Vivian Lai

Vivian Lai
Background information
Chinese name	賴怡伶 (traditional)
Chinese name	赖怡伶 (simplified)
Pinyin	Lài Yílíng (Mandarin)
Born	Taiwan
Occupation	Actress, host
Spouse(s)	Alan Ong
Children	2 daughters
Ancestry	Chinese

Vivian Lai Yi-ling is a Taiwan-born^[1] Singaporean television actress and host. She is a contracted artiste under MediaCorp and works on the Chinese-language Channel 8.

Biography

Lai migrated to Singapore with her Taiwanese family when she was still a student. She joined Star Search Singapore 1999 and was champion in the Singapore edition and overall champion in her gender category.

Lai started out as an actress, making her debut in Knotty Liaisons, and won good reviews. She eventually diversified into hosting and has hosted various kinds of programmes ranging from food reviews to travelogues. In 2012, after numerous nominations, she won her first professional award, the Best Supporting Actress award, at the Star Awards 2012 for her role as a Chinese immigrant in Love Thy Neighbour.

At the Star Awards 2015, Lai received the All-Time Favourite Artiste Award, which is given to any artiste who has made the Top 10 Most Popular Artiste list for 10 times. She received the award together with actress Jeanette Aw. Lai and two other artistes helped Aw when she tripped on stage when they went to receive the award, in this memorable moment.

Lai is also the brand Ambassador for beverage brand Pokka (where her husband is CEO), Lion Kirei Kirei, Samsung Home Appliances, 3M Scotch Brite, Osim etc. (Need confirmation)

Personal life

Lai is married to Alain Ong and the couple have two daughters, Vera and Ariel. Alain Ong is the CEO of Pokka Singapore, which Lai has been brand ambassador for multiple years. This has thus attracted its fair share of controversy, amid allegations of conflict of interest.^[1][2]

Filmography

TV series

Film

Variety shows

Awards and achievements

References

External links

• Archived Bio on MediaCorp TV website