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No ordinary starlet

Started by Shana A, January 06, 2013, 02:31:27 PM

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Shana A

January 06, 2013, 02:31:27 PM
No ordinary starlet
The New Paper
Sunday, Jan 06, 2013

http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20130104-393416.html

JESSIE Chung is a fighter.

Over the years, the transgender Malaysian singer-actress has received brickbats from all corners, but that hasn't dented her showbiz dreams one bit.

From disparaging comments about her put-on high-pitched voice to disapproving looks from conservative countrymen who found her 2005 marriage an embarrassing public spectacle, Chung, who is in her mid-40s, has weathered them all.

"I remember after I released a Chinese New Year special album in January (2012), the Internet was abuzz with a barrage of negative comments," said the Kuching native in an interview with The New Paper at Orchard Hotel recently.

"Many people hated the way I sang, complaining that it was nauseating and 'unnatural'. Some went as far as to make personal attacks.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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