took part in an event earlier and played games with some children in a very warming scene. However, after the fun, Tavia seemed to be in pain as she said: "Ron stood on my toes and really hurt me, so I had a smile on my face, but pain in my heart!" She laughs that she will make Ron pay for it and says: "For hurting me so much, I will make him buy me a drink! (What do you want to drink?) Water will do!" Tavia adds that after watching Joyce Cheng kiss Ron during the Childrens Songs Awards ceremony, she immediately called him: "I think he must have been very happy about it! He says that he would like to watch the tapes again."
The Sun 29/08/05
Kate Takes Lessons from Jim Chim
In order to improve her acting skills, Kate Tsui has begun taking lessons from stage master Jim Chim for six months and at the last performance of Jim's Childrens Stage Show "Oh dear! The Beautiful Witch has Gone" Kate took some time out to lend her support and joined up with some children to watch the show. Kate says happily: "I did not have a chance to watch shows when I was a child so this is the first time. It was a lovely surprise and it brought back my childhood innocence because I was laughing along with the children." During the intermission, Kate joined Jim selling ice creams to the children and attracting many young fans who asked to be photographed with her.
The Sun 30/08/05
Audience Discomfort at Ron and Joyce
As Lydia Shum's daughter Joyce Cheng handed over her first stage kiss to Ron Ng at the Children's Songs Awards, there were sighs of disgust coming from the audience and the broadcasting authority received 54 complaints, breaking all records for this year. They indicated that Ron and Joyce's kiss caused discomfort and felt that the show did not show concern for the feelings of the audience and was demeaning towards men. TVB received one complaint that Joyce's performance was unnatural.
There has been much debate on the internet too, saying that TVB's arrangement for Ron was a 'mean trick' with even a cartoon appearing where Ron's speech bubble reads "You can chop off my head or spill my blood, but after being kissed by Joyce, I can no longer hold my head high!" and others like it. Another joker has taken a clip and looped it, showing a bead of sweat dripping from Ron's forehead.
In response to all this criticism, Lydia and Ron have both stood up for Joyce, and Lydia said laughingly on the phone: "It doesn't matter! I think that Joyce did okay and just followed the storyline. There was no harm done. She did not perform for the minority and these complaints are a little exaggerated." Ron feels that this is a small incident and does not demean men: "Joyce worked hard to sing and dance and we were just following the script. I hope everyone will give newcomers a chance." Producer Tsang Kwong Ping felt that a kiss on the cheek is very common in fairy tales: "Taste is down to the individual, but if this is by Ron fans, then they should be more embracing."
TVB announced falling ratings for last week, with only "Revolving Doors of Vengeance" holding on to 32 points. Joyce's kiss did not help the ratings for that day, slipping nine points to just 19 points.
The Sun 30/08/05
Niki's Fearful Water Scene
Kevin Cheng, Bosco Wong and Niki Chow were filming a water scene for "Lovers Under Sky Curtains" yesterday, where the two men are fighting over Niki and jump in the water to see who can hold their breath the longest. In the end it is Niki who has to jump into the water to rescue the unconscious Bosco.
Before the cameras started rolling, Kevin was doing massage in the pool and Bosco was enjoying breakfast at the poolside, when Niki, who can't swim suddenly called out: "We're about to shoot and I am so scared! I don't know how to dive!" In the end, after the shoot was finished, she raised the victory sign and said proudly: "Luckily I can reach the ground in the water, so I am alright." Later, Niki said: "Normally it is the hero rescuing the beauty, but this time it is the other way round and I do the rescuing, but they are both so horrible. They were scaring me so much before filming and Kevin said he knows how to do artificial respiration, whilst Bosco claimed to know CPR, scaring me to death!"
As for being the object of affection for two good looking guys in the show, Niki says of herself: "I do not have such a big attraction in real life for two men to fight each other over me, but I can enjoy the feeling in the show. However, playing at breath holding is dangerous and I wouldn't want them to do these things."
