Lawrence Wong has been on the up for the past few years and now, he is branching out. Stratospheric as his success might seem today, it did not come overnight. The actor has been a steady presence in the local entertainment industry for over a decade; first with a breakthrough role in the 2010 telemovie The Promise (for which he nabbed his first Star Awards nomination), and then with supporting roles on hit TV dramas such as 118 and Three Wishes. But it took a gamble on his career and leaving the country for the Malaysian-born actor to finally hit the big time. Wong left Singapore for China in 2016, and in that much more competitive and crowded field, he managed to nab a role in the imperial drama Story of Yanxi Palace.
The rest, as the saying goes, is history. The show was one of China’s biggest modern television successes, streamed billions of times around the world; Wong’s star has been on the rise since. After Yanxi Palace, he returned to Singapore to take on the lead role in My One in a Million before headlining the Chinese production Girlfriend.
Wong will next be seen in this year’s The Ferryman: Legends of Nanyang, for which he spent a chunk of last year filming in his home state of Johor. The pandemic had scuttled his plans to return to China after the last Chinese New Year to resume work, so he spent most of the past year here in Singapore and Malaysia. While others baked, cooked and crafted up a storm, Wong spent all that pandemic-enforced free time on something bigger—developing and realising an idea that has been brewing in his head for years: A botanical skincare line. The results were recently unveiled, the first product being the Do-It-All mask under his newly launched Grail brand. We talk to Wong about a difficult year, his journey so far and his new venture.
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The Great Unknown
It's a fresh chapter for Thai actress Nuttanicha "Nychaa" Dungwattanawanich as she strikes out on her own.
FINDING XANADU
Adventure, magic and freedom await in the land of the blue sky, Mongolia.
TALKING POINTS
From the worlds of Art, Culture, Travel and Design.
TIMELESS LUXURY
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PRIM FOR PRIMETIME
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INSPIRATION
The suave music artiste is no stranger to the world of fashion. In fact, he describes fashion as the forefront of his and his family's personal expression, as well as a form of manners.
WELL, SUITED?
As attitudes towards dress codes shift, is the suit about to exit our closets?
DARK HORSE
In his next role and what is easily his most challenging character to date―actor Brian Ng wants one thing from you: your hatred.
THE POWER OF PERETTI
In a hidden village of Sant Marti Vell in Spain, where Elsa Peretti lived, loved and created enduring symbols of design and beauty for Tiffany & Co., Kenneth Goh traces and marvels at her 50 years of legacy.
REDEFINING ROYALTY
Chaumet's Charles Leung talks to BAZAAR about the beauty and the resilience of the 244-year-old French jewellery brand in a new era.
