Joyce Tang, Nancy Wu Clear Up Rumors, "House of Spirits" Rating on the Rise

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There’s no stopping TVB’s House of Spirits <一屋老友記>, which recorded its own record high of 31 rating points this past week. Thursday’s episode averaged 30 points and peaked to 31 points, reaching nearly 2 million live viewers.

On Friday, the House of Spirits cast including Joyce Tang (滕麗名) and Nancy Wu (胡定欣) attended a press event to announce Thursday’s peak ratings. Nancy was absent at the previous ratings reveal, which led gossip magazines to speculate that she is at odds with Joyce, who has received the most attention and popularity for her performance on the show thus far.

The two female leads, however, “broke the ice” at yesterday’s press event. Nancy said, “But I don’t see any ice here! Actually, I did attend the drama’s first promo event, but I didn’t go to the ones afterward because I wasn’t in Hong Kong. It’s just a coincidence. It’s not because we fought or don’t like each other. If a drama is doing well, rumors like these are bound to come. If fighting is what it takes for the ratings to go up, I wouldn’t mind.”

Joyce added with a laugh, “Then we should come up with something to fight about!”

House of Spirits have successfully restarted Joyce’s career, who never managed to surpass her Armed Reaction <陀槍師姐> fame back in the late 90’s. The 40-year-old actress has been topping popularity polls as of late, and netizens are saying that Joyce has already become their heart’s TV Queen.

Joyce said, “I’m getting goose bumps by just hearing this! I never thought about [winning]. Let me film one drama per year and enjoy it!” Asking if married life has made her less ambitious about winning accolades, she admitted, “I do like being a housewife!”

How does Nancy feel about Joyce being the more popular choice for TV Queen? The 34-year-old said, “Why would I be unhappy? I’m actually very happy for her! I am happy for everyone who was a part of this drama.” (But Joyce is stealing your spotlight!) “We all have ample screen time. No one is stealing anything!”

House of Spirits premiered on June 27 as the first program to kickstart TVB’s Amazing Summer lineup. It averaged 25 ratings points on its debut week, peaking to 28 points. On the second week, average ratings moved up to 27 points, and peaked to 30. The ghost comedy, headlined by Bobby Au-yeung (歐陽震華), is on its way to be the highest-rated television program of the year.



Creds: Oriental Daily