Dayo Wong Considers Chilam Cheung His Relative

Absent at the TVB Anniversary Awards Presentation earlier this week, Hong Kong’s new TV King Dayo Wong (黃子華) rushed back to Hong Kong from Shanghai to formally receive his Best Actor award from TVB. On December 19, the smartly-dressed Dayo arrived at TVB’s studios to receive his grand prize.

The 53-year-old’s Bounty Lady <My盛Lady> costars, including Sharon Chan (陳敏之), Grace Wong (王君馨), Jazz Lam (林子善), and Louis Yuen (阮兆祥), also visited Dayo to congratulate him.

Chilam Cheung (張智霖) – who lost to Dayo for TV King but won the Most Popular Male Character award instead – was criticized by netizens for being ungracious in his acceptance speech and implied that his award was only a consolation prize. Chilam’s wife, Anita Yuen (袁詠儀), heatedly defended Chilam online, incurring the wrath of many netizens.

Dayo stated that he would not respond to these reports, saying, “Many years ago Anita and I have collaborated in the film Two of a Kind <情人知己> and we have been calling each other cousins ever since. I watched her from dating Chilam, to getting to married, and to having a kid. She is my younger cousin and he is my cousin-in-law. They are like relatives to me. I do not want to say anything that will cause misunderstandings.”

No Plans For New TVB Drama

Famous for their collaboration in War of the Genders <男親女愛>, the same sitcom that won Carol Cheng (鄭裕玲) a Best Actress award in 2000, Dayo revealed that TVB had approached him about a new 2013 variety show project with Carol.  Dayo, who will be busy with his new stand-up comedy show next year, had to turn down TVB’s offer.

Dayo admitted that it was out of TVB’s common practice to award an absent nominee with such a prestigious award. He revealed that a creative arts award ceremony once offered him an award in exchange for his attendance and performance, but Dayo never attended the ceremony and lost his award in the end. Asked if he had promised TVB anything in exchange for Best Actor, Dayo honestly said, “No. I am too busy next year to do anything else. I will be making cameo appearances in a few films though.”

Dayo also added, “I do not take the initiative when it comes to awards, but if it’s handed to me, I will gladly accept it.”

Source: Oriental Daily

This article is written by Addy for JayneStars.com.