TVB Entertainment News

According to HK Channel, despite HKTV's attempts at releasing several interesting looking trailers for their series, the lack of a TV license caused issues for the company, as interests of the media and public began to wane.

This resulted in a lot of former TVB stars whose annual contract with HKTV will be expiring any time soon, deciding to return to TVB instead.

The news was received with a warm welcome by TVB Deputy Director of External Affairs, Tsang Sing Ming, who stressed that the station will accept any stars with the desire to return.

However, it was rumoured that this is not the case for everybody, and that several names such as Felix Wong, Wilson Tsui, Ha Yu and Lo Hoi Pang, who left TVB after accusing the station of unjust treatment, will not be accepted into the company.

Nonetheless, Wilson is positive that the ban will be lifted, seeing that the old TVB management has been replaced by new people.

The actor stated, "Of course, nobody would be happy being blacklisted. I only had a problem with the old boss [General Manager Mark Lee]. The company has a new boss now. I'm actually free at the moment and they can call me if they need me."

As reported on HK Channel, the "Triumph In The Skies II" actor, who recently dismissed relationship rumours with actress Kelly Fu, disclosed that he has no intentions of dating anybody at the moment.

"I want to focus on my career," said the 33-year-old actor, who confidently added that he will be able to get married regardless of his age.

However, Ron revealed that he wishes to marry someone outside of show business, saying that being with an actress would narrow their scope of interaction.

"We will have nothing to talk about at home. I already know almost everything about filming. There is no need to be with another person who knows the same thing. What else there is to do then? Gossiping about other artistes?"

Although he would not completely reject the idea of dating another artiste, Ron is not convinced about being in a relationship at the moment, as his busy schedule will only cause trouble for his relationship.
The actor further added that he dislikes clingy girls and that certain types of women may not understand his personality and ways of thinking.

"I like to keep things to myself and women whom I dated in the past thought that I kept secrets from them. That's when the conflict begins," he said.

HK Channel reported that the "Sergeant Tabloid" actress was seen having a candlelight dinner with Anthony at a restaurant situated at The Peak a few days ago. The couple were seated at a quiet corner, presumably to avoid attention, and spent hours talking to each other without realising the presence of the paparazzi nearby.

They left the premise separately around 11pm, but then met each other to walk to the parking lot before exiting the area in Anthony's Mercedes Benz, heading for Happy Valley where his Villa Rocha apartment is situated.

However, Mandy insisted that it was just a simple meal between friends.

The actress exclaimed, "I have been busy with work and had no time to go out for lunch or dinner with friends. It has also been a long while since I visited The Peak, so Anthony called me and invited me for a meal. It was not a romantic dinner. The restaurant lit all the candles to light up the place since it was night time."

Mandy admitted that they have known each other for nine months, but disclosed that they are not in a romantic relationship with each other.

When asked why she left the place with Anthony in his Benz, Mandy explained that she left her car at his place as she did not know how to go to The Peak from the island area where she was working the same day.

However, Mandy hinted that she does not rule out the possibility of dating Anthony in future, saying, "I have been filming nonstop this year. If I have the time, I will try to understand the 'script' first. One can't know a person after just a meal."

Previously, it was alleged that the actress had been experiencing a hard time shooting her mainland drama as she was reportedly given scripts at the last minute.

It was also reported that the mainland actors would take all of the food prepared by the Hong Kong production crew, leaving her and the rest of the Hong Kong actors without anything to eat.

Although the actress declined to talk about the rumours earlier, she finally made clarified at an event in Sheung Wan recently, saying, "It was not as bad as how it was reported. Actors should communicate with each other before filming. That way we can all prepare our roles according to script."

In regards to the food situation, Joey said that it was only a misunderstanding, as she was the only vegetarian on the set.

"The food crew forgot about that, but it's not their fault," she humbly added.

Yesterday Priscilla Wong, Raymond Wong, Cilla Lok, Whitney Hui and Fred Cheng attended the promotional event for TVB series Karma Rider. Cilla appeared with a low-cut top, she showed off her shoulders and career line. Whitney was dressed rather conservatively, but Cilla got a 'discount' from the fat seen on both sides of her waist.

Cilla just turned 27, she smiled and said she deliberately started dressing more maturely, but the public's reaction is only average: "Everyone said they aren't used to it. I was just too much like a little sister in the past. (Do you not want to play little sister roles anymore?) No, see how the director wants it. I am lifting dumbbells at home to keep fit and my figure isn't as great as Whitney's."

Priscilla Wong was excited to hear Chow Yun Fat publicly complimenting her. She said: "So touching. I've been really pressured lately, there has been a lot of criticisms on the series, but when I heard his compliment, I felt so sweet at heart."

Fred has had a major job increase since The Voice of Stars. Asked if he received a "big check" as a reward? He laughed: "I'm not sure how much yet, the most important is to keep the jobs going."

Yesterday Amy Kwok attended SK-II skincare promotional event with Irene Wong. When speaking of Amy's skincare experiences? She said: "Exercise is the most important and a happy environment. (Help husband Sean Lau with his skincare?) Actually his skin is beautiful, his skin tone is a little darker, but overall quality is ok. I usually give him massages and facial masks."

Amy mentioned she watched some of Triumph in the Skies II, asked if she wants her husband to be one of the pilots? She said: "Well, I will have to see if he wants to or not. If I encounter a good script and role, I don't mind making a TV series comeback." In the past year, TVB has been inviting many former artists back, Amy expressed TVB has approached her as well, but she wanted to concentrate on her family. "If time allows, I can do it. After all, I hope there will be someone to look after the household." Amy frankly expressed she was more surprised when she watched Karma Rider, she felt the story is not bad at all. As for the criticisms on lead actress Priscilla Wong's poor acting? Amy said: "Newcomers, take it slowly. Give them more opportunities." She also supports the government giving out more free-to-air TV licenses, "I watched HKTV's Borderline online, I thought it was pretty good and its good to have competitors."

