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8 DAYSstars & cars
Jeff do it
8 DAYS: We hear that you
bought this car, a spanking
new BMW 318i, just to send
Felicia to and from work. What
a lucky girl.
JEFFREY XU: (Laughs) When I
bought this car in the middle of
last year, I did so with the idea
that it would belong to the both
of us. Felicia’s Mini Cooper kept
breaking down last year, so she sold
it. She’d wanted to get a new ride
but I thought it was unnecessary
as I could ferry her to and from
her filming sets. I’d let Felicia drive
my car if she had to go to several
locations for work in a day, and I’d
take a cab instead. However, she
eventually bought her own car after
four months as we had conflicting
schedules and it was too tedious
sharing one vehicle (chuckles). In
the past, I took public transport
everywhere — for more than six
years. I thought it was about time
that I got a car as it would make
things more convenient and I could
drive her around too.
You took public transport for
six years. That’s quite unusual
for an actor.
When I first got here, I was doing
quite well so I took cabs everywhereJEFFREY XU is so head over heels in
lurve with FELICIA CHIN that he’d do
just about anything for her, including
splashing out $160,000 on his ride to
ferry her around.HAIR: RYAN YAP FROM PASSION HAIR SALON STYLING: MARTIN WONGI went. Ever since my career
started going downhill, I realised
I had to live more humbly and I
started taking the train and bus.
If I had to report to work at 6am,
I’d wake up at 4am and take a bus
at 5am to reach my destination.
No one really recognised me as
I’d usually bury my head in books.
It was good as I saved a lot of
money.
$160,000 is no small sum.
My parents told me that if I wanted
to get a car, I should invest in a