Wednesday, March 07, 2007 HongKong Ada, Gigi and Maggie Play on Rumours of Disagreement TVB's new series "Jewels Splendor" has had its fair share of gossip since it started filming, with the constant stream of suggestions that Gigi Lai, Ada Choi and Maggie Shiu are at odds with each other. Examples of reports are that Gigi is fussy and constantly reapplying her make up, holding up her co-stars, Ada being unhappy about her hairstyle and giving hassle to the crew and Maggie being unhappy about having to wait around for people being late. The three ladies and male leads Bowie Lam and Moses Chan attended the studio blessing ceremony for the series yesterday and made fun of their rumours, pushing each other about and Ada pretending to knee Maggie, whilst Gigi pinched her cheeks. With the label of being vain, Ada said directly: "Our characters are very extravagant, so to be beautiful in our performance is a necessity. My character likes to be in the limelight, so she will always bully Gigi and answer back to Maggie - it is very unlike my own modest nature, but when we work together we are very happy and let the sparks fly." So is Gigi very fussy? Ada says protectively: "I don't think so, but because this is the first series that will be filmed using HD technology, then each of the female cast members have to make up their necks as well, this is because we take our work seriously. (Did Gigi make everyone wait?) We were waiting for each other, because we have to wear very expensive jewellery and we often have to check to make sure it has not moved out of place." She also says that she understands that there will never be any positive news nowadays, because everything reported seems to be negative, such as her being moody. Have the crew complained about her being moody? When she hears this, she just laughs: "To promote the series, then it is okay as long as they don't overstep the mark." Ada insists that the reports will not interfere with their working relationship and she has discussed this with Gigi and decided to act out their disagreements in front of the press and make it big! Gigi wore her own accessories to the event yesterday and in response to the gossip, she smiles: "Yes, we are pretending to be good friends, but we will be fighting later. You can then photograph us in the hospital." As for being fussy, Gigi admits this, explaining that the HD filming means that the producer is looking for the cast to look flawless, so she is just carrying out her responsibility to look her best for the camera. As for the continuous stream of gossip, Gigi is used to this and says: "It happens in every series. If they wrote that Ada is beautiful and I have a great figure, the readers would get bored." When Maggie heard the suggestions that she was at odds with Gigi, she opened up her eyes wide and said: "What? That is not true! (Has Gigi been bullying you?) No. (But you don't seem to chat to each other?) The script dictates this because it is not up to the part of the story where we are very close. (Does Gigi make everyone wait for her to do her make up?) No, not at all." Moses and Bosco Wong have been reported to have fallen for the flirtatious Fala Chen recently and when asked about this, Moses smiles: "Don't say that! I worked with Fala in the series 'Heart of Greed' and there were a lot of other cast members in that series, so we were like a family. I see her as a little sister and she sees me as a big brother, so it is not what you think." Asked if he can hold out against a little flirting, he immediately put his hands together and started reciting mantras. Asked if his attentions were only on Bernice Liu, he immediately struck a stance and claimed to be inpenetrable by rumours. credits: tvbspace.
