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06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Insider
The stars of 'Stranger Things,' ranked by success
14. Priah Ferguson Ferguson, who plays Lucas' sassy (and almost always correct) little sister Erica Sinclair, is the youngest member of the main cast at 18. She was 11 when she joined "Stranger Things" in season two. Impressively, while she was shooting the show, she was also balancing her studies — she graduated from high school this year. She wrote to her 3.6 million Instagram followers that "balancing an adult career — on and off screen" while maintaining an above-average GPA at her public high school was a "unique journey." Besides playing Erica, Ferguson had roles in the films "The Oath" and "The Curse of Bridge Hollow" (another Netflix joint). She's also had voice roles in animated series "Hamster & Gretel" and "My Dad the Bounty Hunter." Now she's done with school and has more time to focus on her career, we expect Ferguson will appear in more scene-stealing roles. 13. Charlie Heaton Heaton, 31, plays Jonathan Byers, Will's devoted older brother who will do anything to help Will and his mom. He was 22 when the show began, playing a high school sophomore. The British actor hasn't done much outside the show. He was in the calamitous final 20th Century Fox "X-Men" movie, " The New Mutants," in 2020, which essentially doesn't exist. He also stared in the indie movie "No Future," which never had a wide release, and "The Souvenir Part II," which was critically beloved but not a big box-office hit. On the TV front, he only appeared in an episode of the 2020 anthology series "Soulmate." And while he has 5.3 million followers on Instagram, that number doesn't compare to some of the follower counts of his fellow cast members. We'd argue that Heaton's biggest claim to fame is his real-life relationship with Natalia Dyer, his on-screen love interest. 12. Natalia Dyer Speaking of Dyer, 30, she's next up on the list. She plays Nancy Wheeler, Mike's older sister with an investigative streak. Nancy was also involved in a love triangle with her first love, Steve, and Jonathan. She eventually picked Jonathan, but some moments in season four made it seem like a possible "Stancy" reunion is in the cards. Dyer, who was 21 when the show began, has the edge on her boyfriend, Heaton. She's appeared in multiple short films during her "Stranger Things" tenure, and had supporting roles in films like "Velvet Buzzsaw" and "Things Heard & Seen" (both Netflix films). She also had a lead role in the coming-of-age indie "Yes, God, Yes," released in 2020. But it's been five years, and she hasn't been able to parlay that into more leading roles. In 2023, she starred in the first season of the Peacock series "Based on a True Story" alongside Chris Messina and Kaley Cuoco. 11. Eduardo Franco Franco joined the cast in the fourth season of "Stranger Things" as Argyle, Jonathan's stoner best friend in California. Before even joining the show, 30-year-old Franco was well on his way to becoming a zillennial "that guy" — he's had recognizable roles in projects like " Booksmart," "Superintelligence," "Self Reliance," "American Vandal," and "Y2K" just last year. Franco also has had successful voice roles. He starred in "Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken," and has been playing DJ Catnip on the hit children's show "Gabby's Dollhouse" since 2021. A feature-length "Gabby's Dollhouse" film is set to premiere this year, with Franco reprising his role. His social media is what takes him down a bit, with 533,000 followers on Instagram. 10. Dacre Montgomery Montgomery was 23 years old when he joined "Stranger Things" in season two as Max's older stepbrother, Billy Hargrove, who made it his personal mission to bully Max, her friends, and even Steve. Now 30, Montgomery has been steadily working, but hasn't gotten his true big break. The same year he joined "Stranger Things," he starred in the ill-conceived "Power Rangers" movie as the Red Ranger. Since then, he had a small role in "Elvis" and starred in the underrated 2020 rom-com "The Broken Hearts Gallery." However, Montgomery has big things coming soon. He has three movies on the docket: "Faces of Death," which costars Barbie Ferreira, Josie Totah, Charli XCX, and Jermaine Fowler; "Dead Man's Wire," which will be directed by Gus Van Sant and costars Bill Skarsgård, Colman Domingo, Myha'la, and Cary Elwes; and "The Engagement Party" which will also be Montgomery's directorial debut. But since those projects haven't come out yet, he can't be too high on this list. 9. Noah Schnapp Schnapp, 20, has played Will Byers, who was originally taken to the Upside Down (a dark parallel universe) in the show's first episode, since he was 12. Pre-"Stranger Things," Schnapp had a small role in "Bridge of Spies" and played Charlie Brown in "The Peanuts Movie." Since playing Will, Schnapp had a small role in "Hubie Halloween" (a Netflix movie) and starred in the indie film "Waiting for Anya," both in 2020. In the five years since, he's had just one other role, appearing in the 2023 thriller "The Tutor," which was a flop critically and financially. There's a reason for his slowdown in work, though — since 2022, he's