For Niki's birthday, Bosco and Kevin laugh that they will give a Lamma Island pervert to her. Niki says: "They are so bad, luckily my mum and aunt have come over for seafood and dropped in on me. I am not disappointed that I can't celebrate, because to have work is a good thing and this is also my wish.
The Sun 30/08/05
Tracy Hands Over Sexy Photos for TVB Perusal
Miss Hong Kong Tracy Ip and Mr Hong Kong Matthew Ko were teamed up earlier as Prince and Princess to shoot for TVB's Mid-Autumn promotional clip. With Tracy's sexy photos appearing in a magazine, with the promise of even more photos in the future, Tracy says: "I will be chasing up on why they are re-using these photos because it was stipulated in the contract that they would only be used once. Also, I have already passed these over to TVB for checking when I entered the contest, and they do not have a problem with them."
Matthew will soon be heading out to Malaysia to shoot a special anniversary show and will be filming on location in the tropical rainforests, which will be quite difficult. He says: "I attract mosquitoes and I will be taking a lot of insect repellant with me in the hope of it being useful.
The Sun 30/08/05
'Revolving Doors' Promo
Kenix Kwok, Ron Ng and Elaine Yiu took part in a promo for TVB's "Revolving Doors of Vengeance", where they played games and raced to make up a bed, with Kenix almost losing her top, but luckily she escaped. Kenix is naturally happy with the ratings reports and takes the chance to sell the passionate kiss scenes in the show: "Joe Ma and I kiss for 30 seconds because we have to do it from the different angles, then we had to shoot four hours and my lips nearly went crooked." Talking about real life husband Frankie Lam being inured, will this affect their plans for kids? She smiles: "Neither of us have time. so we'll think about it later."
Ron will be heading into the mainland to film for a month and spending his birthday working. He says: "After entering showbiz, I have only spent one birthday with friends, but I am very happy at work. (Will you be celebrating in the mainland?) No, the producer has warned us to be careful coming and going out is best in a large group so you can look out for one another.
The Sun 30/08/05
Shirley Denies any Incidents at Panyu
Whilst Shirley Yeung and Linda Chung were filming on location in Panyu for "Circus of Life", there were reports that the crew were attacked whilst socialising at a club, but there have been a number of different stories and the latest version is that the male artistes upset a local thug and had to hand over the two girls to accompany them, explaining the alleged disappearance of Linda and Shirley for two hours.
When Shirley was asked about this, she says: "I don't think so! I have already replied to this. (Did you disappear for two hours?) Of course not!" Shirley says that to avoid the situation getting worse, she will not talk about this any more. As for Linda, she says through her manager: "This has long past, so I have no comment."
The Sun 31/08/05
Daniel Voices Anger at TVB Politics
There have been reports that Daniel Wu was spotted at a nightclub with two female companions and when asked about this, he said with resignation: "That night was Andrew Lin's wife's birthday and of the two girls sitting beside me, one of them was his wife. The other was a friend's girlfriend, so you can't exactly call that having two dates. That's crazy!" Talking of calls to boycott Disneyland Hong Kong, he says: "I am not angry about this, but TVB's cancellation of Alive's apperance on 'Jade Solid Gold' and then denying inviting us, this really makes me mad! TVB are liars, insincere and without have poor conduct. They are very unprofessional."
The Sun 31/08/05
Myolie at Oh-Oku Promotion
Wearing a kimono, Myolie Wu appeared at a promotional event for Japanese series "Oh-Oku" that has been resurrected from the warehouse shelves. Joined by a group of Mr Hong Kong winners including Matthew Ko and Rocky Cheng, they broke open a wine keg to wish for good ratings. Unfortunately, as the men sounded the wine bucket, the water splashed all over Myolie, leaving her rather helpless and needing the crew to come and help her redo her make up. Myolie said: "I saw the bucket full of water and I knew something was wrong! Where I was stood, I got splashed directly, so it was a good job that it was just water."
