TVB Celebrity News

Jessica Hsuan and Anita Yuen are both up north earning the Chinese yuan. A few days ago, the two appeared on separate TV series promotional events in Mainland where they talked bad about TVB. They expressed the filming process in Mainland and TVB completely differs. When shooting TVB series, you can lose your life at any time.

Jessica is currently in Shanghai shooting for new series Xiangzi's Story - New City People (祥子的故事之新都市人) with Lawrence Ng. When shooting in Mainland, Jessica is most satisfied with how comfortable the work is. In TVB, the filming hours are way too long, each day she had to shoot 20 hours and could only go home for a shower, then has to get right back to work. When she was shooting Curse of the Royal Harem, she had to shoot 18 hours a day! Jessica heard that the current TVB artists don't even have the time to go home. She expressed at her age, she can no longer work on that kind of schedule and can lose her life at any time. Currently working in Mainland, it is much more comforting as it is written clearly on the contract that filming cannot exceed 13 hours a day. If the crew is unable to complete the shoot by the scheduled time, she is willing to accept overtime work. Jessica also mentioned about her love life. Earlier she broke up with her 2 year Western boyfriend (Ruan), but she hasn't felt discouraged yet. She expressed without hiding that she accepts a 'sister-brother love' relationship (a boyfriend younger than her).

As for Anita, she attended the press conference of First Love's Letter (初戀情人的來信). She admitted the salary in Mainland is high, but the capacity of the work is the most attractive. This is something that is difficult for TVB to compare, basically not they are not at that level. She also appreciates the rich subject matters of Mainland productions, it is refreshing. The staff understands her situation, that she cannot be separated from her son for too long, so they complete her scenes in a short period of time.

Anita Yuen and Christine Ng were recording for TVB new food show Cook Away Lady May. Anita joked that Christine and her husband Chilam Cheung is having an 'affair'. When asked of the inside story? Christine answered: "Because Anita is boring, so Chilam came to me. Chilam makes a lot of gags, but Anita didn't give him a reaction after hearing his gags, so its no fun for him. On the contrary, I'm the one who can laugh loudly and madly. That's why Anita said we have an 'affair'."

Anita said this time she came on the show because she wants to learn cooking. Last time she saw how to make ox-tongue pastry, it looked easy and suits her type. When asked if Chilam complained? She said: "I am pretty good at making fried eggs, my son says it's good too."

Yesterday Anita Yuen attended a charity event, and when speaking of the recent 'poaching' crisis, she has been viewed as a secret target. It turns out Anita does have interactions with TVB, but unfortunately there have not been any further plans. Anita said: "They come and discuss with me occasionally. I am currently freelance and still haven't decided on anything yet. Aside from the favorable price and attractive script, the co-stars are also very important, must be handsome guys. However, I don't want to co-star with Mr. Cheung (Chilam Cheung) because I already see him day and night. Unless the price really is extremely tempting, I won't do it because we collaborated once before and it did not go well. Even friends who I am too familiar with, it won't be too good either. Just like Jordan Chan, if we shoot argument scenes, we end up not getting along for real."

Anita hopes to create sparks with Felix Wong and does not fear of his 'explosive' personality. She said: "We had several opportunities to collaborate before, I just feel his explosive personality is actually just because he has expectations. I fear sloppy and not serious co-stars the most."

Anita Yuen attended a Star Shine Entertainment Company event and said she has a craving to act again, but she will not shoot a movie just for the sake of shooting a movie. The most important is the interest she has for the role and she'll have time to look after her son. When speaking of Cecilia Cheung often bringing her son Lucas to work? She said: "I am not good at school, although the score does not represent everything, but knowledge is still very important. I want my son to have the best learning environment and hope he can be able to learn how to communicate and get along with people." Anita said her son once been in a interest class with Lucas, and she often saw Lucas in school. However, her son was only in that class for a short period, later she doesn't know if Lucas was still in the class or not. She felt that every family has their own difficulties, communication between a married couple is a very large learning experience of its own. She hopes Nicholas-Cecilia can both think back to their happy moments and give each other a chance. If they just divorce like that, then it's a pity. Anita said: "The most miserable would be their children, also there is true love between them. (Nicholas said he didn't know how to go on?) I heard this and I felt so heartbroken for them, I hope they can just see the positive side of their partner and mutually accept one another faults."

Anita's husband Chilam Cheung attended a Metro Radio event yesterday. Asked about his wife's comment that a married couple has to learn how to get along with each other for life? Chilam agrees, he said he does not want to talk about other family issues, but will just send unlimited blessings to Nicholas-Cecilia.

Yesterday Anita Yuen took part in the "Sunday Kiss Competition" held at Olympian City as the guest judge. She said her son Morton is closer to her husband Chilam Cheung. Like the other day when she wanted to carry her son, but he didn't care about her. Anita said she does not understand why all children loves the dad more. She hopes to have a daughter because daughters are usually closer to the mom and laughed that she will be working hard. When she is successful, she will announce it to the world.