attended the University of Pennsylvania. He's also leveraged his fame to become a business owner (he started the company TBH, which is a healthier alternative to spreads like Nutella) and YouTuber. He has 4.56 million subscribers on the site, even though he hasn't posted in years. He also has a huge Instagram presence, with 21.4 million followers. Schnapp has mainly been in headlines for his views on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Per Entertainment Weekly, after he made posts supporting Zionism in 2023, some fans called for a boycott of season five (which was then in production) or for Schnapp to be fired. In a January 2024 TikTok post, he said, "I feel like my thoughts and beliefs have been so far misconstrued from anything even close to what I believe." He continued, "I think anyone with any ounce of humanity would hope for an end to the hostility on both sides." 8. Caleb McLaughlin McLaughlin has played Lucas Sinclair, the more levelheaded and skeptical member of the core group, since season one, when he was 15. Now 23, McLaughlin has arguably undergone the biggest transformation — he even has a beard! Like many of his costars, McLaughlin has continued to work with Netflix. He appeared in "High Flying Bird" (directed by Steven Soderbergh), "Concrete Cowboy," and "The Deliverance," all Netflix originals. He had a role in the 2023 biblical comedy "The Book of Clarence," which was a box-office flop but critically well-liked. He also played former NBA player and current college coach Dru Joyce III in "Shooting Stars," a Peacock film about a young LeBron James. "Stranger Things" isn't the only TV show he's done, either. He played Ricky Bell in the BET miniseries "The New Edition Story," and has had voice roles in "Summer Camp Island," "Ultra City Smiths," and "The Boys Presents: Diabolical." 7. Gaten Matarazzo Matarazzo, 22, plays the lovably geeky Dustin Henderson, who formed a bond with older kids Steve and Eddie. He was 14 when the show began airing. Matarazzo has since built himself a very well-rounded career. In addition to his movie roles ("Honor Society," "My Father's Dragon," "Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain" and the upcoming "Animal Farm" remake) and theater roles ("Into the Woods," "Parade," and the original cast of the "Sweeney Todd" revival), Matarazzo has also made himself a TV personality; he executive-produced and hosted the Netflix hidden-camera series "Prank Encounters." 6. Maya Hawke Hawke, 26, joined the show in season three in 2019, when she was 21. She plays Robin Buckley, originally Steve's coworker at Scoops Ahoy, but soon she becomes his best friend. She's also one of the show's two canonically queer characters, alongside Will. Technically, Hawke has been famous since birth, as her parents are Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman. But 2019 was her breakout year, as she joined "Stranger Things" and appeared in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." Like the rest of her costars, Hawke has a good relationship with Netflix. She starred in "Fear Street Part One: 1994," "Do Revenge," and "Maestro," all on the streamer. Besides that, Hawke appeared in the Wes Anderson film "Asteroid City" and the highest-grossing film of 2024, " Inside Out 2." She voiced a new emotion, Anxiety. Next year will be a big one, though. Hawke was announced to be joining the cast of " The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping" as Wiress, originally played by Amanda Plummer in "Catching Fire." Hawke has a music career, as well. She's released three albums: "Blush" (2020), "Moss" (2022), and "Chaos Angel" (2024). She's set to resume her world tour for "Chaos Angel" this summer. 5. Finn Wolfhard Wolfhard, 22, is the show's lead character, Mike Wheeler. He's the one who decides to go looking for Will after he goes missing and forms a special bond with the mysterious girl they meet in the woods. We know the most about his home life, as his sister Nancy is a main character, and we've met his parents and younger sister, as well. He began playing Mike when he was 13 years old. Wolfhard has two successful franchises to his name. He played young Richie in 2017's " It" (which made $704 million) and 2019's " It Chapter Two" (which made $473 million). He also appeared in " Ghostbusters: Afterlife" and "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire," which each made around $200 million worldwide. In 2024, he had a small role in "Saturday Night," and this year, he appeared in the A24 film "The Legend of Ochi." His directorial debut, "Hell of a Summer," premiered this April and made back its budget, per The Numbers. Wolfhard has also become a successful voice actor. He voiced Pugsley in the animated "Addams Family" movie, which also made around $200 million (though he was recast for the 2021 sequel), and voiced Candlewick in 2021's " Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio," which went on to win best animated feature at the Academy Awards. It's a wonder that Wolfhard also has time for a career as a musician. From 2017 to 2019, he was the lead singer of the band Calpurnia. He then joined the band The Aubreys, which released its debut album in 2021. On June 6, Wolfhard will release his debut solo album called "Happy Birthday." He's going on a mini-tour to support it during the month. 