The Sun 31/08/05
Sammul and Ex's Soup
Sammul Chan took part in an event earlier and cooked up a dish himself. He says that when he was younger, he was always in the kitchen watching his mother cook, so he has learned a few recipes. He indicates that his future girlfriend must be able to cook and make soup, because he feels that there has to be sincerity for two people to maintain a relationshipa and if they can't do it then they must learn. Asked if he has eaten a meal cooked by an ex-girlfriend, Sammul says that he has drank 'loving soup' before, but he likes eating out as well. When he has friends around, then his girlfriend must be able to cook a few dishes and not let him down.
The Sun 31/08/05
Raymond Daren't Look at Melissa
Raymond Lam, together with Melissa Ng, Sheren Tang and Michael Tse are currently filming for "It's Hard to be a Woman" and in a scene that tells of Sheren teaching Melissa to be sexier to allure Raymond and make her ex-husband Michael jealous. When Raymond sees Melissa in a low cut dress, he daren't look at her directly and is very shy. He says: "When I used to study at a boys school, I was always very shy. Whenever I saw girls wearing sexy outfits, then I daren't look." He says that in order to play his gym trainer role well, he has been keeping fit and he currently weighs just 160 lbs.
For Melissa, who rarely dresses so sexily, she believes that men should not be so shallow in real life and says: "I think that men don't want the women they like to turn out like this. I don't even have a sexy nightie at home."
The Sun 01/09/05
Miss Hong Kong receive Watches
Miss Hong Kong winners, Tracy Yip, Sharon Luk, Carrie Lam, Shermon Tang and Natalie Khoo were presented with precious watches earlier. Tracy received the most expensive watch, a white gold diamond affair worth $248,800. She says she will let her mother look after it. Tracy indicates she does not really care for designer labels and her most expensive watch purchase was only $800, so this watch is the most expensive ever for her. ASked if she has been the target of rich men vying for her affections with expensive gifts, she says: "No, the minders have advised me not to accept any expensive gifts because the person giving it has an ulterior motive." She reveals that she does not have a boyfriend yet.
The Sun 01/09/05
Minutes of Fame Brings Back Memories for Ekin
Ekin Cheng was in the judge's seat for the "Minutes of Fame - Reprise" programme earlier and among the contestants was a girl who sang Twins' song "Kite and Wind" in heavily accented Cantonese, to which Ekin commented cheekily: "You sing it better than Charlene!". After a few shocked expressions, he added: "Only joking!" Ekin was rather generous as every contestant on the night came away with over sixty seconds prize money and one four piece male group achieved 115 seconds and made history as the first contestants to complete a song before being sent off.
Afterwards, Ekin reveals that he is a fan of the show and every time he watches, it brings back his own bad memories of auditioning: "At the time, I was turned down for the New Talent Singing Contest and if I wasn't so thick-skinned, it would have been hard to bear. (Is that why you were so generous with the contestants?) It depended on their performance." As for girlfriend Gigi Leung wearing a bikini underneath her outfit for a show, Ekin says he will let her express herself however she wants.
The Sun 01/09/05
Ron's Executive Welcome to BMA
Lo Kit Shing's BMA has another strong resident as fresh from his Joyce Cheng kiss, Ron Ng has signed a record deal with the company. At an extravagant contract signing ceremony in a Mongkok hotel, even TVB executives Lok Yee Ling and Ho Lai Chuen were present and joined in the champagne celebration alongside BMA executive Sandy Lam, showing they importance they all see in Ron. At the event, a congratulatory message was shown from Grasshoppers' Calvin Choi, who told him to avoid rumours and avoid fatty things, poking fun at Ron's kiss with Joyce and leaving him rather embarrassed. Maybe this being his first public signing, Ron seemed extremely nervous and even signed the contract in the wrong place, causing MC Jerry Lamb to joke: "This isn't signing an autograph for a fan you know!"
