Jade Seah

Jade Seah (Chinese: 谢美玉; pinyin: Xiè Měiyù, born on 6 April 1983) is a Singaporean model, host and actress, of mixed Chinese Peranakan and Eurasian parentage.

Jade Seah
Born (1983-04-06) April 6, 1983
Singapore
OccupationActress, host, model, Radio DJ at 987FM (As of late 2012)
Years active2004–present
Spouse(s)Terence Lim
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese謝美玉
Simplified Chinese谢美玉

Career

Seah was a model before going into acting. She was 1st runner-up at the Miss Singapore Universe 2006 pageant and signed a contract with MediaCorp soon after the pageant. She is now the new face of Nivea Visage.[1] She was a host in the Singaporean reality television show, The Dance Floor, with co-hosts Glenn Ong and Mark Van Cuylenberg. She had reported in Today in Beijing on Channel 5, on the day's highlights of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

2008 Olympics Controversy

While hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics' program Today in Beijing on Channel 5, Seah was reportedly heard uttering a profanity live on air after wrongly pronouncing the name of a Chinese athlete. The scene shifted from the studio to a recorded clip of a basketball match when the vulgarity was heard. The scene was recorded and uploaded to YouTube. It had led to plenty of discussions on online forums, blogs and also on Facebook. However, her artiste manager denied that Seah had uttered any profanity and MediaCorp confirmed this.[2]

However, the next day, Mr Kenneth Liang, executive vice-president (TV Programming & Production, Channel 5), MediaCorp TV confirmed that Seah had uttered the profanity unintentionally. The microphone was not switched off after her lines were delivered which led to her reaction over the fluff being captured on the program. Seah would not be replaced as the co-host of Today in Beijing. [3] In a statement from Channel 5, Seah apologised for the incident and explained her over-reaction.[4]

Personal life

Seah graduated from Tanjong Katong Girls' School, Tampines Junior College[5] and Singapore Management University on the Dean's list with an honours degree in Communications and Marketing. She has both Chinese and Eurasian parentage. She is the only daughter in her family, with two brothers.[6]

On January 31, 2015, Seah married banker Terence Lim at Our Lady of Lourdes Church.[7]

Filmography

References
  1. Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine, Ex-Miss Singapore Universe 2006 runner-up still in the limelight, retrieved on August 21, 2008
  2. Jade Seah in on-air controversy Archived 2008-08-22 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved on August 21, 2008
  3. MediaCorp regrets 'expletive' Archived 2008-08-24 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved on August 21, 2008
  4. Jade Seah admits flub, apologises Archived 2008-08-23 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved on August 22, 2008
  5. 林佳憓, 文 / (2017-04-20). "这里是否留下你的光辉岁月？". 早报 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  6. "Once they were No 2. Now, they are No 1". Archived from the original on 2007-05-22. Retrieved 2007-03-24.
  7. Koh, Maureen (2 February 2015). "Jade Seah gets married". The New Paper. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

See also
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