STORY (^) CHERYL ONG MAIN PHOTO EALBERT HO
to try and build my body up. So I spent
most of my army time in the gym to
kill time. And it gave me a goal to
work towards.
All that hard work has paid off.
You’re looking a lot buffer now.
A lot of times, I would look at myself in
the mirror and go “Oh my god, I’m so
skinny.” And that spurs me
on to work out even harder
(laughs). It’s also partly
’cos I want to shed my
kiddie image. So hopefully,
I can take on more
masculine and grown-up
roles in future.
Earlier, we heard
Shucheng telling
Zoe that you
look like Shane
Pow.
Do
you think so too?
I can see why people
would say that. Like,
if we both don’t smile
and maybe if you see
us from a distance...
It’s probably our eyes?
So have you ever been mistaken for Shane?
Yes. When I was in NS and I went for lunch at a
coffeeshop, people were like, “Hey, you’re in the nine
o’clock show, right?” I’d go, “Yeah, yeah! Please show
some support!” (Laughs) And that day, when I came
[to Mediacorp] and Shucheng da ge saw me, he was
really friendly. I found it strange ’cos I’ve never worked
with him. And then, when we were in the lift, he went,
“Xun Ping [Shane’s Chinese name], you changed your
hairstyle.” Then I knew he had mistaken me for Shane.
Maybe Shane and I should do a show where we play
brothers. That’d be really interesting (laughs).
In A Million Dollar Dream, you seem
like quite the dedicated boyfriend. In
real life, what kind of boyfriend
are you?
I’d say I like to pamper [my
girlfriend]. Other than that, I
don’t really know.
What’s the greatest amount
you’ve spent to pamper her?
I’ve spent a lot of time
making handmade gifts
for her. Sometimes, it’s
not about the money
— it’s the thought that
counts. (Laughs)
A Million Dollar Dream airs on Ch 8 in April
2018.
For the Edwin:
The actor in his
Ch 8 debut in
2011’s On the Fringe
(top) versus his
swole self
now.
Separated at
birth: Edwin
(left) and Shane
could pass off as
brothers.
Better together:
Edwin with his
actress girlfriend,
Valerie Choo.
tuis.
(Tuis.)
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