4. Joe Keery At last, we've come to Keery, aka Steve " The Hair" Harrington. Steve began the show as one of the mean popular kids, but has gone through a heartwarming transformation to become a fan favorite. Also, remember that baseball bat with the nails in it? Swoon. Keery was 24 when the show started airing, and now he's 33, the oldest of the main "kids" cast. His career has taken off since then. He was the lead of the 2020 black comedy/horror film "Spree," starred in "Free Guy" and "Pavements," and has an upcoming film co-starring Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville, and Vanessa Redgrave called "Cold Storage." He also had a main role in the fifth season of the anthology series " Fargo." But where Keery's edge lies is his music. While his costars have semi-successful musical careers, Keery (as his alter ego Djo) has had real success. His song "End of Beginning" was a bona fide hit in 2024, peaking at No. 11 on the Hot 100 chart, and received Billboard Music Award and Brit Award nominations. His 2025 album, "The Crux," peaked at No. 10 on the US Rock chart and No. 50 on the Billboard 200. The song "Charlie's Garden " is dedicated to his "Stranger Things" costar and friend Charlie Heaton. While Keery doesn't have a personal Instagram, he does have one as Djo, which has 1.4 million followers. He'll be touring through October 2025. 3. Sadie Sink Sink, 23, joined "Stranger Things" in season two as Max Mayfield, the new kid in Hawkins and a tomboy able to keep up with Mike and his friends, when she was 14. She eventually develops a close friendship with Eleven and begins dating Lucas in season three. Max was one of the biggest parts of season four. A pivotal scene in which she escapes the Upside Down helped bring the 1985 Kate Bush song " Running Up That Hill" back to the top of the charts, peaking at No. 3 on the Hot 100. Since joining "Stranger Things," Sink starred in the two Netflix horror films: "Fear Street 1978" and "Fear Street 1666." She also starred in the 2022 Oscar-winning film "The Whale," which earned her a Critics' Choice Award nomination. She began starring in the Broadway play "John Proctor Is the Villain" in 2025, which earned her a Tony Award nomination for best actress in a play. Sink is rumored to have an undisclosed role in the 2026 film "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," per Deadline. Now, we can't talk about Sink without mentioning her role as, essentially, the Taylor Swift self-insert role in " All Too Well: The Short Film," the music video for the 10-minute version of "All Too Well." If Swift picks you to play a fictional version of herself, you know you've made it. 2. Joseph Quinn If you were on TikTok in the summer of 2022, it was impossible to miss the sound of Quinn's voice screaming for Chrissy to wake up. Quinn, 31, joined the cast in season four as a high school (super) senior named Eddie Munson, a heavy-metal-loving, Dungeons-and-Dragons-playing sweetie who bonds with Dustin. Quinn's this high on the list because, in the three years since he was on the show, his career has soared. Since last year, he's been in "A Quiet Place: Day One" (a hit), " Gladiator II" (another hit), " Warfare," and will play none other than the Human Torch in " The Fantastic Four: First Steps" in July. And that's not all. In addition to reprising his role in "Avengers: Doomsday," he was announced to be playing George Harrison in Sam Mendes' four-part Beatles movie extravaganza. Quinn has 5.6 million followers on Instagram — not bad for someone who only joined the app in 2022 to promote "Stranger Things." 1. Millie Bobby Brown We haven't really mentioned Eleven (as played by Brown) in this ranking, because it's hard to explain her character without sounding a bit out there. But here we go: Eleven is a young girl who escaped from a secret government lab after discovering she has immense psychic powers. Brown, 21, was easily the breakout star of the show. During Halloween 2016, that pink dress, blonde wig, fake nosebleed, and Eggo box were unavoidable. Brown was just 12 when "Stranger Things" premiered, and received back-to-back Emmy nominations before she was 16. Since then, she's appeared in "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" ($387 million worldwide) and "Godzilla vs. Kong" ($470 million worldwide). She's also starred and produced in four Netflix movies (" Enola Holmes," "Enola Holmes 2," "Damsel" and " The Electric State" — three of which were huge hits) and has another "Enola" film on the way. She's proven herself to be a savvy businesswoman. She was reportedly paid $10 million for " Enola Holmes 2," and Brown has founded three successful companies: Florence by Mills Beauty, Florence by Mills Coffee, and Florence by Mills Fashion. Her beauty brand is available at Ulta, while her coffee is on shelves at Walmart. Brown also proved just how famous she was when she married Jake Bongiovi (son of Jon Bon Jovi) in 2024 and their wedding made dozens of headlines. And in case all that hasn't convinced you, Brown is far and away the most followed person from the cast, with a staggering 63.8 million followers on Instagram.
