Sire Ma Being Boycotted by Band of Actresses?

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Since the broadcast of the TVB drama this April, Sire Ma (馬賽) has been shrouded in negative headlines. Reported to have suffered suicidal thoughts while filming Bullet Brain <神探高倫布> last year, Sire denied she had mood disorder. Adding to her stress, Sire was heavily criticized for her acting; her trusted domestic helper was imprisoned for stealing from her bank account; and she was rumored to be disliked by a group of TVB actresses.

Katy Kung Boycotts Sire Ma?

While filming Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles <名媛望族>, Sire was romantically linked to Adrian Chau (周志文) who portrayed her husband in the series. When Sire and Adrian’s rumors surfaced, Adrian’s girlfriend, model Coco Yuen (袁聖殷) lashed out angrily at Sire via Weibo.

Recently, Sire was romantically linked with her male costar, Jason Chan (陳智燊) while filming upcoming drama, Will Power <傳愛事務所>. Since Jason has been linked with Miss Chinese International 2007 Sarah Song (宋熙年), Sire was again branded as the third wheel. The news allegedly upset Sarah’s good friend, Katy Kung (龔嘉欣) who convened a group of actresses to boycott Sire. Regarding this matter, Sire said nonchalantly, “These reports are not true. These news are written for entertainment purposes only. It has made Katy unhappy and she even apologized to me for any misunderstanding. In reality, the news is not true.”

Stolen Diary

To draw more viewers for its final episodes this week and boost its 22 points rating, the production crew of Bullet Brain launched yet another promotional campaign. A birthday cake was prepared in celebration of Wayne Lai’s (黎耀祥) belated 49th birthday. Costars Sire and Ngo Ka Nin (敖嘉年) were also present at the event. With poor reviews and ratings, several netizens even demanded the series to be cancelled, thus Wayne was relieved that Bullet Brain was not pulled off the network.

Some of the worst criticisms had been targeted at Sire Ma. Viewers said Sire’s performance was dull and her accented Cantonese was distracting. Although Sire has done her best and has no regrets, she has been noticeably downcast recently. Sire explained her mood was due to her Indonesian domestic helper stealing from her. Sire said, “I want to thank everyone for their concern. Many friends have come forward to show their concern. I’m actually upset because the helper had ripped pages off my precious diary. It was a gift from my first boyfriend. Now, I can only blame myself for not teaching her well.”

Though the domestic helper had betrayed her trust by withdrawing money from her account without her consent, as well as stealing several expensive watches, clothing, and make up worth over $10,000 HKD, Sire was ready to forgive her young Indonesian employee. Against her family and her manager’s advice, Sire is still considering re-hiring her helper.



Creds: Ming Pao