Yoyo Mung recently signed a per-series contract with HKTV. Yesterday she attended the press conference of her debut HKTV series Sky Net with the lead actor Frankie Lam. At the press conference, the event organizer sent out two young "Q version Yoyo" out to give Frankie a kiss and pushed out a birthday cake to celebrate Yoyo's August 3rd birthday. Yoyo laughed and said there is a rumor in the public that she signed a million dollar HKTV contract, she said: "That's just a rumor! After all, I'm satisfied! Actually the sincerity is more important than the money. I know I have fighting scenes this time around, they signed me up for boxing and shooting classes. They're trying to brush up my skills in this area! (What's your birthday wish?) Have work continuously." According to HKTV, the company especially hired an instructor to teach Yoyo Close Quarters Combat.

When speaking of the TV license issue, Frankie and Yoyo both expressed they are not worried. Frankie said: "The license will be issued sooner or later." Ricky Wong is thankful for Chow Yun Fat's support of obtaining TV license. He denied the rumor that HKTV artists are leaving the company in groups. "Just one or two artists left. We have 250 artists, later the number will increase to 300." He does not rule out the chances that he may do more "poaching" of artists.

Also, HKTV's other series My Mother is a Black Rose went through a huge cut of already filmed scenes, wasting HK$2 million. The serial was originally 30 episodes, but has been cut down to 9 episodes. Ricky said: "Actually its not just that amount, but we have to control quality. There is no reason why a glass of orange juice should be forced diluted to three glasses."

Wong Cho Nam's new film THE MIDAS TOUCH (CHIU CUP GAING LEI YUN) will soon open. In the film he is rich. In one scene he went topless into the swimming pool to cheer up 8 pseudo models.

The always funny Cho Nam made a variety of "seductive" poses to display his masculinity and attract pseudo models; he used all his strength to suck in his gut. Already thin he displayed his ribs. With an expression that was more chok than Raymond Lam Fung, pseudo models laughed so hard that they almost could not work.

Cho Nam joked that this scene was quite sad. "As soon as everyone saw me they just kept laughing. Imagine if Gum Sing Mo (Takeshi Kaneshiro) did the same move, the ladies' reaction probably would b 'how cool'!"

Karena Ng Chin Yu yesterday attended a Macau shopping center event. Earlier reportedly she ran into metaphysics expert Mak Ling Ling on a flight. She predicted that if she does not wed this year she will break up. Chin Yu denied that, "I indeed ran into Master Mak Ling Ling on the plane, but we just chatted casually. I never knew anything about fate and didn't deliberately ask her. (Do you plan to wed?) I haven't had such a plan yet. (Have you discussed this with Raymond Lam Fung?) We don't have such a plan, for now career comes first. The Lunar New Year film for the end of the year will soon start production. Work is starting to get busy."

TVB's Lunar New Year film this year, FROM VEGAS TO MACAU (DOH SING FUNG WON), starred Chow Yun Fat and Nicholas Tse Ting FUng. Was Chin Yu worried about the box office threat for Raymond Wong Pak Ming's Lunar New Year film? She said, "The box office is beyond what an actor can worry about, but as soon as I think of being able to work with the Lunar New Year film team I feel very happy. Because everyone is a lot of fun, we are like a family."

Hong Kong actors Chow Yun Fat, Nicholas Tse and Chapman To attended the press conference of director Wong Jing’s new film From Vegas to Macau at TVB’s headquarters yesterday.

At the event, Chow Yun Fat said that the last time he acted in a Hong Kong production was almost 30 years ago. The international film star helped lighten the mood at the press conference by making jibes at his co-stars, especially Nicholas. “I watched Nicholas grow up. 30 years later, he is already married with kids,” he said.

Nicholas immediately responded to the veteran’s comment by exclaiming, “I’m divorced!”

His reply prompted Chow Yun Fat to continue with his friendly banter as the 58-year-old teased, “Sorry I’m not sure about your affairs. You’re faster than me even in divorce [matters]!”

Although the veteran actor plays a highly skilled gambler in the film, Wong Jing emphasised that his latest project is not linked to the classic hit movie God of Gamblers. The director revealed that all characters in From Vegas to Macau are unique and that Nicholas Tse will star as a man who hopes to become the gambler’s disciple.

In addition, Chow Yun Fat also shared that one of the reasons why he took up the role was because of Nicholas. “His father (Patrick Tse) treated me very well when we used to work together. Now I will return the favour. I will bully him on set whenever I can!” he joked.

Yesterday Chilam Cheung, Ron Ng, Nancy Wu and Coffee Lam were promoting for TVB series Triumph in the Skies II in Tsuen Wan. Over a hundred fans were there to support their idols. The recently popular Chilam had a large group of female fans and attracted a group of reporters surrounding him for interviews. However, he hoped there won't be any disturbances in his daily life. A few days ago he had to call the police, he said: "I drove to the police station because I didn't know what else to do. (Called the police?) Yes, but I waited too long, so I left. But they (the paparazzi) were fine, they stopped following me."

Chilam stole the limelight from Ron throughout the event, Ron laughed: "I'm the smaller one, just here to support!" When speaking of Chilam and Kenneth Ma's intimate scenes, does Ron feel unhappy? He joked: "Yes! I hope I'll get more in TITS 3. I know Kenneth is really happy, his were so exciting and had so much feeling! I'm saying when Kenneth is jogging!" Also, Coffee Lam leaves a deep impression on audience during her bikini scene at the beach with Kenneth. She exposed: "That scene I had to stuff cottons underneath and it was raining, it was a pretty difficult scene to film."

30 year old Mandy Wong concentrated on her career development since her entry in the industry 5 years ago. Over the years, she only had a few rumors with 'Kwan Yee Gor' (Oscar Leung) and Benjamin Yuen. Mandy expressed she have had pursuers over the years. It wasn't until November of last year when she started going out on dates with 35 year old Anthony Jim, an high executive at TSL Jewellery, but she denied the two were dating. She just admitted they are good friends.

But, Mandy and Anthony were recently spotted having dinner at The Peak. At the time, the two sat at a table near the window and the atmosphere looked very romantic. They had dinner until 11pm, but the two were sober when leaving the restaurant. Anthony walked out first, then Mandy followed behind. The two maintained a distance as they walked back to the car. Unfortunately Anthony got lost and Mandy had to take over and direct them back to the right direction. The two began walking side-by-side appearing very heartwarming, then Mandy quickly grabbed onto her "boyfriend" and led him into the garage where the car was.

