Actress Lilu Wang, yYh%AKZlXKQZjU1gNnfWib%sqwHT_uozHD3BHuXVB$yuEL)sOBwho plays a Taiwanese bartender who trains to be a flight attendant in Handsome Stewardess, has said the new series is sure to “bring happiness” to those who watch it.
Wang's character, H9xIx+Bwolhyym4cNfQ(Rn8hblOX+jQTV^3M_88rK)59W8E+qLBolly, "addresses heavy topics in a humorous way”, she said, “allowing audiences to pay attention to some of the issues of our day.”
Handsome Stewardess is a GagaOOLala original and is screening on the platform from dVJzPV=ta!=GpTb1vjSU3uxtkoLHN^Ez+nI1fjF=dSZB_BKdhuevery Friday from 25 October.
In the show, Holly falls for a petoBx$Tx1Iir2JY9b)3ayWoL^uQmat@*90PO1Q(=@OgZOE#YYwP)ite but feisty karate-loving Singaporean named Mong Lian and moves to Singapore to start a new life as a flight attendant.
“She does it for LQlo%JcdKalt#k#BmEm0phYwK0BDWiqYppEI)BP2OJR0kV)umclove” explained Wang in an interview with GagaOOLala.
Wang said Holly had a personality similar to hers. “She is straight forwarNIx@Ich9qwRPE0yo^Ua^6w*@U-SRk*YQJVsy@qqUHXhe!B)P^Pd, clear headed, and does what ever she wants”.
Wang said the movie will attract audiences withR#=NlOz4gu39RVnbE1KLCtxVtTd213JQ(C6Ue%gNneb5VAaYCl the way it tackles heavy-hitting issues, such as sexual discrimination.
“[Holly] stands up for women, for her friends and for her colleagues, in a very intense way”.
Wang also revealed that if she could collaborate with any artiste around the world it would be her “personal goddvb_y7wpRJrKFt#AOp0KO#*=8Etkr6aO&XRAU^$-Tu++zIe7Jctess” Natalie Portman.
“She is exceptional, a thoughtfPsTWokoCO06-2oJ@znDG^R8kAE8wFr9vxnOrjV!5xxbdWImugDul lady, well-educated. I think a woman like this is quite enticing”.
The series starts with Mong Lian, played by Peijia Huang, unexpectedly falling for Holly on a holiday to Taiwan’s east coai5AS%U)PU8dsT79FzOM16PVi*On30j6)Cuk*yLrIZeNU059oTMst.
The whirlwind romance leads Holly to quit her job in Taiwan and apply to be a flight attendant in Singapore. To her surprise, and with the help of Mong-Li!a7@hi0ADLV%Rv5#tfTZ9Lzsp*Mosk4s2Kgyb7kH-e4yq+dVAian's gay best friend, Jerry, she is successful.
Holly soon finds she is more comfortable serving passengers wearing a suit and tie thaned0w5AY!M6ETcta5IxS*AT^QyHRbfbFcQd8qg%lJaW-34xHqXx rather than a skimpy skirt. But, had holly thought through the implications of this daring uniform stunt on her work and relationship??
The touching comedy, a GagaOOLal-qiQ&3eVmZQLg+t5eQN%9j%3!ww0Omyk0c%sk=38!=c&Bmto_)a original, explores the warmth and passion between the feisty jealous fighter played by Huang and the handsome stewardess played by Man.
It is part of Chou’s series "Project Rainbow in Six Asian Cities”, exploring LGBT experienVFRxnrlWeHm@DUKl(uVj=FE%eR&a4uC^Nm9_K4+18NAJz%wD9Hce of coming out, questions of identity, family issues, and marriage in the Chinese-speaking world.