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According to my wife who had followed Ann Kok's steady rise to stardom for a while, she actually made her acting debut in '93 - and not in the '80s as I said - when she was given a starring role in a TV soap series. She was a rising star of screen. Her foray into the entertainment business began in the '80s, and her little ventures  back then were a mix of singing assignments, brief stints as a model and maybe bit parts in films.

A Star Search Award show in the '90s attracted a large audience. Numerous famous actors attended the talent show, but Ann Kok was undoubtedly the show's star attraction. Wearing an almost transparent black outfit that was cut low enough to reveal a lot of cleavage, all eyes were on her and wolf whistles were heard. Word had it that many males viewers' eyes were popping out of their heads with astonishment when they saw how big she was. Wow! That was one of the most memorable scenes of local Chinese TV shows.

My little girl chuckled that luckily I didn't watch the show, else my eyes would have popped out too. She then bemoaned the fact that she'd no acting talent like her namesake to gain popularity and dress seductively to set men's pulses racing. I told her not to be seduced into acting by thoughts of fame and becoming a seductress. She's still very lovely and never ceases to draw stares from men, and it makes me feel a bit uneasy at times. She gave me a tight hug. Hmm..