Felicia Chin's Various Interviews

Felicia Chin @ The Golden Path Interview

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Felicia Chin @ Love Blossoms Interview

Felicia Chin @ The Ultimatum Interview

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Felicia Chin, Tomboy, Ah Lian, Getai singer, what next?

In a press conference held on Wednesday for two upcoming Channel 8 productions, Baby Bonus and Housewives Pte Ltd, we managed to squeeze in a little friendly tête-à-tête session with Felicia Chin, one of Caldecott Hill’s seven princesses.

Capturing the hearts of many with her friendly personality, Felicia entered the room resplendently dressed in a white toga dress and chic caged-gladiator heels. With her little baby boy (her son, Olympic, in Baby Bonus) in-tow, the actress confided on her initial worries about playing a single mother who is also a brash ah lian in Baby Bonus.

“For this role, I had to speak with an Ah Lian slang (sic.). I felt that I became a mother too fast and was unsure of how to act out my role initially. After reading the script, I found some logic in it and managed to accept the character’s flaws.”

Currently in the midst of filming a Singapore-Malaysia offshore collaboration, Felicia revealed a little about her upcoming role as a getai singer. “This is another grim story with a heart-wrenching background that is set in the Malaysian getai scene. It was very hectic for me. I was reading the script while having my imaging sessions. I do not play a goody-two-shoes character in this series again and I find it a very challenging role,” she enthusiastically quipped.

With Felicia coming out of her shell these days – playing a tomboy in The Ultimatum, an impetuous ah lian in Baby Bonus and a getai singer in an upcoming production, we suggested to her a couple more interesting roles that people would like to see her play in future.

She earnestly nodded at our long list of suggestions (a female cop, a female ghost, a sports drama or a baddie role) and meekly confessed, “I am a rather timid person. I think I will scare myself if I were to play a female ghost!”

Apart from that, we wanted to test Felicia’s perimeters and asked the actress if she was open to hot steamy bedroom scenes (aka the ones seen in Taiwanese dramas, Fated to Love You and My Queen).

“Actually I haven’t really watched these shows before… I personally feel that for such scenes, I have to break through that barrier in my heart first. I think I will be safe in the hands of the creative director,” the actress gamely answered.

Steamy or not, we sure can tell how much MediaCorp’s little princess has blossomed over the years. With her versatility shown in the range of characters she played this year, many are eager to see just how much more Felicia is capable of achieving.

Catch Felicia in Channel 8's Baby Bonus starting on September 30 at 9pm from Monday to Friday.

7 Princesses' rankings in FHM Top 100

"Oh how Miss Chin had blossomed. Since her debut FHM spread in 2005 (yes folks, she was on our cover), the girl next door has blossomed into one of the most gorgeous babes on TV. And this year, she gets our vote as the No. 1 Sexiest Woman In The World."

Credits : http://7-princesses.blogspot.com/

与许振荣受访 陈靓瑄“装傻”

还是好朋友？许振荣和陈靓瑄一同受访时，两人开心地聊了片刻，陈靓瑄被问起心情如何时则说“这样咯”。

陈靓瑄在过程中不时露出纳闷和惊讶的表情，还反问记者：“发生什么事?”

许振荣上个月在一篇访问中指“陈靓瑄腰部以上整过容”惹出风波，许振荣之后澄清“是玩笑话被放大”，也即刻向陈靓瑄道歉。陈靓瑄之后表示“说法不是事实”，但没有正面回答是否接受许振荣的道歉。

两人昨天一同出席8频道记者会，被媒体要求一起受访，陈靓瑄在过程中不时露出纳闷和惊讶的表情，还反问在场记者：“发生什么事？”

许振荣和陈靓瑄一同坐下时，许振荣拿起桌子上的原子笔笑说：“我们来签约和解！”两人开心地聊了片刻，陈靓瑄被问起心情如何时则说：“这样咯。”至于是否仍被风波影响，陈靓瑄则皱眉头，没有回答。

许振荣这时先开始说：“我觉得当初头条这样出来，大家都错愕，也都用自己的方法去拿捏。可能是第一次发生这样的事情，所以大家有思维上的整理。但平静思考，这毕竟是娱乐圈，很多东西我们都无法控制，只能以我们能接受的方式应付。”

“什么事？我忘了”

记者们转问陈靓瑄时，她却说：“什么事？我忘了。”

问她心情如何，她说：“OK啊，没什么事。”

是否已经原谅了许振荣？她再次皱眉头，说：“我不知道发生什么事。”

我的字典 HELPDESK

¤纳闷 nà mèn: Feel puzzled

¤和解 hé jiě: Reconcile

¤错愕 cuò è: Dumbfounded

¤报复 bào fù: Retaliate

以玩笑开始 就以玩笑结束

在许振荣访问见报后4天，陈靓瑄在博客上回应，除了感叹“艺人可能没办法……难免会被讲”，还写道：“就不知道荣少的下半身是不是真的？哈哈……开玩笑的啦。”

