Vivian Lai

Vivian Lai Yi-ling is a Taiwanese-born Singaporean actress & television host.

Vivian Lai
赖怡伶
Vivian Lai in 2007.
Born (1976-12-18) 18 December 1976
NationalityTaiwanese
CitizenshipSingaporean
OccupationActress, television host
Years active1987–Present
Spouse(s)
Alain Ong
(m. 2001)
ChildrenVera Ong (daughter)
Ariel Ong (daughter)
AwardsStar Search 1999 : Overall Female Champion
Star Awards 2015 :
All-Time Favourite Artiste & Star Awards for YES 933 Best Speech
Musical career
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese賴怡伶
Simplified Chinese赖怡伶

Life and career

Born in Taiwan, Lai migrated to Singapore with her Taiwanese family when she was still a student. She joined Star Search Singapore 1999 and was the winner in the Singapore edition and the overall champion in the female contestants' category.[1]

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 after winning the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award from 2001, 2003-2004, 2007-2014 respectively with Jeanette Aw.

Lai is also the brand ambassador for Pokka beverages, Kirei Kirei soap, Samsung electrical appliances and Osim massage.[2]

Personal life

Lai is married to Alain Ong and the couple have two daughters, Vera and Ariel.[3] Alain Ong is the CEO of Pokka International and Deputy Group CEO of Pokka Corporation which Lai has been brand ambassador for multiple years from around 2008. This has thus attracted its fair share of controversy, amid allegations of conflict of interest which in 2012, she was paid S$1 million to continue endorsing the brand.[4]

In September 2018, her husband, Ong, was suspended from his posts by Pokka Corporation following an internal audit and would later take up a new appointment offered by Kimly, which he was a non-executive director of Kimly.[5] Lai's contract as an ambassador was terminated in the following month, despite claims by Mediacorp that her contract would remain unchanged.[6]

Filmography

TV series

Year Title Role Network Ref
2000Knotty LiaisonsJiaxuanMediacorp Channel 8
Adam's CompanyElaine 怡绫
Dare To Strike
2001Looking For StarsPiggy 小猪
The HotelLai Meiling
Three Women and A HalfXiaoping
2002Bukit Ho SweeWang Qing
Kopi-O IIShuyun
The Unbeatables IIIDong Mei Yao
2003Holland VMo Rou Rou 莫柔柔
2004Double HappinessLuo Jia Qian 罗家茜
Double Happiness IILuo Jia Qian 罗家茜
2005Love at 0°CLiu Si Qi 刘思琦
2006Time to Heal
2007Live AgainJenny 珍妮
Making MiraclesXu Xiu Yuan 许秀妍
The HomecomingQian Yi 倩仪
2008Just in SingaporeJin Yan 金艳
Love Blossoms IIFan Fan
2011Be Happy 生日快乐Mable
Love Thy Neighbour 四个门牌一个梦Shan Shan 姗姗
2014World at Your Feet 球在你脚下Mo Lihua 茉莉花
2015Super Senior 长辈甜心Ivy Ji Shanzhong 纪姗钟
2016The Queen 复仇女王Zeng Jing 曾静[7]
2019My One In A Million 我的万里挑一Vivian Lai 赖怡伶
The Good Fight 致胜出击Rourou 柔柔
2021心里住着老灵魂cindy

Variety shows

Year Title Notes
2006Property Classified
2007On the Beat II
My Beautiful Life
Star Awards Post-Show Party
2008The NTUC Show
Lunar New Year Eve Celebration
Dialect Delights
Bioskin Dreams Come True II
On the Beat III
Amuse Me
DIY My Home
2009My House Husband's Journal
Amuse U
2010You Are The Man
2011Sizzling Woks 3
Ladies Nite
Home Makeover 2
2012My Fair Ladies
Silver Carnival
Simply Exquisite
Dessert Time
2013Say It!
2014Eat and Be Merry
Black Rose 2
Style: Check-In 4Guest Host
Say It! 2
Style: Check-In 5
Ladies Nite 3
2015Hey Chef!
Hey Gorgeous 2015
The Successor
2016Touch Screen Cuisine
What's In The Fridge?
2017A Gift for Mum
2019The Destined One Guest Matchmaker

Compilation album

Year English title Mandarin title
2012MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 12新传媒群星金龙接财神
2018MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年
2019MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年
2020MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了

Accolades

YearCeremonyCategoryNominated WorkResult
2000 7th Star Awards Ceremony Best Newcomer N/A Nominated
2001 8th Star Awards Ceremony Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Won
2003 9th Star Awards Ceremony Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Won
2004 10th Star Awards Ceremony Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Won
Best Supporting ActressDouble Happiness
(as Luo Jiaqian)
Nominated
2005 11th Star Awards Ceremony Best Supporting Actress Double Happiness II
(as Luo Jiaqian)
Nominated
2007 13th Star Awards Ceremony Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Won
2009 15th Star Awards Ceremony Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Won
2010 16th Star Awards Ceremony Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Won
2011 17th Star Awards Ceremony Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Won
2012 18th Star Awards Ceremony Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Won
Best Supporting Actress Love Thy Neighbour
(as Shan Shan)
Won
2013 19th Star Awards Ceremony Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Won
2014 20th Star Awards Ceremony Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Won
Best Variety Show Host Finding U Nominated
2015 21st Star Awards Ceremony All-Time Favourite Artiste N/A Received
Star Awards for YES 933 Best Speech N/A Won
Asian Skin Solutions Most Radiant Skin Award N/A Won

References

  1. "Female Star Search Finalist Vivian Lai (right) who won the Female Star Search prize during the All-Asian Star Search grand final held in Television Corporation of Singapore TV Theatre". National Archives of Singapore. Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore. 25 April 1999. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. "Awkward age? Not for 'aunty' Lai". The New Paper. 2 December 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. Ong, Sandra. "Vivian Lai Gives Birth". theAsianParent Singapore. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  4. "Vivian Lai, Alain Ong, and Pokka Corporation through the years". sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  5. Tan, Angela (1 December 2018). "Seller of Asian Story to Kimly had links to Pokka". The Business Times. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  6. hermesauto (28 September 2018). "Pokka CEO Alain Ong suspended in management reshuffle". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  7. "刘子绚招认新恋情 徐彬和谢韵仪演床戏直冒汗". Archived from the original on 6 February 2016.

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