AsiaOne
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- AsiaOne
Ex-Mediacorp actress Le Yao makes introspective post after Ian Fang's conviction, Entertainment News
Former Mediacorp actress Le Yao has made an introspective post after Ian Fang was sentenced to jail for sexual offences against a minor. In an Instagram post today (May 20), the 42-year-old, also known as Zully Le, wrote that celebrity status is a "double-edged sword". "You want to enjoy the benefits from the limelight but don't set strict standards for yourself? You want to have social influence and make a lot of money, but don't obey the law and be a good citizen?" she added. "It's impossible to be so greedy as to 'have it all'." Le Yao wrote that she had recently read some local news that made her emotional. Though she did not mention Ian by name in her post, she later told 8World that it was because of his conviction. The 35-year-old former Mediacorp actor pleaded guilty to three charges of sexual penetration of a girl under 16. Three similar charges were taken into consideration for sentencing, along with one count of obstructing justice and one count of stalking. He received 40 months' jail on May 19, with his sentence expected to start in June. Ian was an acting teacher with a modelling school during the time of his offences, where he was teaching children aged four to 14. "Every adult is a role model and mentor for the younger generation. Children will look at things naively and believe in their teachers," Le Yao wrote. "Parents also teach them this way: Listen to teachers. "So as a practitioner in the education industry and a mother, I firmly resist people with bad morals entering the education industry. " Le Yao pursued a diploma in the Teaching Chinese Language course at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 2010 and currently teaches at a speech and drama centre. She added that people may firstly "not have the professional knowledge to teach" but secondly, if they have "bad conduct", they should avoid the industry to "not bring irreparable harm to the new generation of young people". [embed] Le Yao started her showbiz career with Mediacorp after placing as a finalist in Star Search 2001. Her acting credits include The Unbeatables III (2002), Holland V (2003), The Oath (2011) and My Friends from Afar (2017). This article has been edited for clarity. [[nid:717963]] drimac@
AsiaOne
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- AsiaOne
Chen Shucheng, Ya Hui, Felicia Chin and more recall their significant Star Awards moments, Entertainment News
The annual Star Awards will take place in July this year and as the ceremony celebrates its 30th anniversary, Mediacorp promises some interesting highlights at the glitzy event in a coffee session with local media on May 20. Among them will be a colossal Star Awards trophy, towering at 30 times its original size, placed at the red-carpet event. AsiaOne also spoke to this year's award nominees Chen Shucheng, Ya Hui, Felicia Chin, Chantalle Ng, Tasha Low and Pierre Png at the event to hear more about their memories of the awards. Cheng Shucheng Veteran host-actor Cheng Shucheng, who is nominated Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Unforgivable, shared that his controversial speech at the award ceremony in 2012 was a significant memory — and lesson — for him. The 75-year-old told us: "There was once I won an award and got a little carried away, so I spoke a little out of turn during my thank-you speech." That year, he won Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Oath (2011). When his name was announced, he received a standing ovation and received hugs from many actors before receiving his award on stage. In his winning speech, Shucheng, who debuted in local showbiz in 1971, said: "I have been in this industry for decades and nominated a few times but only won an award once. "It's hard to say when I would win again, so when I received this award on stage, I thought, could it be because the judges felt I'm getting older and wanted to give me a consolation prize or could it be that they have changed their preference recently." Recounting the experience, he told us he remembered there were reporters who wrote they were "surprised" he would say something like that. He added: "The management at Mediacorp also asked if there was anything I was unhappy about. That was when I realised, a moment of being carried away can cause me to speak out of turn... perhaps I was too happy and let it get to my head in the spur of the moment. "From then on, I changed my manner of conduct. I believed in lifelong learning and when I hit a wall like this and understood other's reactions, I realised I spoke inappropriately and it's wrong, so I decided to change." Shucheng also shared that after that experience, he learnt to change the way he expressed himself on stage and would tone