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Fann Wong Singapore
| 2004 |
'I felt like a goldfish' Fann Wong laments her loss of privacy as people into her house By Yeoh Wee Teck THOSE of us who don't share Fann Wong's level of fame will probably take our privacy for granted. Fann - undeniably one of Singapore's most famous names - recalled the time she moved into her current home, a semi-detached house in the Upper Thomson area. Her property has always been surrounded by heavy shrubs to keep prying eyes away. 'When the papers reported where I lived, there was traffic congestion in my neighbourhood! 'I even had people peeping into my house!,' she exclaimed. 'I felt like a goldfish.' PAPARAZZI PROBLEM Her manager had to call in the police when a persistent photographer kept up his clicking. 'From then on, the police came patrolling more often,' she said. These days, the crowd has thinned but there are still people who drive by occasionally. Fann reasoned: 'I feel violated but I can't do anything about that - people are curious because of who I am.' Fann spoke to the The New Paper after she won the Singapore Street Festival 2004's Tribute Awards for being Singapore's Best International Actress recently. She will be off to Shanghai soon to film a period drama and will be there till mid-July. Fann said jokingly: 'I'm there so often now that people asked me to apply for China PR!' Recently, there were whispers that Fann's car was not parked at home anymore, fuelling talk that she has moved into a condo in Newton where her rumoured boyfriend Christopher Lee also lives. Fann looked bewildered when asked about this, and then broke into laughter. She explained: 'I sold my old car and I've been busy filming in China.' But Fann said the scrutiny is something that she can live with. 'My tolerance level is quite high and I'm the peace-loving kind - so I won't get too angry.' But that doesn't mean there's no anger. 'I don't have to get angry; the people around me will do it for me!' Source: The New Paper |