The Sun 01/09/05
Carol Back for More
Carol 'Dodo' Cheng's legal affairs quiz has been a hit and extended by another 29 episodes with filming continuing earlier, featuring guest stars Mandy Cho, Ng Wai Kwok and Susanna Kwan. Carol laughed: "The format is very similar and we are adding a section on mysterious cases, explained by lawyers. The biggest difference is that I am even more beautiful!" She also reveals that she is currently negotiating a new contract with TVB and she should be renewing if all goes well: "No rise in salary, but filming series is far too much hard work for me. The best thing would be to finish work by 11pm. I have already won the female lead award, so I want to try some different work."
The Sun 02/09/05
Ron Heads for Nanjing
Ron Ng headed out to Nanjing earlier to continue filming for new series "Troubled Worlds" and Myolie Wu and Shek Sau are also going out with him. As it was Ron's 26th birthday the following day, many fans went to see him off at the airport and gave him presents and long life buns. With so many incidents currently in China, after Shirley Yeung's rumoured attack and the 'Hotel Sex Scandals', Ron did not seem afraid at all: "Are you afraid of a 'Nanjing Sex Scandal'? Don't worry, we're not going up for leisure. The producer has told us not to go out and about, to report our whereabouts and be very careful."
The Sun 02/09/05
Tracy Promotes Facial Slimming
This year's Miss Hong Kong winner Tracy Yip has been surrounded by a lot of press coverage, but she has been selected to become the face of a beauty salon, landing a six-figure fee for an 18-month contract as well as receiving $100,000 of treatments for free, making her very happy indeed.
Filming for the salon's latest set of ads, Tracye was wearing a little top and some shorts to show off her healthy sexiness. She reveals that she has been suffering from water retention, causing swelling in her cheeks, but after undergoing some treatment at the salon, she has slimmed her face and this probably led to the rumours about cosmetic surgery. However, Tracy's mood was not affected and she adds: "I'll just treat it as publicity if they write about me. I do want to make it clear though that I was just having massage to reduce my water retention and I don't want this to affect the salon's business negatively. I don't mind what people say as long as I and my family are clear about me."
Salon boss Ms Chow is very caring over Tracy and not only helped her with make-up during filming, but also showed her how to pose for the cameras. Speaking of Tracy, she says: "She is very pretty and sweet and she has a very mouldable look, so I had her do some modelling for me even before she won. Now she is Miss Hong Kong, then I am really happy for her and I will celebrate with her later." Tracy says she will not disappoint anyone and will be launching into a showbiz career full swing, filming series and movies, all to be arranged by TVB.
Tracy also appeared at an official crowning ceremony to receive her Miss Hong Kong crown, worth $1.6 million with 38.2 carats of diamonds on it. The presentation was made by her predecessor, former Miss Hong Kong winner Pauline Yeung. She said afterwards that she has never worn anything so valuable before so she feels a bit nervous and has asked her mother to open a safety deposit box for her to keep it in.
The Sun 02/09/05
Maggie Trains to be Dumpling Queen
With the look of a Shanghai lady, Maggie Cheung will be playing the 'Dumpling Queen' in forthcoming series "Shanghai Turbulence" and to keep the realism, Maggie has not only taken lessons in dumpling making arranged by TVB, she has also found herself a proper teacher to coach her and a kill that has taken him over 10 years to master has picked up on the surface at least by Maggie in a matter of hours. Praised by the master for being extremely intelligent and picking it up very quickly, Maggie smiles: "Of course, I help my mum make oily dumplings at the new year and the frills are quite good."
On the day of the lesson, the chef had provided her with some smaller steamers because she was only making a small amount and it was easier to control the timing with the smaller steamers. As for the other ingredients, Maggie took care to cook and flavour them, because she wants them to taste good as well as look good. As a result, she didn't mind standing in the hot and steamy kitchen for a long time. She laughs: "I will treat it as being in a sauna."
Although she has been cooking, Maggie wants to keep her figure, so she daren't pick at the food. She laughs: "Recently I have been taking medication for Graves Disease and there are some side effects that make my face swell up, so if I eat too many dumplings, then I am scared I will get fat on my body too and will not be able to fit into the chipaos."