down his speech. He said: "Audience may feel that [my speech] is boring and bland, but that's okay, because I feel that in my senior years, there is a need to tone down." Felicia Chin Felicia Chin, who has a Best Actress nomination for her performance in I Do, Do I?, recalled two editions of Star Awards that were particularly memorable for her. In 2016, the 40-year-old made the headlines when she wore a see-through Paolo Sebastian gown that revealed a tad too much. "The outfit is really beautiful, but we also found out that under certain lighting, it's sheer and nice, but because we had to walk outside in the harsh sunlight, it became a bit of a different look. So that was a memorable year for me definitely. I love the dress, but probably not under sunlight," she laughed. Felicia also distinctly remember Star Awards 2022, as it was a significant moment for both her actor husband Jeffrey Xu and herself. "My husband won Best Supporting Actor and I won my 10th Top 10 Most Popular award. I felt like it was a very beautiful moment to be able to happy for him when he was on stage receiving his award... It was a nice year," she recounted. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jeffrey Xu (@jeffrey_xu) Ya Hui Best Supporting Actress nominee Ya Hui's memories of Star Awards go way back before she entered showbiz. The 38-year-old, who is nominated for her performance in Coded Love, told us: "Star Awards was most memorable when I watched it as a kid because it was like, super grand." She shared that she would look forward to seeing which international stars were at the event and whether her favourite artistes won acting or popularity awards. "I think it was more fun watching it than attending myself... because I am the one in the race," she laughed. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ya Hui 雅慧 (@yahuiyh) Ya Hui also recalled the time when voting for the Top 10 Most Popular Artistes awards was conducted through telepoll. She voted for local actress Priscelia Chan after watching her in the period drama Bukit Ho Swee (2002), hoping she would be awarded. "I really got permission from my parents to call... It was a very iconic show back then, but when she didn't win, I was very angry. This is the most memorable memory for me," she said. Ya Hui added she shared this experience with Priscelia when they met years later after she joined showbiz. Tasha Low Like Ya Hui, Tasha Low also remembers vividly catching the awards when she was young. "My first memory of Star Awards was when I was in primary school. I would be at my house phone calling and voting for the artistes. I remembered I voted for Jeanette Aw a lot. I love her dramas. I am a huge TV fan and grew up watching Channel 8 dramas," the 31-year-old recounted. Tasha, who is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Coded Love, added that she had to make those calls secretly. Besides Jeanette, she had also voted for local actresses including Rui En, Fiona Xie and Jesseca Liu. Tasha, Jeanette, 45, and Jesseca, 46, worked together in the recently concluded series Emerald Hill — The Little Nyonya Story. Speaking about this, Tasha said that it was a humbling experience: "Being here today, my younger self would have been very proud." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tasha Low 刘怡伶 타샤 (@tashaalow) This year also marks Tasha's first nomination for an acting award since she became an actress in 2019. She told us she received the news while in South Korea for work: "I asked my manager, 'Are you sure?' because I really didn't expect it to come so soon and I feel that I still have a long way to go as an actress. It was a very pleasant surprise for me." Tasha also shared that she recorded two new singles — one R&B and the other hip-hop — in South Korea and there are no planned release dates yet. Chantalle Ng One key moment for Chantalle Ng was when she was invited to present the Young Talent Award in a particular year. "I can't remember which year that was, but I went on stage with Tay Ying and Chen Xi... It was my first time on stage and on such a big scale as well. It was just nerve-wracking," the 29-year-old recounted. All three, who have actor parents, grew up to be actors themselves. Tay Ying's parents are Hong Huifang and Zheng Geping, Chen Xi's are Xiang Yun and Edmund Chen, while Chantalle's mum is Lin Meijiao. Chantalle, who received a Best Actress nomination for her performance in Hope Afloat, said that she has stage fright, but the best way to cope with it is to make sure that she prepares herself well every time before going on stage. Speaking about her nomination, she shared: "As an actress, I try to do well for every role. When preparing for a role, I did it not with the hope that I would get nominated, so this comes as a very nice bonus. "I see Star Awards as a celebration every year, regardless of whether I'm winning. It's