两人昨天被问起时，许振荣说：“她其实有传简讯给我，说‘我开了这个玩笑’，那我觉得还蛮有创意的，哈哈。其实很多事情不需要那么认真看待，轻松一点。”

那陈靓瑄开玩笑是不是“报复”？她又皱眉头，想了想然后说：“就没有啊。这件事一开始就是个玩笑，所以就一笑而过。”

许振荣这时对她说：“其实你蛮有创意的。这件事以玩笑开始，就以玩笑结束，不是很有趣吗？”

陈靓瑄与郑斌辉、刘芷绚、林明伦等人主演的新剧《添丁发财》30日起晚上9时在8频道播映；许振荣和权怡凤主持的综艺节目《主妇的春天》10月5日起晚上8时也在8频道播映。

Credits : SPH OMY

Sep 16, 2009 Felicia Chin @ Baby Bonus Press Con

Paul Chan's Blog : 敢敢改换7公主 Changing the 7 Princesses

If you are given a chance to cast the 7 Princesses in a drama, how will you do it? Do you want to ‘play-safe’ or take a huge amount of risk and give them a revolutionary role?

It is really a tough decision when it comes to casting. It is not like you can throw any role to the Princess. No, you can’t. Not all Princesses can handle changes. Many factors will have to be taken into consideration. Some Princesses may not be ready to switch between a goodie role and a baddie one. Or the professional panel may not think they are ready or viewers are ready. Or the Princesses themselves just may not be mentally prepared to change. It can be detrimental to the career of a particular Princess or your product if you ’revolutionarise’ her too fast without letting her ‘evolve’…

Looking at how 刘芷绚 Jesseca played her role in ‘Baby Bonus 添丁发财’ (debuts on Ch 8 on 30 Sept at 9pm) and I just feel this is one actress who can really act. But in my opinion, her roles tend to fit into a similar mould. She will need something more than just that slightly challenging role in ‘Romantic Delicacies 美食厨师男’ (now on Ch 8 at 7pm) to leave a stronger impression. Any suggestion of a role you feel Jesseca can play up her potential?

I see some sort of an evolution in the roles 欧萱 Jeanette has played. She left a strong impression when she first started out as the dim-witted 晶晶 in Holland V. Then, there was this period of time where she was stuck in playing those roles that made you dislike her (no wonder she lost her ‘Top 10 Most Popular’ then…). It was a period she described as feeling very ’lost’ but it was also the time she honned her skills before her next big break. ’小娘惹 The Little Nyonya’ changed her fate. Jeanette Aw then landed herself another meaty role in ‘Together 当我们同在一起’ this year. Next, she will become the ‘Funneral Director’ in ‘New Beginnings 红白囍事’ – a role dealing with the sensitive side of ‘life and death’. What role do you hope to see Jeanette in next? Drastic change? Or subtle change?

If you are looking at a Princess whose changes were most obvious, 白薇秀 Joanne Peh immediately comes to mind. From her past roles as strong career lady to the award-winning ‘you-can-bully-her’ role in ‘The Little Nyonya’, her change was more a revolution than evolution. This is even more evident when you see her playing the ‘extremes’ of two roles in the upcoming 180-episode ‘Your Hand In Mine 想握你的手’ (debuts on Ch 8 at 7pm on 9 Nov) – she plays both the feel-good lawyer professional and the despicable mum. She has tried the two ‘extremes’ and is there any other role you want to see Joanne Peh in?

Coming close to Joanne Peh’s ‘revolutionary’ change is 陈靓瑄 Felicia Chin. This year alone, she has two completely different roles to add to her portfolio – the suffering tomboy in ‘The Ultimatum 双子星’ and the Ah-Lian in the upcoming ‘Baby Bonus 添丁发财’. These roles are different from one another and she is getting better in transforming herself convincingly into the role. What role do you want Felicia in next?

She has played the lovable role, 阳刚 role and career-minded one. 瑞恩 Rui En’s changes have been more subtle (until her new nerdy-looking breakthrough role next year in Happy Family 全家福). I am not sure if she is willing to take on drastic changes – like playing a 风骚 bar-girl? It is a good change to see her in Happy Family 全家福 but is that all to be expected of Rui En? What’s next after that? What is your suggestion?

When it comes to 姚懿珊 Dawn Yeoh, she seems to be perpetually cast as the young, cute and sunshine girl-next-door. I last ran into her in the wardrobe unit and couldn’t immediately recognise her. I feel Dawn is maturing well into a woman. So, the question is – are you ready to see Dawn playing more ‘grown-up’ women roles that were last played by Joanne and Jeanette? Can Dawn play 月娘 and still win massive amount of hearts and minds?

Fiona Xie 谢宛谕 was given a revolutionary role in ‘一房半厅一水缸 Just In Singapore’ . The casting people then handed her a tougher and challenging role in ‘Together’ – a role bordering on being ‘materialistic’ yet ’sympathetic’. She rejected it and gone missing… What role do you want to give it to Fiona and feel she will accept, excel and be comfortable in it?