Anita reveals that she accepted a Mainland TV series, but because there are problems with the terms that they could not come to an agreement, she does not know if the collaboration will happen. As for TVB producer Chong Wai Kin expressed that he will start a Born Rich sequel and implied the original cast including Anita and Kenix Kwok will take part as the lead actresses, Anita frankly said that she saw the report too. She felt the report was odd because Producer Chong never contacted her. Later a TVB staff called her and clarified that there is no such thing. Anita said: "I heard the story is a period drama, I don't do period dramas because the costumes and makeup takes up too much time." she frankly said that she loves modern series because she can take other jobs too. For now, she is not discussing any arrangements to be in a TVB series.

The new TVB game show Gorgeous Star Competition (華麗明星賽) hosted by the band, Grasshopper was recording for it's first episode last night and invited Wayne Lai, Anita Yuen, Christine Ng, and Michael Wong as the guests. The stars all dressed up to meet their enemies head on. On stage, they battle with all the Chok looks, Wayne joked that he's in the idol group and that his Chok look can compare to Raymond Lam. Anita Yuen was too into the game that her top started sliding off, she quickly pulled it back up.

The game show is focused on the theme of being gorgeous, the hosts are the three Grasshopper members Remus Choi, Calvin Choi and Edmond So. They battled among themselves, in gorgeous clothing and bickering. Remus and Calvin invited Christine and Anita respectively as guests, Edmond's guests came in two - Wayne and Michael. Calvin teased that they were afraid the show won't have enough weight.

The show started off with a game for warm-up. The guests had to follow the music and a number sequence to pose in front of the 8 cameras in the studio. They played very openly. Wayne posed for a very Chok look, while Christine pretended as if she's a model doing a catwalk and even took off her coat to reveal some meat with a grimace expression on her face. Because Anita's poses were too exaggerated, her top started to slip off. She quickly pulled it up and appeared in a troubled situation, she joked: "If my top wasn't like that, I would have got them all! (the camera sequence)" Results, Wayne and Christine got 7 of the camera sequences. Wayne gave a Chok pose and looked very into it, he laughed: "I've always been Chok! (More than Raymond Lam?) I think we're about the same, I'm currently in the idol group!"

In the next game, Michael sang an English song, Wayne saw this and joked: "Let me sing The Flying Dagger to counterattack you." Michael then changed to sing Love For A Star (游龍戲鳳) and a Thai song to get him back. It was a hilarious scene.

The next game had three different red wines worth three different prices. The guests will have to choose the most expensive one. Michael doesn't know how to drink red wine, so he used his nose to smell it. Anita teased him because of this: "Tseung Kwan O's Police Dog!" In the end, no one was able to guess the most expensive wine, which was worth HK$50,000. Anita and Christine were unwilling to admit to lost, Anita said the good wine had a salted fermented oil taste, and Christine felt the wine went bad, expired.

The guests were also tested for the 'The Star of Tomorrow'. Wayne felt that the most important is outer appearance, the ability to look out for yourself is the next.

Anita wants a natural pregnancy, no IVF
Also, a magazine exposed that Anita is picking a lucky day to have a daughter. She said that she personally goes pay respects to the Tai Shui and definitely have wishes when entering the temple. However, having a baby is left for the heavens to decide, let nature take its course. She hopes to enjoy the whole process, and don't want to use other methods to conceive. It's just her husband Chilam Cheung is busy, she laughed: "Could it be possible for parthenogenesis?" (TN: Parthenogenesis - asexual reproduction, embryos form without fertilization)

The day before, Anita Yuen and Chilam Cheung celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary. In the morning, the couple went to release lives and then in the evening they met up with a group of good friends to celebrate including Christine Ng, Remus Choi, Shawn Yue and many more. Anita posted the photo on Weibo, she said: "Today is a very special and meaningful day, we are going to release lives! Mr. Cheung and I stepped into our 10 year anniversary. Tonight we will be celebrating with a group of friends who witness our 10 years. Thank you, love you all!"

Christine urged Chilam by saying: "I want you love my good sister for the rest of your life! Otherwise I will throw you out of this world!"

The night before Anita Yuen celebrated her 39th birthday with her group of good friends including Christine Ng, Sharon Chan, Sherming Yiu, Emily Kwan, Angela Tong and Grace Wong. At 7:30pm, Anita arrived with her husband Chilam Cheung, as her driver, at Deep Bay Yacht Club. She was greeted by a group of reporters sending their birthday wishes to her, Anita was in a very good mood and thanked the group of reporters. When asked if her birthday wish was to try for another baby? She laughed: "Try our best, try our best! Most important is good health." It was understood that Chilam had always loved to give surprises gave Anita a brand name handbag. Emily revealed she gave a night gown to her. As for Christine Ng, who arrived at the scene the earliest said: "I told some people ahead of time to put up printed clothes at the party location."