Mandy later accepted a telephone interview and denied the relationship. She said: "Just having dinner and getting to know each other. I'm going to really busy in the next half year and I'm currently shooting Tiger Cubs II. Its just a normal dinner with a friend." The reporter mentioned the two were having a candlelight dinner? Mandy laughed loudly: "No! We just finished taking pictures. Lately didn't have to go to work as much, so have some time to eat out with friends. Its been a long while since I've had dinner at The Peak, so we met up there!"

Mandy expressed she has known Anthony for 9 months, but they aren't dating yet, still friends. SHe frankly expressed she invites friends out to eat during her days off. Asked if she would have a candlelight dinner with other male friends? Mandy laughed: "Its not a candlelight dinner. It was just dark because its in the evening, and the restaurant had some candles. I will have dinner alone with other friends when I have time."

She was also spotted going to her "boyfriend" house to chat all night? Mandy denied: "Of course not! Whatever we needed to talk about, we could during dinner!" She explained that night, she didn't drive to The Peak because she wasn't familiar with the roads, so she parked her car at Anthony's place and they carpooled there.

Asked if the chances are high that Anthony may become her boyfriend? She said: "Need more time to get to know him. I'm been filming series after series in the past year, most of my time is spent on studying the scripts and just having a few dinner dates won't be too helpful."

Fate is just wonderful! In the past, Nicholas Tse dated Faye Wong and Zhou Xun dated Faye's current husband Li Yapeng, but these two couples didn't work out. Eventually Faye married Li Yapeng, and today news broke out that Nicholas had actually been secretly dating Zhou Xun for half a year!

According to a reliable source from the Hong Kong media, the 32 year old actor divorced Cecilia Cheung and started his new underground relationship with Zhou Xun at the end of last year. Nicholas was frequently spotted at band performances in Beijing and often bumped into the 38 year old Zhou Xun there, whom he shares a common interest with. Love quickly sparked between the two. Recently, Zhou even moved to HK and is living in the same building as Nicholas, convenient for them to continue their underground relationship.

It was understood, their relationship is an open secret among their friends in the industry. Nicholas and Zhou are trying to hide their relationship because they don't want to upset Cecilia, who had always wanted to reconcile. Unfortunately, "paper cannot hold fire", the truth will eventually slip. One time Cecilia's son accidentally blurted something out and left Cecilia in jealousy. She angrily brought her sons (Lucas and Quintas) back to Canada to visit family and decided to let them stay there for school.

TVB series M Club (previously Aerobic Girls) recently started filming. Last night Carmen Lee, Loletta Lee, Gloria Yip, Fennie Yuen, Angie Cheong and Lawrence Cheng were filming from the afternoon until midnight. Fortunately the weather was nice and the ladies appeared very professional. Carmen was in a great mood and didn't yawn at all. With so many actresses in this series, there will bound be a lot of gossips, but the ladies expressed they are working together happily. Carmen smiled: "Its part of the series. No need to write us on bad terms!"

At 4pm, Loletta and Carmen were filming in Central, the two were dressed like wealthy housewives. Loletta had a thick heel on and pulled in the height difference she had with Carmen.

At 8pm, Loletta completed her scenes, but Carmen changed into a blue dress for another scene with Glora, Fennie, Angie and Lawrence. This sene was about Carmen strolling with her husband Lawrence and showing off their love. Her three sisters stood behind and watched the couple with a frown on their faces.

Also, Flora Chan expressed, filming this series, she is getting adequate amount of rest: "I have enough energy to film series. The happiest is I can stay in HK and spend more time with my daughter." Flora left a deep impression ten years ago in Triumph in the Skies as the role "Belle". Many people felt disappointed she wasn't able to continue the fate with "Sam Gor" in TITS2. However, Flora didn't feel it was a pity she couldn't participate. "I'm currently filming this series, don't have much time to watch TITS2. (The audience feel its a pity there isn't Belle in the sequel?) The other artists are good to watch too. I support them! (Do you feel its a pity?) I don't. There is a reason to every decision made. At the time, I concentrated on my family and the schedule had to fit with my school schedule. It's not about whether its a regret or not."

M Club starts off with seven good girl friends defending a dance studio. When they reunite after 20 some years, they realize their dreams are gone based on their current situations and work on trying to pick up on their dream again.

Fala Chen had always been a tough one, but she also has her weak spots. During Triumph in the Skies II filming, Francis Ng made her cry for the first time since her entry into the industry and Chilam Cheung pointed out to her that she should learn to be a woman all over again. Fala admitted she had been too tough in the past and its time for her to learn to be a little weaker.

FALA: Collaborating with Francis Ng, people say he's very strict, but in reality I am even stricter than him. Perhaps I was stubborn before, I cared too much about the details and always asked why? It may be because Francis has more experience than me, he really understood what advice I needed. That time when we were working together, I felt like I was taking a class. Sometimes he would come up with something new and creative on the set. If I didn't get it, then I would have to go back and write down my notes to reflect on it. One time we were filming in the studio for a scene where I have to break down facing towards an imaginary sky. I thought the first take was ok, and I could do better. The director was actually pleased and told everyone to go change, then move on to a new setting. Francis said to me, "you are like that, there may not necessarily be a take two every time. You have to hit it as soon as the cameras roll. Finish speaking and leave." Then I left the studio and was packing my suitcase, but my tears just came running down! That was the first time I cried since I've entered the industry. The guys came over to comfort me, but I held it in and hid in the restroom to cry some more. Later I did another intense scene with Francis. We rehearsed the script on the side and when we felt it was right, the cameras rolled. Watching the playbacks, Francis, the director and I went for a group hug because we really felt pleased with the results.