Share your comment with our casting people here. There are at least 6 new dramas (not made public yet) of different genres for the second half of 2010 with no casting decision made yet. Who knows…your suggested dream choice of a role change for your favorite Princess may just fit in…

Paul Chan's Blog : 好恨的 Felicia Chin 陈靓瑄!

You! Felicia Chin! 你这个‘臭阿莲’！ 你真有够狠喽！好一个恨角色！ I just watched the first 4 episodes of the new drama ‘添丁发财 Baby Bonus’ and you have transformed successfully into the likeable 臭阿莲. An average actress would have played it bland like a 臭阿莲 – annoying and irritating but you have made her likeable instead – 演技明显更上一层楼喔。。。

Next to that 15 months old 神奇 Baby 扬扬 (more about him later), you did not loose out to him in becoming a ‘scene-killer’. Never knew you have that 莲 DNA in you…haha…

This is the kind of a performance in a drama I feel would be one to impress the viewers (even changing those who ever doubted you) and the ultimate judges…yes the judges at Star Awards 2010.

Your role is being described on paper as a 化妆柜台小姐，兼职模特儿，七月跟妈妈一起跑歌台。好玩爱闹，有小聪明，爱慕虚荣，牙尖嘴利，出言不逊, 小辣妹一个, 未婚先孕, 视孩子为包袱 blah blah blah…

Colleagues who have seen it also felt you got the role moving in the right attention – it is really not an easy task for any actress to play this role well and not ended up becoming irritating.

红星大奖的‘公主杀手’? I personally think you have a good chance of scoring it big this time round…you already played it well without relying on any over-the-top scene-stealer settings like being tortured or becoming ‘xiao’ in ‘The Ultimatum’.

I am not implying that such scenes are easy to play but you have just proved to naysayers that you could still excel in a simple role without those ‘bells and whistles’ and worthy of a Best Actress nomination. Other Princesses will have an uphill task to beat you for your efforts in this drama…

A blockbuster naturally gets all the attention but sometimes a small 小品 product like this may become a surprise hit. It’s a simple 20 episodes 趣味温馨家庭剧 script with likeable characters – Tay Ping Hui as a 忠厚老实人 (read more on the new and dumb-dumb TPH: http://www.xin.sg/article.php?article=31941&st=dtl) and Xiang Yun as a 风骚歌台歌手 are some of the other likeable roles in the dame drama. Others 有林梅娇，刘芷绚，朱厚任， 林明伦， 洪乙心还有客串演出的杨伟烈（人家要读书吗）。I already can’t wait for the other episodes to watch them first…haha…

I have many things to share about the 神奇 Baby 扬扬 and other stars…soon after my press conference next Wednesday… ‘添丁发财 Baby Bonus’ will debut on Channel 8 at 9pm on 30 September. Main theme song 靠近 is sung by 刘慧祺 and sub-theme song 给幸福一点时间 is by 杨伟烈 and 我的爱人 by 向云.

Felicia breaks down during "CelebriTea Break"

On Wednesday's episode of Channel U's CelebriTea Break, guest Felicia Chin tearfully broke down in the face of hosts Quan Yifeng and Guo Liang's constant interrogations about the ongoing rumours about her alleged plastic surgery. Succumbing to the overwhelming pressure, the actress constantly fidgeted, scratching her head and then started tearing when the sensitive topic.

"I know a lot of people have said I did a boob and nose job," she calmly reiterated. Lee Teng, who was Felicia's schoolmate in Victoria Junior College, defended his good friend and immediately retorted the hosts' questions. "Her bust area is real. You should know guys like to observe such things and she is really quite busty. And at that point of time, it was the growth spurt for her."

Regarding talk about her double-eyelid job, Felicia revealed that one of her eyes used to be single eyelid while the other had a double-eyelid. After long-term usage of the double-eyelid tape, the single fold eventually developed a crease and became a double-eyelid.

The actress continued to express her opinions on plastic surgery, "It's ok. It is not a forbidden kind of surgery. If you really did it, you must bear responsibility. Plastic surgery is a very personal thing. In today's society, everyone is very modern."

However, as Felicia continued, her composure started to waver and she appeared restless. At the sight of this, Lee Teng chimed in support, and fired back questions at the two hosts. "If someone corrects their teeth, is that considered as plastic surgery?" When Guo Liang agreed to his statement, Felicia immediately interjected, "Then I have done plastic surgery! I used to wear invisible braces to push my teeth behind a little bit more!"

Before Celebritea Break closed for the night, Felicia's mood fluctuated and the actress was nearing a breakdown. Tears started to roll down her cheeks as she commented, "You guys have asked me a lot of questions that I do not know how to answer. Sometimes I feel that I am not suitable for this line of work. There are a lot of things going on in my mind, and I don't really know how to express them."

Credits : http://7-princesses.blogspot.com