Pregnant Zoe dropped by MediaCorp
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Is that her recent photo? Wah... nice.Originally posted by Gordonator:from the straits times
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Income is one thing lah....Originally posted by Gordonator:zoe bluff people 1 lah. say what no money no income. she still have lots of ongoing endorsement contracts what. for example the what "i swallow" crap.
But the point is her employer not paying her the regular salary.
This is a wake up call for all women in Singapore, cuz other employers will one by one follow this.
So next time, the PM talks about us producing and multiplying... we can just say "yah right" unless the government takes a stand on this issue. The PM has to reassure us that he will not allow any employers to do such a thing.
Who knows. Sekali tomorrow I kenna pregnant. Then my company stops paying me for 9 months, how? -
thing is, this allows a precedent... which the gabrament cannot do in it's own side.. but it shows that private companies can do whatever they like..
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Like that ah?Originally posted by the Bear:thing is, this allows a precedent... which the gabrament cannot do in it's own side.. but it shows that private companies can do whatever they like..
Then SM or PM can minus the part about baby plans in their next rally, speech whatsover. If they can't do anything about it, then no point for us to hear them making sound that we won't bother to listen. -
they keep on going on about increasing the population just to push the economy..
i figure that's putting the cart in front of the horse... the economy is a tool.. they need to look after the people rather than look after the economy.. -
she signed a contract afterall. no one is forcing her to sign. she should have jolly well understand whatever is written on the contract before signing. now cry wolf also no use.
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There is this thing called unfair term. You know lah... working ppl like us, when employers make us sign something, if we want to keep the job, we bo bian.Originally posted by Gordonator:she signed a contract afterall. no one is forcing her to sign. she should have jolly well understand whatever is written on the contract before signing. now cry wolf also no use.
In Zoe's case, she only has two options,
1) accept the terms and guai guai sign (how would she know she gets pregant so fast siah!
2) refused the term and F off. But then, where can she go? -
What's next, Zoe?
NEXT year, Zoe Tay celebrates her 20th year in show business.
The former model was crowned Mediacorp's first ever Star Search winner in 1988 and remains the station's Da Jie (Big Sister).
While the last drama serial she starred in was A Million Treasures in December last year, she remains popular.
She headlines TV Charity shows and is always tasked with getting the most donations from viewers. She usually succeeds.
She still gets endorsement deals, each pegged to a lucrative five-figure sums, and she's the darling of women's magazines who use her on their covers.
Ms. Wang Yan Qing, deputy editor of chinese women's magazine, Citta Bella, says:" Magazines love to use her as their cover girl because her eyes talk to you. She is a unique actress who doubles up just as well as a model."
Tay has graced Citta Belle's cover every August since 2005 because "she is a national icon", adds Ms. Wang.
Competitors to the throne , such as actresses Ann Kok and Phyllis Quek, have come and gone, but no one has ever reached her star status.
Her strongest rival has been Fann Wong, 36, who has since carved a niche for herself overseas, acting in Hollywood and international films and releasing albums in Taiwan.
Ever then, Fann is always dubbed No. 2 by the media here with Tay taking top spot.
Shin Min Daily's entertainment editor Kwan Seck Mui says it boils down to an alluring star quality. "Since the day she won Star Search, she has exuded the presence of a star. No one's has ever been able to succeed her because they don't carry the same presence as she has," she says.
Ironically, as Singapore's first real star, Tay's status may work against her in the years to come. An artiste manager, who declines to be named, says that the actress suffers from the baggage of being the Queen of Caldecott Hill.
"She can't play heartland 'auntie' roles as convincingly as veterans such as Xiang Yun or Hong hui Fang because she needs to maintain her glamarous image. That narrows her scope," he says.
For an actress who turn 40 next January, snaggin glamorous roles may be a challenge, he adds.
Ms. Kwan notes that Tay's star has dimmed in recent years. "You don't see her in many roles any more, partly because of her pregnancy. She would need a breakthrough somehow."
One way for Mediacorp to use Tay would be to produce a drama serial specially tailored for the actress, she says.
If that succeeds, the impact would be similar to Hong Kong veteran actress Nancy Sit, who in 1996 at the age of 41 made a major comeback with her Auntie Hao role in the long-running drama serial A Kindred Spirit.
Ms Wang of Citta Bella suggests that Tay host TV Shows with fashion themes, or take more modeling projects. "People in the industry love her," she says. "She can fulfil the role of a sophisticated role model lacking right now."
Whatever role she decides. Tay's fans say she will remain their hero. As retiree Sim Ah Kim, 65, says: "Every time she is on tv, I'll watch."
From Sunday Times Lifestyle 05 Aug page 4