Chilam Reminds Fala to be more "Woman"

Chilam plays a relaxed character, and had given me a lot of space. We communicated well. Chilam is different from Francis, he doesn't directly point things out on the set, but actually he's been observing all along. After we got to know each other more, he came to me one day and said, "Fala Chen, whether you are an artist or just being yourself, you don't have to be so stiff and tough. Have some gentleness of a woman, then others will like you no matter what." Chilam asked me if I knew what was the most beautiful part of me. The most touching part was the moment I was crying while packing my suitcase. He said he watched me from behind, I was so gentle and pitiful, that's what a woman is. Chilam's comments gave me a reminder, I've always tried to be strong in my personality and my relationships, I don't want to show the weak side, but does a human being really have to be that tough? And not get hurt at all? Chilam made me understand that a woman should have a gentle and weaker side. I borrowed Holiday's lost moments, sometimes when a girl is exhausted, she can show others that you've been hurt. Thank you Chilam for your blunt advice.

Strenuous Being a Lead Actress

Taking a break from series filming for two months, I actually found my direction: I want to be an artist, there is no other job that is better than an artist! June 2013, I decided to take an acting class in the U.S. Many people thought this decision was sudden, but I actually had this thought for about 4-5 years. At first, I thought being a lead actress was too strenuous, so I skipped the TVB Artistes Training Class, I fumbled around myself and went down too many wrong paths. An artist consumes a lot of physical strength and brain power, even consume our own feelings to the audience, so you absorb and experience to become a better artist. I've read a book on acting, but the book I couldn't put the book's teachings into practice. Ultimately I waited for this time period to go take a course, the opportunity is rare because there are many people around the world registering for this course, but only a handful are chosen! I hope to become an even better artist and contribute to performing arts.

Many times words are like a sharp weapon, like spilling water, once its out, you cannot take it back. Before you say it, you are the master, but after it comes out, it is the master. From Miss HK until obtaining the TV Queen title, Myolie Wu has endured through the entertainment industry for over ten years. Aside from her one relationship with Bosco Wong, she did not have other rumors. She frankly expressed: "I am a cautious person."

Although Myolie portrays loud characters, the real Myolie is actually very very quiet. Regarding her ex, she wasn't aggressive about it, even saying half a word about him was considered too much. Regarding her career, she takes up the TV Queen title with many threatening gestures, but that does not mean Miss Wu isn't ambitious. Myolie's next goal is hoping to reach another level, "I want to be Maggie Cheung Man Yuk the most....while she's serious towards her work, she also enjoys life."

Its difficult for Bosco Wong's name not to come up during the interview. The two met during Triumph in the Skies filming and then love sparked during their War of In-Laws collaboration. Bosco had a playboy image and the public didn't support their relationship. It wasn't until Myolie made her "love declaration" in her TV Queen acceptance speech that they publicized the relationship. Unfortunately, they officially broke up last year. It was shocking news, is the 7 year itch really a curse? Myolie said with an awkward smile: "I'm not talking about my ex!" What about their group picture earlier at a TVB event? "I'm not talking about it anymore, its been so long, the readers aren't interested anymore."

Likes Summer, Finds Zoe Annoying

It's hard to force relationships, but at work, she can make her own decisions. In the current popular hit Triumph in the Skies II, Myolie plays the familiar outgoing Zoe for one episode, but then she changes into the cool Summer. The two characters have different personalities, its clear-cut, but to this TV Queen, its not too challenging.

"I really like the role as Summer, she's similar to me. She's very quiet and calm; she just communicates through her eyes." The majority of the audience like Zoe more because of her outgoing nature. "I don't like that. She's just too outgoing, is there a person that positive?! She's always so loud and talkative, its annoying. Zoe's personality is the complete opposite of me."

Earlier another cast member Kelly Fu praised this senior of hers (Myolie) isn't arrogant. Myolie was pleased to hear this. "Just give some advice! Kelly is a very pretty girl. When I first met her, I thought such a pretty girl probably won't put much effort into her work, but she really worked hard. I watch people carefully, since we're able to click, then I will treat her well."

A Strong Independent Woman

Now as a TV Queen, Myolie has reached the peak and will have to think of something, "I know the TVB directors and crew too well. It's hard to create any new sparks, therefore I'm giving Mainland dramas a try. I will be heading to Mongolia soon and I'm really excited, but I cannot focus entirely in the Mainland market, after all I want to keep my Hong Kong popularity. I want a balance."

Before showbiz, Myolie studied in Northern Ireland and developed a self-reliant personality, "I'm used to independence." Not just that, she's getting stronger and strong; she won't rely on other people to survive. "After I finished my studies, I was preparing to go back to HK and carried around five big suitcases myself. I carried them from the bus to the airport and when they weighed my luggage, it was about 100kg (220lbs). Luckily the staff were really nice and didn't count it against me."

I Live In the Mid-Levels

After graduation, Myolie relied on herself and recently she moved into a joint unit Cheung Sha Wan neighboring her sister. We teased Myolie asking her why she didn't move into the Mid-Levels after becoming TV Queen to show off her new value? "Aren't I living in the Cheung Sha Wah Mid-Levels?!" Sticking to her elder sister, isn't that like a little girl? "I just moved next door, more convenient. I love my family, I don't have to stick with them all the time, just as long as I know they are safe and sound."

Caring for both her family and career, won't rely on others? "I want to be Maggie Cheung Man Yuk. I know I'm still far from that, but I really admire her 'make the way she lives her life'. She's serious about her work, but she also enjoys life as well."

To be Maggie Cheung, you have to hold up to being lonely. Myolie said: "I'll be working hard to earn money within the next few years, then I'm moving to a place where nobody knows me. I could be gone for continuing studies or work at a convenience store, I just want to really experience life." How about getting married? "Wah! I'm a workaholic. Supporting a husband and raising children isn't right for me, at least at this moment, that won't happen!"

Myolie's Tips

Q: What type of dress code do you usually like to wear?
A: I'm very tomboy, I like leather, jeans and boyish styles.

Q: How do you maintain your skin to its best state?
A: Sometimes I use a facial mask. Eat healthier foods. Maintaining inside and out.

This upcoming August 22 and 23 Linda Chung will be holding her first mini concert, "Love Love Love". Since this is her first concert, Linda is quite nervous. So aside from filming Linda have been saving time to practice for the concert. Talking about the concert, Linda smiled sweetly, "Have been in the music industry for five years and the goal is to hold a concert. So thanks to my company for giving me this chance."

