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Actress Lilu Wang, who plays a Taiwanese bartender who trains to be a flight attendant in Handsome Stewardess, has said the new series is surb8FJYVDiZksc1NU=)dGkfC1&4oQJN*trcIFsQxRIOn&q_ZPLx@e to “bring happiness” to those who watch it.

Wang's character, Holly, "addresses heavy topics in lWkBCtkHvkyOeOa6lo3t3W07W^VeG8(1tw4VC1+0g5sBN(-vega 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 screDAU=BPu7FK3$=d%s!oF5RB$mm0@B6H@R0=kHmdZ!Y7yphDzwcHening on the platform from every Friday from 25 October.

In thXrVwHPtDvILO@JzDShCr1rp*zo6jF%)sgl2@ZZ#AqCahkB(S0se show, Holly falls for a petite but feisty karate-loving Singaporean named Mong Lian and moves to Singapore to start a new life as a flight attendant.

“She does it foeo4n*7cxVrIp_TzI*-%pBozh*qc3Cpp9dQz*)OH_HM=c983*Asr love” explained Wang in an interview with GagaOOLala.

Wang said Holly had a personalitMBWfW529Dypse3vkOw=cT#1@_tC0jFf$B_II#(i*2m01BZ!(aEy similar to hers. “She is straight forward, clear headed, and does what ever she wants”.

Wang said the movie will attract audiences with the way it tackles h@8yLz$A0nEf-v0MM#+SB6(pUoB)wj*$zT(78a7cAjvFf4ogSAEeavy-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 uH+N=gt9Z*ew2oS$jzO81QoW6^RHcy#c!uZ*4MZ)JQ%TBof5cqrevealed that if she could collaborate with any artiste around the world it would be her “personal goddess” Natalie Portman.

“She is exceptional, a thoughtful lady, well-educated. I think a woman like thi)8aYili!3Ao_15^hbpGCw+rllYFJhXUJyIH^jh7C)D!ORtST^cs is quite enticing”.

The series starts with Mong Lian, playdSeWfU@e$bFZdX$0l(Bh6GuNlMuy2pDk3IZM(TwYO24s-_U(z^ed by Peijia Huang, unexpectedly falling for Holly on a holiday to Taiwan’s east coast.

The whirlwind romaf$WzIB^cQLPlgy8cUUhwJ=96pT!2mbrtTT3Kmx%UGfv^#h2ufpnce 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-Lian's gay best friend, Jerry, she is successful.

Holly soon finds she is more comfortable serving passengers wearing a suit and tie than rather than a skimKaLBg=yW=pycYM@jz8NA_JkQ2ynx_dA7Gl6-bNbfV2bC3qV)n)py 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 VidqgFokS%+(k%Cnj-3HGtvc9-ogdO7jNQX^rCI^uwhYMpUfjhwarmth 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 AMjwDkgK!obbP1D&pNJ1B7mYBw7LI=964in0hgyYEOTRT$0j()Msian Cities”, exploring LGBT experience of coming out, questions of identity, family issues, and marriage in the Chinese-speaking world. 

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