When asked about the most challenging role she had to play, Ann took some time to ponder before landing on this four-episode 2016 miniseries.
“I was kidnapped by (Zhu) Houren da ge (big brother) in the drama, and my four limbs had to be tied to the back of my body. I had to lie down (in that position) for hours, and it was actually very uncomfortable and physically exhausting,” she said.
After the trip down memory lane, we asked Ann if she would choose to go back in time to do anything differently.
Her reply took us by complete surprise.
“I wouldn’t be in the entertainment (industry),” she said with a laugh.
“I wouldn’t have become an actress at all. I’m not sure what I would’ve done instead, but I’m quite sure I wouldn’t be acting. I was never the person who had dreams of being a singer or actor, things just happened and I ended up in this line, that’s it,” she said.
She joined Star Search simply because she thought she would “maybe give it a try”. She didn’t expect to find success at all.
As for now, Ann, whose last Mediacorp drama was Healing Heroes (2022), is “taking one step at a time”, and not looking too far ahead. She will still take up a new role if she feels that it’s interesting and suitable for her.
This story was originally published in 8days.
