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News and Events => Arts & Entertainment News => Topic started by: LostInTime on October 02, 2006, 08:54:51 AM

Title: Life’s no drag for Abigail Chay
Post by: LostInTime on October 02, 2006, 08:54:51 AM
Article (http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2006/10/2/lifefocus/15507552&sec=lifefocus)

In Singapore, fans recognise her from her unforgettable turn as the wail-a-minute Aunty Abigail in erstwhile TV sitcom Under One Roof 11 years ago, and, more recently, as a lonely ghost in the Channel 5 comedy series Maggi And Me.

Chatting with the writer at a cafe, passers-by try to glance askance at her discreetly.

On trains, strangers come up to her with offers of hugs. These are for a recent revelation: Last month, this reed-thin comedienne with the broad mouth, big teeth and baritone timbre admitted that she had a sex change operation 25 years ago.