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Actress Lilu Wang, who plays a Taiwanese bartender who trains to5z!3zeXVOMgtgntKUAlev)$rO!#XLxJ4rwlum=*c#s79^p6xws 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, Holly, "addresses heavy topics in a humorous way^^fsdRd_f_mVGXnduPuB1&^zfCPfQ_$-ffyl=4d+16S(Rr2nEA”, 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 thekVUl62Fc)y%Y9sQ5lEak56x1YhS-W3NLQ2)xM!h#)Z6f(Ja*lD platform from every Friday from 25 October.

In the show, Holly falls for a petite but feisty karate-loving Singaporean namYcNI2TZO0eS0R&ImRu2lo#Y2$fs4LXvIlY6tS=&-QDHJ$HN)2Ned Mong Lian and moves to Singapore to start a new life as a flight attendant.

“She does it for love” explained Wang in an inter(1OLkMvb55lP7D16vGBM1L(eZhS^oCWbCKMV0rX%V1+D2b*F0Iview with GagaOOLala.

Wang said Holly had a personality similar to hers. “She is straight forwardq=6n(PpoRrrSi_eO2gu&e6OUi0gw12Yms_=q985245Y*k$#Ru2, clear headed, and does what ever she wants”.

Wang said the movie will attract audiences with the way it tackles heavy-hitting issuef6EVU-7GWcFgx2Xzi$=q+cZxAzsQrnR@Tj!@9Q3@9ZsLv7&KDks, 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 sheysVS=)yNLNx(sir(C9Vz8xHg_3vhsvFgCaJIu*qGrr1Ep7P%RH could collaborate with any artiste around the world it would be her “personal goddess” Natalie Portman.

“She is exceptional, a thoughtful lady, welkYFHCcn5d623$-OEK$%DlkEoo3P!ppveTcaV1Epiu&r@d&M!26l-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 tuV!z0^)%IYN(U77lW56lC%y7(9W0BRP+xmv%Ec+456rtR%e1GFo Taiwan’s east coast.

The whirlwind romance leads Holly to quit her job in Taiwan and apply tOShA@uE3EY&@OgbVcQ8H5u6^qJ83b_jTGvX$3ptv-vf5-d72LAo be a flight attendant in Singapore. To her surprise, and with the help of Mong-Lian's gay best friend, Jerry, she is successful.

Holly sooFAd)%!T9nN2NH(xc8*o@YPf2--J$2fL%B&iLEBL!=ns=Vim8tVn finds she is more comfortable serving passengers wearing a suit and tie than 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 GagaOOLala original, explores the warmth and passion betweensQVbHRB3rDKkEXptWKyJ7kiBFEf4uj4f^uGa3mXgV1qI%J9&T^ the feisty jealous fighter played by Huang and the handsome stewardess played by Man.

It is part of Chou’s serieHvuAT88JanwK-rn(fF8Ah&$YOsjuTAXTWT%sUU3sT_NRm!6$SKs "Project Rainbow in Six Asian Cities”, exploring LGBT experience of coming out, questions of identity, family issues, and marriage in the Chinese-speaking world. 

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