With such a rare opportunity, Linda will be giving all her best and will not neglect her practices nor her health. Linda wants her audience to see the best of her, "My body is not as good as before. That's why even though I am filming Tiger Cubs 2 right now, I'm still saving time for practices. I know how to play the piano but that was so many years ago. So I am practicing and hope to do well for everybody to listen to."

Linda Chung revealed that she'll be inviting two guests to perform at her concert. When asked about her parents Linda says she does not plan on inviting them because that will be too much pressure for her. AS for her rumoured boyfriend, Linda will welcome him if he attends.

Benny Chan successfully bounces back into the entertainment scene two years after being shamed and lambasted for his involvement in a sexual harassment scandal with a 19-year-old actress.

According to Taiwanese media reports, the Hong Kong actor enjoyed a sudden rise in popularity with his latest drama A Happy Life, and was paid a total of TW$115.6 million (approximately SG$ 4.9million) for the show.

Basking in his renewed success, Benny also revealed that he is in the midst of preparing for his first production film. It is uncertain what the details are but the press is told to expect more news of the movie to be released in the latter half of the year.

Back at home, the 43-year-old actor and his Chinese model wife Lisa Jiang are expecting their second child in September, making it a bountiful year for the actor.

According to Hong Kong media reports, Julian Cheung have gained so much weight in recent months that he had lost the lean figure he had during his latest drama Triumph in the Skies II.

The 42-year-old, who showed off a suave image as pilot “Captain Cool” in the drama, won the adoration of many fans, some of whom were amazed at how fit he looks even in his 40s.

However, during a family vacation to Singapore recently, the actor was spotted with a pot belly while having a swim with his son. The photographs showed a rounder looking Julian with obvious love handles – a stark difference to his image in Triumph in the Skies II. It is speculated that he has gained about 9kg of weight.

Julian’s weight gain was said to be because of his wife, actress Anita Yuen, who is afraid that her husband would stray if he maintained his lean and mean body.

The older Anita, who lost her svelte figure after having a son, had set out to keep him well-fed after filming for his drama ended seven months ago. The actress also reportedly takes charge of finances in the household and has the final say on the female co-stars her hubby could collaborate with.

An insider source said, “If Julian had to do intimate scenes with flirty or well-endowed female artists in a drama, Anita will never agree to it.”

On the other hand, Anita is said to feel more at ease if the female co-stars were people with relatively little scandals, like Myolie Wu and Fala Chen.

According to Oriental Daily, previously, it was rumoured that the actor, who is gaining popularity through his portrayal of the playboy pilot Jayden in "Triumph In The Skies II", has planned to leave his agency, Project House, to sign a lucrative contract with Stephen Shiu Jr.'s company, China 3D.

At a gathering to celebrate the success of "Triumph In The Skies II", the actor stated, "My contract with Project House will continue until September. Although many companies are offering to recruit me, I am not thinking about that right now. I am only busy planning summer vacation with my son."

When asked about his wife, actress Anita Yuen's thoughts about his flirtatious character, the actor enthused, "She liked it very much. Even my son Morton is surprised that his father suddenly knows how to fly an airplane!"

Aside from excellent ratings, "Triumph In The Skies II" has also claimed the number one spot on TVB's online streaming service, MyTV.

On 22 July, Him was rushed to the hospital for an emergency treatment and received two stitches for his injuries.

Sources revealed that the actor was shooting an explosion scene at TVB City when he landed on fragments of tempered glass that were on the ground. His left buttock was then injured due to a glass shard piercing the area just above the thigh, causing him to bleed profusely.

Producer Lam Chi Wah stated, "We will rearrange Him's action scenes for another day so that he could heal."

However, while speaking to the media after his treatment, Him appeared to be in good spirits, saying, "I will be more careful in the future. The producer will rearrange the shoot according to my condition, so fans should not worry."

The actor also added jokingly, "It was more embarrassing than painful. There were female nurses during my surgery!"

Yesterday Bosco Wong and Karena Ng attended the Gundam Expo opening ceremony and took pictures with a giant Gundam figure. Bosco frankly expressed he collects action figures; he spent several thousands on one of the figures and now its worth HK$10,000. It was said he has many rumors, has he saved more girls than figures? Bosco said: "I collect homes more. My mother taught me to buy 'bricks' (homes). I currently own 8-9 properties, and have investments in Mainland and Southeast Asia. Simon Yam is my goal, I hope to have my own home where ever I go."

Although Bosco owns several properties, he does not acknowledge himself as a 'seun poon'. What happens if even more girls come to him in the future? Bosco joked: "Are you talking about real estate brokers? Nobody loves me. If there are any good girls, introduce me to them. I put all my properties in my mother's name. If you wanted to harm me then its simple, just go pursue my mother. My mother is the true 'seun poon', she's currently single."

Karena Ng does plays Gundam video games, but rarely plays with her boyfriend Raymond Lam. They usually go on dinner dates with friends. Karena expressed she will be starting on a Lunar New Year and an action film. She also does not mind collaborating with Raymond in the future, she said: "Even if we play a couple, I wouldn't feel awkward because we are professionals. I want to try all types of films and hope for improvements." When speaking of Raymond, does he allow her to have a sexy appearance in films? Karena laughed: "I have never been sexy, I don't think that fits with my age."

Hong Kong actress Liza Wang is upset that her house in Tseung Kwan O was broken into and robbed recently, amounting to a loss of nearly HKD 3 million (app. USD 386,733) worth of cash and jewellery.

According to Sina, the burglary occurred on 23 July around 9pm when Liza's domestic helper was out walking her dog. In only 20 minutes, the burglar cleverly made his way to the house using areas not captured by the CCTV, and stole a safe box consisting of Canadian, Hong Kong and Chinese currencies, as well as some of Liza's jewellery.

In her Weibo, Liza wrote, "Last night, my house was broken into. The thief took with him a safe box, cash, jewellery, wedding ring and passport within 20 minutes. It was lucky that nobody was at home or got injured. This is the third burglary in 20 years. It's even luckier than a lottery strike!"

The 65-year-old actress said that she was especially sad about the loss of her wedding ring and accessories given her by her mother and deceased sister.