At the party yesterday, besides her husband Chilam, all the guests were females. Anita said: "My beautiful girl party beings now!" The group of good friends gave her a 5-6 pound cotton candy birthday cake with "Happy Birthday to Anita" written on it. They all took pictures constantly, went for karaoke and drank happily.

On Weibo, Anita also received many birthday messages from entertainment circle friends including Alan Tam, Chilam's good buddy Aaron Kwok and Lynn. Aaron wrote: "Wish Mrs. Cheung a happy birthday! Eat Happily! Play happy!" Lynn said: "Wish you get more and more beautiful! Next year have another baby!" Sharon wrote: "Captain, Happy birthday!" In response to everyone birthday wishes, Anita wrote: "Hope all my close friends and friends have good health, peace and prosperity!"

Yesterday Chilam Cheung and his wife Anita Yuen attended the press conference at Peninsula Hotel. It is the first time they collaborated as a husband and wife team for work. Anita said that advertisers have always approached them for jobs, however some products are kind of weird, like toothpaste and they don't want to deliberately sell their 'married couple' status, therefore they rejected them. This time, they agreed to do the advertisement because of the good price and because they like the concept of the advertisement. Is it because her relationship with Chilam is very strong? She said: "I also hope so, but when it comes to relationships, it's hard to say."

Anita and Chilam were on stage constantly bickering, attracting laughter among the audience. Anita said that the set of photos for the advertisement have many memorable memories, Chilam continued: "Yes, never appeared so lovely dovey in front of so many people. We usually bicker with mutual hatred. Pairing us up this time, really is infinite morality." Anita said: "It's been a long time since we've been so loving and warm, I really want to hang up these photos at home, but I'm afraid he won't allow it." Chilam said: "I want to too, she misunderstood me, usually we don't have much to talk about, she doesn't know my intentions."

Asked if the would work together again in the future? Chilam said: "I am a cash cow. I have to make money in the future, so she doesn't have to work." Anita said: "Exactly." Afterwards, Anita said that she doesn't mind if Chilam refutes her at home or in public, she felt that it's rare that someone speaks the truth to her. She also reveals that Chilam often gives her diamonds, approximately 10 pieces already, the most is 2 karats. She said: "He doesn't like too exaggerated, he said that buying such big diamonds, why not buy a car or a house?"

After getting married several years ago, Julian Cheung (Chi-Lam) and Anita Yuen have always been a loving and sweet couple, however they rarely collaborate together in front of the cameras. Recently, as husband and wife, they shot a Forevermark Encordia commercial together. In front of the camera, they did quite a few intimate poses; Anita especially departed from her usual ‘strong woman’ image and became like a ‘sweet little birdie’ – leaning against her husband’s shoulder, hugging him, putting her forehead against his, etc., showing not only the happiness and sweetness of their marriage, but also the great chemistry that they have.

In terms of personality, the two of them seem to be opposites – one is very active whereas the other is quiet – yet they are able to weld together so perfectly. Julian indicated that even though the 2 of them are usually quite busy with their own separate careers, it has not affected the development of their relationship. He says that it is because of this type of lifestyle that has allowed them to maintain a relationship filled with pleasant surprises as well as that ‘heart-beating’ feeling that they used to experience during their courtship.

After being in a film together years ago, Anita Yuen and Nick Cheung became friends. In the recent years them and their families were often photographed meeting up together. Yesterday the two attended the event for skincare brand LANCOME, their chats created laughter among the audience. Being regarded as a "mean woman", not only was Anita not upset, but she laughed and agreed with Nick's comment: "It's not a bad thing being mean, at least you can scare away those who have no manners or someone who wants to borrow money from you. (You're mean to your husband Chilam Cheung too?) My husband has his own principles, sometimes he can really insist on his views, so I would change into a more pleasant tone to talk to him, it works most of the time."

When asked if she succeeded in pushing away the "flying grasshoppers" surrounding her husband? Anita frankly said: "If there was a problem, I would just make arrangements for a quiet environment for him to think clearly on the current situation and what he wants, always using hands and feet, it will get exhausting for myself." It was said that when she's with her husband, she becomes a little bird, Anita said: "Well when you love someone, of course you have to cherish him!" Looks like she just expressed her love and commitment to him.

When speaking of Anita, Nick laughed: "She has a really straightforward personality. Saying it in a rude way, she is pretty bad tempered and has bad behavior ("chau dong")." As Anita teased him saying that he is trapped in between his wife and daughter, he frankly said that the women around him are all "mean women". Asked if he plans to have a boy to help him out, Nick did not dare to answer: "Although this is a good idea, but I'm always not at home, he could easily become an 'undercover'!" Although he does feel his wife Esther Kwan has a strong personality, but Nick still has no regret on his decision in the past: "If I found someone who is like a little bird, a generous kind girl, I may not want that. The most important communication in relationships is respect."