Irene has always been open about her past. Besides revealing that she came from a “broken family with a gangster father and a drug abuser mother”, she has also been candid about her former lifestyle as a party animal.
She shared that while she made many friends during her “Zouk days”, those friendships did not last.
“As you grow older, you will start losing friends because you find that your values and your goals don’t align. You’ll become more and more protective of the time that you have, and you just want to focus on those that matter,” she said.
Now, Irene’s social circle includes friends from her childhood, as well as those she made while working, including clients, journalists and those working in public relations.
And it seems like blending her work and personal life has its perks. After all, she often faces the brunt of being in the public eye.
“Whatever you see, hear or read about yourself on social media becomes not as disturbing because you have a support group who understands the media,” she explained, adding that they know how to comfort her whenever she faces any backlash.
“On the reverse, if you do something wrong, they will be the ones also to text you, ‘Eh you cannot say like that now, you will get cancelled’ … then you (can) quickly go and edit your posts,” she quipped.
