Vivian Chow confirms concert in May
(Asianfanatics.net)
Updated: 2006-04-17 09:15
Vivian Chow left show business at the height of fame 10 years ago. Now,
more mature but not looking any older, the Hong Kong singer-actress is back in
the limelight.
Apart from being a lot thinner, time has indeed been kind
to Chow. Her skin is enviously supple and you have to be exceedingly meticulous
to pick out any fine lines on her face.
When complimented on her youthful good looks, she blushed and said that she
has changed.
"I've grown more mature. In the past, the impression I gave was that of a
na?ve, innocent girl. It's a different feeling," said the genteel 38-year-old
who was in Hong Kong last week to promote Phillip Wain International's dance
fitness routines called Dance Across Asia. She is the 2006 brand ambassador for
the fitness and beauty club in Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong.
"And I try to be happy," she added. It appears then that her decision to
leave the entertainment industry at the height of her career was the right one.
After participating in the Hong Kong New Singers Competition in 1985, Chow
landed a job as a deejay for Radio and TV Hong Kong two years later. She
recorded her first album while deejaying.
The album became a hit and she decided to venture into singing and acting
full-time. But fame eluded her until she became a pin-up idol on the trading
cards for Yes! magazine.
With her wholesome good looks, she soon became the dream lover of all young
men and prompted the Hong Kong media to nickname her Jade Girl Master.
In 1997, after her Las Vegas concert, she announced her retirement. Though
some reports claimed that her departure was due to the media's constant invasion
on her privacy, Chow said it was a decision she had thought long and hard about.
"It was my decision. I had planned this since 1995. So
when I had fulfilled all my contractual obligations, I didn't renew any of them.
I felt that I had done all I could in this job. I'm an introvert by nature and
life in the entertainment industry is very exciting and I have lived it for 10
years. But I can't continue staying in this tiny circle.
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