The Sun 02/09/05
Mandy's Fruitful Birthday
It was Mandy Cho's 23rd birthday recently and some fans celebrated this with her, giving her plenty of gifts including many soft toys and glasses, but Mandy's favourites were those that were handmade by her fans, including a scrapbook that had many messages of encouragement for her. As for her birthday wish, Mandy says: "The most important thing is good health and everyone's wishes come true. I hope that my fans will study hard because I had a fan who got 9 A-grades and I was very pleased for her. (Do you want a boyfriend?) I don't have time and my family are not rushing me. I am not in a hurry myself, maybe when the time is right, he will appear."
The Sun 02/09/05
Bondy In Love
Bondy Chiu was spotted out holding hands with her boyfriend and taking part in a beauty salon event earlier with Yvonne Lam and Shallin Tse, she was asked about her boyfriend and this raised a sweet happiness in her face as she said: "My skin has been rather dry lately. (Don't you have the nutrition of love?) Yes, but it is too sweet and bad for me! Actually I need to drink more soup. (Will you be taken by sales patter?) I am very stable in my decisions on cosmetics. (How much do you spend?) I am not too extravagant on these things and would rather spend on things that go into my stomach, such as bird's nest."
She also reveals that her good friend Michael Tse and his brother have sponsored her colour treatment for her skin for life: "Michael will sponsor the first half of my life and his brother will sponsor the second half!" Yvonne indicates that she spends a five-figure sum on cosmetics every month because as an artiste, she must keep her skin well and this is like an investment.
The Sun 02/09/05
Bosco Beaten Up over Niki!
In the middle of the night earlier, Bosco Wong was found lying in an alley in Tsimshatsui covered with blood after being beaten up by several thugs. Some passers-by were rather shocked, but upon closer inspection, it was found just to be filming!
Bosco was shooting on location for "Lovers Under Sky Curtains" and as this took place near to the clubbing area of Tsimshatsui, many members of the public thought that there was really a fight going on and were very frightened.
Whilst filming in Beijing for "Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion" last year in Beijing, Bosco was met with a bottle attack after protecting Akina Hong and this led to him giving up clubbing into the night. Does this scene bring back any bad memories for him? He laughs: "No, last time I was protecting a girl and I have avoided bars and clubs after that apart from going to Karaoke for friends' birthdays."
Bosco says that for this scene, he has to be beaten up and then to cry, so it is quite difficult: "This scene tells of me planning to get married with Niki Chow, but she goes to Lamma Island with Kevin Cheng, so I go drinking. With the crying and fighting in this scene, it is rather hard. However, in real life I am more sensible in love affairs and will not look at ending my life because I feel that love cannot be forced and especially for a man, your career has to come first."
The Sun 02/09/05
Myolie is Angry at Allegations against her Father
Anonymous letters have been sent to various newspapers recently, alleging that Myolie Wu's father was defrauded whilst doing business in the mainland and detailing his telephone number, address and car registration number. It also appears that similar letters were previously sent to TVB and landed in the hands of the executives, who immediately questioned Myolie on the matter. After discussing this with the company and her family, Myolie had decided to call in the police, but with similar letters appearing once again, Myolie's father is once again the centre of media attention.
Currently filming in Nanjing for "Troubled Worlds", Myolie was contacted earlier and admitted that she was worried by the letters incident: "My dad has been a police officer for thirty years and after retiring last year, he and some friends invested in a business in the mainland. I have asked him about the letters and he says he does not owe anyone money and I believe his upright character is nothing like what is said in the letter."
Myolie hopes that the incident will be dealt with soon because this is affecting her father's reputation. She says: "If he did owe people money, then this person would go through legal proceedings to claim the money and needn't do these things. I am just reasoning with this and this is very unfair to my dad because the media are chasing him and he is already unhappy. The extra pressure is because I work in front of the camera and if this makes my family unhappy, then this person has achieved his goals."
The Sun 03/09/05
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