"I hope the police will do something to protect the citizens' lives and properties!" It was alleged that recent renovation work at the estate may have made it easier for the burglar to commit the crime.

Eligible bachelorette Myolie Wu attended an endorsement event for female brand, Whisper in Hong Kong recently. The actress, who has been single since July last year, previously dated Hong Kong actor, Bosco Wong for eight years. After the split, this 33-year-old has been burying herself in tons of work.

According to Hong Kong media reports, the workaholic has taken up three TVB dramas, two China dramas and many other endorsement jobs in just a year.

When asked if she was worried that she will have “no time” for love, she said confidently, “Not at all!”

Besides filing up her time with work, the actress revealed that she has been keeping an eye on the property market. Telling reporters that she aims to buy an apartment every other year, the actress showed no regrets about her lost relationship.

In addition, Myolie was calm in response to Bosco’s romantic rumours with fellow TVB actress, Bella Lam. Reaffirming reporters that she does not hate him, Myolie also revealed that the two might have chances to collaborate in future.

While Myolie continues to work hard, she remains optimistic when it comes to matter of the heart and hopes to find a taller and more mature man in the future.

Is love in the air for Aaron Kwok? According to media reports, the heavenly king has been secretly meeting 26-year-old Chinese model Anna Kay whenever she travels to Hong Kong for work.

Anna, who is also Jaycee Chan’s former rumoured girlfriend, was spotted being fetched to Aaron’s apartment in the Tai Hang district in his van last Friday. Fellow residents revealed that the van arrived outside the carpark at noon and the model was spotted walking into the building hurriedly with her head bent low.

Six hours after they met, Aaron was seen driving out alone in his sports car before returning with bags of groceries. Later that night, the singer-actor drove to Wanchai to pick up some takeaway food. Reappearing only on Saturday evening, Anna checked the surroundings before boarding the van to return to China.

Sources also claimed that Anna was introduced to Aaron by Julian Cheung, her co-star in the Chinese movie Natural Born Lover. As Aaron was still attached to Lynn Xiong at that time, the two were just friends.

In addition, the 47-year-old actor-singer who is said to be enjoying his bachelorhood, has reportedly been keeping a distance from Christine Kuo, the alleged third party who caused his break-up with Lynn. “He thinks that he is not suitable to have a ‘regular’ girlfriend,” an insider said.

According to Hong Kong media reports, actress Aimee Chan's father was initially a little unhappy with the lovebirds' abrupt marriage. However, he was eventually moved by Moses's sincerity and has given them his blessings.

Moses, who reportedly spent HK$5 million (approximately S$8.1 million) on his betrothal gifts to please his parent-in-laws, was beaming with happiness even when he was spotted returning to Hong Kong alone yesterday.

Being four months pregnant, Aimee has decided to stay in Canada to prepare for childbirth '“ and word on the street is that she will return to Hong Kong for her delivery in August.

In response to rumour, the smiley father-to-be teased reporters, 'Tell you later?'

While the gender of their unborn child still remains a secret, Moses revealed that the couple is now busy deciding on the name and getting ready for his/her arrival.

Yesterday Kate Tsui, Sammy Sum and William Chak attended the promotional event of TVB Pearl drama Elementary. Kate appeared to have slimmed down, she disclosed she is preparing to shoot a fashion commercial, thus she has to eat less and exercise more to lose weight. She has already lost several pounds.

Asked if her weight loss might shrink her cup size? She laughed: "I never really had much anyway. Its more like my wallet is shrinking because the weight loss machine cost money too. This is my fourth year collaborating with the slimming company, and I get a raise each time we collaborate. I'm very pleased." In the past year, Kate has been so busy, its impossible to ever finish working. She disclosed she will be heading to Taiwan to shoot a new film, then flying over to Singapore for promotions, then to Genting for a concert and finally to Beijing for the film festival.

Since she's earning so much now, does she intend to buy another home? She said: "What do you mean another? I'm currently living with my mother, but I promised her I'll be a homeowner this year and have my parents live comfortably after retirement. The housing prices are just too high, I will have to wait until the prices fall a little first before I'm capable of buy one."

Asked whether she plans to buy a mansion? She said: "No, but my mom has her own expectations on a home. Well I do want her to live comfortably too. (Does she have high expectations on your choice of boyfriend too?) She has rushed me, she said its urgent, but I don't want to be impulsive. She told me not to waste any more time, I must choose a right one and date the guy only if he is a marriagable partner. Even my friends are trying to introduce me to guys now, but I don't want to be impulsive."

Yesterday Ruco Chan appeared at the grand opening of a dessert shop. He expressed the owner is a friend he "played with since childhood". The reason is because when he first debuted in the film industry, the owner was the first person who signed him, so he must be there to support him. Ruco was asked if he wants to be a boss of his own store too? He said: "I do have plans. Many friends have asked me to partner with them, but I want to concentrate on filming series. I don't want to be distracted." Ruco expressed if he does start his own business, he hopes to open an eye glass shop: "I want to be in the eye glass industry. Since childhood, I have always loved glasses, I feel people wearing glasses really have good taste and self-procession."

Actor Raymond Lam has not been focusing well during his filming in Hendian, as he missed his girlfriend Karena Ng, who is in Hong Kong, which caused the filming crew much distress.

As reported on HK Channel, a production crew member of Raymond's upcoming drama, "The First Empress" recently complained, "The weather has been really hot and it's hard to film period dramas in a 40-degree weather. The lead actress Wang Luodan also does not get along very well with Raymond until now."

He revealed that Raymond suddenly took leave to go back to Hong Kong, allegedly to meet up with Karena, which caused more issues on set.

The crew member stated, "When he is not around, we had to use a body double. Action scenes may be easy to film with body doubles, but not other scenes. Even when we use one, we still have to re-shoot when he returns. We're not happy with this."

It was also reported that Raymond finally decided to take Karena Ng with him to Hengdian after his return to Hong Kong on 13 July, so that they can spend more time together.

The actress was spotted accompanying Raymond to the film set on 15 May and stayed inside his car while Raymond worked.

Yesterday 21 year old 'lengmo' Keiko disclosed to [Oriental Daily] she had a relationship with Steven Cheung 4-5 years ago. At the time, the 24 year old Steven went on a few dates with Keiko and then got her to sleep with him. After their one-night stand, they broke up because Steven neglected her.

