Compiled by C. ARUNO, RAHIMY RAHIM and R. ARAVINTHAN
NADIA Brian has rejected the lead role in a 12-episode Hollywood series that requires her to go nude, reported BH! Ahad.
The actress said her initial excitement of getting the role turned to disappointment when she scrutinised the script, only to find that it called for her character to strip for several steamy scenes.
“Those are on top of the kissing scenes. Perhaps being naked is no big deal in Hollywood but I am not willing to do it.
“I may dress sexily but I will not undress on set to do steamy scenes for a streaming platform in Hollywood, ” said the 30-year-old.
Nadia said such roles would sully her reputation as well as her family’s good name.
“I have to admit, all actors have a dream to act for Hollywood.
“But we are Malay and Muslim, our culture is just not the same as Hollywood’s, ” she added.
Had she accepted the role, filming would begin this month and run for six months in Ireland.
“But it is all right, it is just not my luck, ” said Nadia.
> After Sabahan Veveonah Mosibin famously scaled a tree to get better Internet access to sit for her university exam, now come three siblings in Sabah who bobbed on a small boat to get connectivity.
Due to a lack of Internet connection at home and floods, the siblings from Kampung Labi in Beaufort had to undergo home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) on the boat, reported Sinar Ahad.
A picture of two of the three siblings, Mazlieyana Razieyla Mat Lajim, 12, and Muhd Rahiemiey, 10, was shared by their mother Suzianah Bidin on Facebook.
According to Suzianah, 32, the photo of them participating in their PdPR class, was taken last Friday.
“I was forced to take them out on a small boat in search of Internet connection, ” she said of her children who did not want to miss out on their lessons.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
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