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When Hongkong veteran actor Bobby Au Yeung

won Best Comedy Performance at the recent

Asian Television Awards (ATA), he said in his acceptance

speech, “I’d like to thank my wife. We’ve been married

21 years. And she has never once scolded me. Aren’t

you men envious?”

Cue laughter from the audience.

30 minutes later, Zhu Houren took to

the stage when he was named Best

Supporting Actor for his turn as a cold-

blooded murderer in thriller Trapped

Minds. In his hilarious acceptance

speech, he said: “I’d like to thank my

wife. We’ve been married 32 years.

And I’ve never once scolded my wife...

I guess the wives sitting below stage

must be very envious of my wife.” Cue

rapturous laughter and applause.

Humour aside, the 62-year-old

was the only local actor to take home

an award at the annual shindig held at Suntec

Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Zoe Tay and Felicia Chin, both nominated for

Best Actress, went home empty-handed, as

did Best Comedy Performers nominees Nurul

Aini, Chua Enlai, Alaric Tay and Oon Shu An.

win

Veteran actor ZHU HOUREN

tells us why he feels “shiok”

after winning Best Supporting

Actor at the recent Asian

Television Awards.

PHOTO: ASIAN TELEVISION AWARDS

Hostess with the mostest Quan Yifeng also

lost out in the Best Entertainer Presenter/

Host category. No wonder then that Houren

went away feeling like he was the king of the

night — and deservedly so too.

8 DAYS: Congrats on winning Best

Supporting Actor! How do you feel right now?

ZHU HOUREN: I feel that [the ATA] is a very big

stage, and different from the ones I’ve been on. It

reminded me of the time when I went to Japan with

Zoe Tay to film a Japanese show. It was also very

grand with, like, a hundred reporters. Tonight, it felt

like I was reliving that moment.

Are you feeling very emotional?

No. No matter what you’ll be somewhat mentally

prepared. Of course, I feel very surprised at my

win. As you can tell, my acceptance speech wasn’t

planned (laughs). But the moment I went up on

Something

Zhu be proud of:

Houren on stage

receiving his Best

Supporting Actor

award at the 22nd

ATA.