But yesterday Steven denied several times of ever dating Keiko in a phone interview. He only admitted their one-night stand, but does not acknowledge her as a girlfriend. He said: "There was indeed an one-night stand. I've done a lot of bad things in the past. (It was with Keiko?) Actually I don't know her Chinese or English name. It was only after a friend send me the article that I remembered this incident." He admitted Keiko was his "one-night stand" sex partner, but after that one night, they were not in contact again. Keiko teased he "completed the work" in a few minutes. Steven helplessly said: "Whatever, its just a matter of opinion."

Asked if he's upset with Keiko for disclosing his privacy? Steven generously expressed he is not upset. He will face his mistake with courage and be responsible for what he did. He said: "I blame myself. Men has their needs, its just too bad I was lascivious! But after I started believing in God, I've been striving hard to change my bad habits. Give me some time." Steven expressed he's currently busy filming series and preparing for his new gospel album, so he has no time or interest to look at the Lengmos' photo books. Steven expressed if he does see Keiko again, he will feel awkward, but will still greet her or he can be friends with her too. He is not worried of other Lengmos exposing things.

Keiko accepted a phone interview as well. In regards to Steven denying ever dating her? She insisted: "I have dated him before. I'm not afraid to admit it. Guys are just lowly! (He said he just had one-night stand with you!) He has bad memory!" To prove she's not lying, Keiko recalled how Steven pursued her. She said Steven used the excuse of him being a public figure and it wasn't convenient for him to go out in public, so he wanted her to go to his house. When they were dating, Steven called her nonstop expressing his love and kept telling her: "I really love you, I really miss you." He told Keiko his rumors with Sherman Chung were just for entertainment news.

Turned Cold After One Night Stand

Claiming she really loved Steven, Keiko said: "We dated for a month before having sex. He was the first guy I had an intimate relationship with. At the time I was just 17 years old." But then Keiko turned around and criticized he was heartless and was a two-timer. "After that night, he was really cold to me. He even called me and said Sherman Chung got very upset because the media found out we were dating. He wanted me to call Sherman to explain. After I called Sherman to tell her Steven and I weren't together, me and Steven were no longer in contact." Keiko expressed after she was miserably abandoned, she felt so heartbroken she fell into depression and thought about committing suicide. She was fortunate to have family and friends comfort her, that she was able to get back up and start over.

Sherman Chung: Don't Mention the Past

When Sherman learned about Steven admitting about his past relationship, she said: "I'm proud of him. I've watched him grow and after all I've known him for too long. When I saw his news, I knew the people who love him won't be happy about this. Also, I don't want to talk about the past." Sherman greatly supported Steven is a true man. "He is very brave. He just bluntly admitted it. I know he's learning to be a responsible man. I will pray for him, it's a part of growing up and the process of maturing. The Steven today is not the same as the Steven from the past."

TVB actor Kenneth Ma recently confirmed reports that he has renewed his contract with TVB, reported HK Channel.

Previously, sources claimed that the actor has been negotiating with TVB about his contract renewal although his contract will only expire at the end of next year.

An insider claimed, "TVB has discussed his contract two months ago. In addition to an increase in his show fees from HKD 8,000 to HKD 14,000, Kenneth also demanded that he is given more freedom to work in China."

The source alleged that TVB has agreed to his terms and will negotiate several mainland projects for him after the conclusion of his upcoming drama, "Cold Mountain, Hidden Dragon".

When asked about the contract renewal, Kenneth confirmed the news, and said, "Yes, I have renewed it. TVB is treating me very well."
He added that despite TVB's wishes that he signs on for a longer period, he only agreed to a five-year contract.

Yesterday TVB new series Tiger Cubs II was shooting in Sha Tin. The big bad guy Johnson Lee was seen in a black hoodie, surrounded by a group of SDU members including Joe Ma, Him Law, Oscar Leung and Benjamin Yuen. Due to the thick and heavy SDU uniforms, the men were sweating nonstop. Joe kept eating to replenish his physical strength and avoid a heatstroke.

Joe played the pilot Vincent in Triumph in the Skies ten years ago, but did not participate in the sequel. Today, the sequel is well-acclaimed, does Joe feel he lost out on the opportunity? He said: "Vincent from TITS died, and also when TITS 2 began filming, I had some issues with my TVB contract and didn't make a decision yet." TITS fans really miss Vincent though, Joe expressed he hopes there will be an opportunity to shoot TITS 3. He also praised the TITS 2 cast looking very hot in their uniforms and it had triggered his good memories too.

Linda plays a police undercover in Tiger Cubs II. Although she is paired with Joe, they do not have any kiss scenes. She laughed: "The plot will explain my role is very man, so there will not be any kiss scenes. There will only be expression through the eyes."

The actress, who felt pressured to give her all to the third instalment of the already successful hit series, revealed that she suffered from mood swings and sleepless nights since playing an undercover spy named Chun Kei Sang.

The 33-year-old actress shared, "The drama's atmosphere is very heavy and dark. My character has to witness death of family members and friends while working as an undercover spy. It's hard to get into Kei Sang's state of mind and I have suffered from insomnia because of it."

However, Myolie added that despite of all that, she felt like her efforts paid off whenever she watches her playbacks and sometimes gets emotional when she is able to nail a scene in one take.

When asked about her plans after filming concludes, Myolie enthused, "I am taking a vacation after completing "No Reserve". I already have my flight booked. I am so excited! But I'll still be very busy afterwards, with projects already lining up in Beijing."

"Rosy Business III" is scheduled to be released in 2014.

Moses Chan and Aimee Chan held their wedding banquet on July 17th at 8pm at the Legend Chinese Restaurant in Toronto. That night, Aimee was treated like a queen, Moses held his pregnant wife's hand the entire time and took great care of her. The couple flew around the restaurant stopping by at each of their guests' tables to take pictures with them. Moses stood by Aimee's side the entire night and when he smiled, there were tears in his eyes. When the couple went on stage to make their speeches, Aimee emotionally teared up, while Moses embraced her tightly. He said their baby is comforting Aimee, then he took a tissue out to wipe her tears away. Aimee smiled sweetly in response.

