How many celebs can say they had to sprint across a theatre to get their Star Awards trophy?
'Don’t fall, very far, very tired': Most Popular Female Artiste Xixi Lim had to run onstage for trophyNew: You can now listen to articles.The actress-host, 36, who was part of the Outcasts crew presenting the awards show’s seven-hour live commentary backstage, won her first-ever Star Awards trophy.
Let us paint the scene: Xixi’s name is read out by guest presenter Chen Bolin. A pregnant pause. Suddenly, she dramatically bursts in from the theatre’s doors, clutching the front of her red plaid dress. She rushes down the steps and towards the stage at full throttle. She later tells us that she “didn’t even prep” a thank you speech.
The booked and busy host, we are told, is heading off to film a #JustSwipeLah video as soon as the Star Awards dust settles.So what was going through her mind as she was rushing to the stage? Xixi tells us: “Don’t fall, very far, very tired. I wasn’t expecting to beShe animatedly explains: “We couldn’t really hear the name that was being announced because it was very soft.
“And then… I actually my bangs. It was not very intact after running! So when people sent me screenshots of myself on stage giving my speech, I had this ‘open window’ parting in my bangs. I had one job and I really, really, just didn’t take good care of it,” laughs Xixi, who was caught on camera giving her bangs a quick tug during her speech.
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