just the whole family coming together and spending time together. I just really like that feeling because it's so cosy and nice." Chantalle added she would prepare her speech at least a month or two before the show, once she received news of her nomination, regardless of whether she feels she has a chance of winning. She said: "I feel that this is showing my respect for the ceremony. I don't want to be put in a situation where if I really get the chance to go on stage and I stumble [with my words]." Pierre Png Pierre Png told us that his most memorable Star Awards moment was when he received Best Actor in 2014 for his performance in The Journey: A Voyage (2013). "Not only was it an impossible feat for me, considering how 'good' my Mandarin is, but also in that year, I got awarded Best Actor in a Leading Role at the Asian Television Awards. I got two best actor awards in 2014, that's got to be the highlight of my career," the 51-year-old said. He had received the Asian Television Awards accolade for Zero Calling 2. He recalled: "I was in shock for at least a week, it didn't sink in. I remembered even though I had an interview with (actor-host) Guo Liang the next day, I still couldn't believe it and he was maybe the first one to snap me out of it. He said, 'You won it, you should own it and give yourself a pat on the back.'" Pierre is nominated Best Supporting Actor this year for his performance in Moments. Speaking about the nomination, he said: "I feel very privileged and thankful, because in this day and age, there's just so much distraction. There are so many other platforms, so many other forms of interactions and media distraction and for people to actually still watch television, it is a form of recognition. "And to be involved in this year's Star Awards, where there're so many other new actors, I'm just so glad that people still remember us." Star Awards 2025 will be presented on July 6, starting from Backstage Live at 3.30pm to 10.30pm, Walk of Fame from 5pm to 6.30pm, the awards show from 7pm to 10pm and Post-Party from 10pm to 10.30pm. The awards show and Walk of Fame will air on Channel 8, Channel U, Mewatch and the Mediacorp Entertainment YouTube channel, Post-Party will air on Channel U, Mewatch and the Mediacorp Entertainment YouTube channel, while Backstage Live will air on the latter two platforms. [[nid:718218]] No part of this article can be reproduced without permission from AsiaOne.
AsiaOne
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- AsiaOne
Ex-Mediacorp actress Le Yao condemns Ian Fang: 'You want the benefits from the limelight but don't set strict standards for yourself?'
Former Mediacorp actress Le Yao has condemned Ian Fang after the latter was sentenced to jail for sexual offences against a minor. In a scathing Instagram post today (May 20), the 42-year-old, also known as Zully Le, wrote that celebrity status is a "double-edged sword". "You want to enjoy the benefits from the limelight but don't set strict standards for yourself? You want to have social influence and make a lot of money, but don't obey the law and be a good citizen?" she added. "It's impossible to be so greedy as to 'have it all'." Le Yao wrote that she had recently read some local news that made her emotional. Though she did not mention Ian by name in her post, she later confirmed to 8World that she was referring to him. The 35-year-old former Mediacorp actor pleaded guilty to three charges of sexual penetration of a girl under 16. Three similar charges were taken into consideration for sentencing, along with one count of obstructing justice and one count of stalking. He received 40 months' jail on May 19, with his sentence expected to start in June. Le Yao, who hails from Shanghai like Ian, also touched on Ian's role as an acting teacher with a modelling school during the time of his offences, where he was teaching children aged four to 14. "Every adult is a role model and mentor for the younger generation. Children will look at things naively and believe in their teachers," Le Yao wrote. "Parents also teach them this way: Listen to teachers. "So as a practitioner in the education industry and a mother, I firmly resist people with bad morals entering the education industry. " Le Yao pursued a diploma in the Teaching Chinese Language course at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 2010 and currently teaches at a speech and drama centre. She added that people may firstly "not have the professional knowledge to teach" but secondly, if they have "bad conduct", they should avoid the industry to "not bring irreparable harm to the new generation of young people". [embed] Le Yao started her showbiz career with Mediacorp after placing as a finalist in Star Search 2001. Her acting credits include The Unbeatables III (2002), Holland V (2003), The Oath (2011) and My Friends from Afar (2017). [[nid:717963]] drimac@