A heartwarming slideshow of "Double Chan" pictures were shown to the guests and they had a singer perform on stage to accompany the warm atmosphere. When the passionate feelings came, the couple couldn't help themselves for a kiss, then the guests wanted more and demanded them to kiss some more.

The wedding banquet had 16 tables. Double Chan had two round bars of handmade gift soap for each guests, the soaps had "with love" written on them. The banquet's decorations were simple with a red carpet for the newly weds and their guests to take pictures on and 5 bodyguards. Double Chan hired a production company to come take instant pictures for the guests; the background printed "I Love You" in several different languages from many different countries. The design is simple, but has a fairytale feel to it. They also autographed thank you cards for their guests.

Ron Ng has been busy shooting in Mainland and hasn't really appeared in HK. In his new series Triumph in the Skies II, he continues portraying Issac Tong, "Sam Gor" Francis Ng's younger brother and develops a relationship with Myolie Wu's new role. When asked if he has any kiss scenes with Myolie? He said: "All the kiss scenes in the series, leave it to Kenneth Ma and Chilam Cheung. (What a disadvantage for you?) Nope, I didn't ask for any. Perhaps Chilam asked the producer for kiss scenes. In the series, Chilam is a pilot I really admire, but he's always dumping girls and I'm the one who helps him handles it. (You're good at doing these things in real life too?) Nope! Nobody asked me to help them!" Ron is coming back to HK very soon to start on a new series, but when reporters mentioned he has earned quite a bit in Mainland? He said: "I'm considered the 'mosquito earning money', compared to many other people, I don't make that much." When speaking of his rumors with Kelly Fu, Ron frankly expressed she only loves him in the series, but after TITS2 filming completed, he had only encountered her at work. Kelly mentioned before they are still developing? He said: "I asked her before, she said the reporter twisted the truth. I will say it again, I have never dated her before. I'm not dating her today and it is impossible for us to start dating in the future!"

As reported on Xinhua, previously, rumours were rife that Angelababy and her alleged boyfriend, Huang Xiaoming, have called it quits, after fans saw that the two of them were no longer on each other's Weibo list, fuelled by reports saying that she has been spotted meeting an old flame at a hotel.

It is speculated that the two of them broke up due to Angelababy's decision to focus on her blooming career.

However, at a jewellery brand event in Beijing recently, Angelababy simply responded, "I'll let the press know when it's [the breakup] confirmed."

The model-actress later posted on her Weibo, "News such as this appears all the time. I haven't been following up with them."

According to Mingpao, the actress, who attended the "Din-Dong Summer House" promotional event in Ma On Shan recently, was enthusiastic to talk about the highly anticipated series. She brushed off talks about her supposed conflict with Kate, which was believed to be caused by their desire to have more screen time.

The actress stated, "There will always be rumours about actresses in conflict in any series. Kate and I worked well together and there was no misunderstanding between the two of us."

Meanwhile, the actress enthused that as the production of "My Prime Lady" has concluded and there are no new projects for her until late August, she plans to go on a summer vacation with her boyfriend.

Sharon's next project will be a drama with "A Change Of Heart" actor, Michael Miu. Both of them have worked together before in 2007's "Devil's Disciple".

Since Aimee Chan got married in Paris last month, she went straight back to Canada to go on her maternity leave and had not appeared in public at all! On July 15th, her husband Moses Chan arrived in Toronto to prepare for their wedding banquet held on the 17th. After the marriage, it has been a little over a month since Aimee seen her husband. Last night, Father Chan drove Aimee to the airport to pick up her husband, but to avoid chaos, Aimee remained in the car and waited patiently for Moses. When Moses finally made it in the car, he smiled sweetly at his wife. Aimee had her black purse over her stomach to cover her pregnant look, but it was obvious she had a small bump. However, there are no sign of swollen hands, legs or around the face yet.

As reported on Singpao, after new actress Kelly Fu's recent interview in which she talked about the possibility of romance with Ron Ng, the pair appeared ill at ease with each other at a recent press conference for "Triumph In The Skies II".

Although both Ron and Kelly finally allowed the media to take a picture of them together, they did not interact with each other otherwise.

When asked about their relationship, an annoyed Ron replied, "You are mistaken. I have told you numerous times that she is only a friend. We are not dating. She told me that she never said anything about us being a couple and the reporter misquoted her."

Pressed whether he is upset about the rumours, Ron reiterated, "I have no feelings about it. I consider it publicity."

According to Wenweipo, previously, it was rumoured that the actress has had a bad time shooting the series. Not only was her co-star Ben Wong prone to demand script changes spontaneously during filming, the drama crew also did not prepare her lunch during filming breaks.

It was alleged that the actress cried as soon as she saw her husband when she arrived at the Hong Kong airport, fuelling rumours that the actress was not treated fairly at the set.

However, while speaking to the media at the "A Change Of Heart" finale dinner event, Joey exclaimed, "We're having a good time tonight. I will tell you everything when "Gilded Chopsticks" airs!"

She also denied rumours that she was treated unfairly by TVB, saying, "That's not true. I have filmed three different series with TVB and had a pleasant time with other stars."

In regards to her airport drama, she clarified, "I tear up every time I see my husband at the airport. It's just that the media never reported it before! My husband even told me not to be such a cry-baby and greet him with a smile instead so I told him to bring me flowers the next time he picks me up!"

Fala Chen is currently studying in the US. Yesterday morning she suddenly posted a photo of her dressed like a Buddhist nun and created a beautiful misunderstanding. A fan thought she turned to become a nun and left a message expressing their fear and how unbelievable it is. Many other fans believed the photo is from a series. Fala later expressed she was very pleased to hear her professor complimenting on how hardworking she was and was touched by a written piece, making her feel so minute. She said: "Today my professor complimented that I'm an extremely hardworking student. I'm still feeling happy. Then I saw a written piece that left me in tears. It was as follows: 'There are four states in success: small success rely on diligence, middle success rely on wisdom, big success rely on virtue and eventually becomes a road.' It turns out, I spent half a day and I'm still a 'small Chan'."