To celebrate the premiere of TVB’s latest drama Line Walker <使徒行者>, Charmaine Sheh (佘詩曼) treated the cast and crew to a large dinner banquet. The mystery drama, which also stars Michael Miu (苗僑偉) and Raymond Lam (林峯) premiered on Monday night, August 25. Charmaine said she hopes Michael and Raymond will pick up where she left off and be the next ones to treat dinner. Line Walker succeeded the time slot of Black Heart White Soul <忠奸人>, which aired to 30 rating points in the finale. Charmaine said she has confidence that Line Walker will continue to achieve good ratings like Black Heart White Soul as both dramas have similar suspenseful themes. Both absent at the banquet, Michael and Raymond could not take part in the series’ promotional activities. However, Charmaine said their absence should not affect the series’ ratings and assured that they will return to help out soon. Gossip reports claimed that Raymond would rather go on vacation with girlfriend Karena Ng (吳千語) than to promote the drama, but Charmaine defended, “As his friend, I will be happy as long as he is happy. And it’s not like he hasn’t promoted the series before.” At the Miss Hong Kong semi-finals last weekend, in which Charmaine was a judge, celebrity voter Nat Chan (佘詩曼) referred to Charmaine as a “golden spinster”. Asked if he was unhappy with the term, Charmaine laughed out loud and said, “I’m not unhappy! Actually, I see it as he’s praising me. It would be better if he added ‘diamond’ in the front!” Charmaine said she is not in a hurry to get married, exclaiming that she is currently very happy. She added that not all of her friends are married, so she is not alone. Samantha Ko Pranked A netizen photoshopped Samantha Ko’s (高海寧) face onto a naked woman who is holding hands with a child. The edit was widely circulated online, much to Samantha’s displeasure. She said, “I was pranked like this before, but it’s getting worse. I feel embarrassed about it. As a public figure, it’s not quite good for my image. I also think it’s very disrespectful to kids. I feel very helpless about it. I don’t think mothers would appreciate it.” She added, “Since [the netizens] are so bored, they should use that time to do more charity. If they like me, they should support my work instead.” Creds: Ming Pao
