Insta-Buzz: What The Stars Were Up To This Week

Is biking be the next celeb outdoor exercise trend after hiking? Xiuhuan and Huifang are the latest stars to get into biking, and it looks like they’re total converts now. According to Xiuhuan’s caption, the duo biked for six hours around Singapore. Talk about dedication.

Photos: Chen Xiuhuan/Instagram

And support our local hawkers too. The former actor shared pictures of him and his family dining out at their favourite hawker joints.

Photos: Edmund Chen/Instagram

... What time would you get to work? The newbie actor posed this question on his Instagram earlier this week, and well, his fellow celebs didn’t hold back when answering.

So would you pull a Romeo Tan or Bonnie Loo, who proposed to “bring their boss home” or just straight up “not go home at all” respectively, or are you more of a Richard Low, who answered: “It depends on my mood, I’ll go to work if I’m happy”?

Siming’s fellow Star Search 2019 alums also joined in on the fun, with Tyler Ten joking that he would “sleep in the office”, while Jernelle Oh went for a simple (but very painful) comment: “WFH”.

Ouch.

Photo: Zhai Siming/Instagram

The actor’s wife, who works as a preschool teacher, has been heading to work every single day since the pandemic begun.

"Being in the pre-school sector, even when there were cases in schools, there was not one moment when I heard her say, "Oh I don't need to go to work today coz my school is closed". I want you to know I appreciate what you're doing so much Sayang.” he wrote.

He went on to share that she’s been working extra hard to keep on top of things, and adapt to the new restrictions.

"I see how much love and passion my wife as an essential worker has for her job, her teachers and all her students, everyday and I feel so proud of her even though I do worry a bit. The children cannot be vaccinated so they have to put in so many measures to keep themselves and the children safe whilst still to make the routine in school as normal as possible. It has become a norm to still see her working till midnight to disseminate information to parents and her staff of the ever-changing situations and measures.” he added, calling for a pay raise, and “not just applause” for all essential workers. Hear hear.

Read his full caption below:

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Fauzie Laily (@fauzielaily)

Looks like May Phua isn’t the only celeb who’s a certified personal trainer. Andie shared on his Instagram earlier this week that he’s now a certified trainer and nutritionist. We guess we'll be seeing more health and fitness-related content from him.

Photo: Andie Chen/Instagram

And just in time to catch this year’s National Day Parade too. But before the parade, Yvonne and her family met up with Hong Huifang, and even filmed this really cute video, to show just how much they love Singapore.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Hong Hui Fang (@honghuifang)

Photo: Hong Huifang/Instagram

The National Day Parade was just yesterday and what an absolute treat it was. Here are some snaps from Joseph Schooling, who made a brief appearance with his fellow Olympians at the parade, and Yvonne Lim, who was just happy to watch the show in Singapore.

Photos: Joseph Schooling/Instagram, Yvonne Lim/Instagram

And his latest drama, Key Witness, premiered the same day too. Isn’t that the perfect birthday present?

Photo: Desmond Tan/Instagram

Or well, her lunar birthday. And on the special occasion, Sharon took the opportunity to make a quick shoutout for charity.

"I changed into the white #cancelcancer T-shirt (see next photo for cute detail at the back) to appeal to your help to achieve my birthday wish.Please buy one T-shirt so that the National Cancer Centre Singapore could pay for essential equipment to treat cancer patients. And one T shirt could also pay for a patient to receive a consultation with a cancer specialist.” she wrote.

Photo: Sharon Au/Instagram

118 ended its run in 2018, but its cast are still as close as ever. Earlier this week, Pan Lingling, Sheila Sim, Hong Ling and Nick Teo were the latest celeb guests to visit Dennis Chew’s maisonette. According to Lingling’s caption, she worked with Sheila to prepare a small surprise for the birthday babies —Dennis’ birthday fell on August 15 and Hong Ling’s on August 16.

Photo: Pan Lingling/Instagram

"Mak loves picnics by the beach, but we have not done so for a while 'cos of Covid. This is her first after so long (sic)” Siti wrote. She also added that this was also their first picnic together after the passing of her dad.

"It definitely felt different, but I hope she still enjoyed herself,“ she added.

Photo: Siti Khalijah/Instagram

The singer, who recently released her latest album Depart is the latest female artiste to be featured on this really huge billboard in the middle of New York’s iconic Times Square. Thanks, Spotify.

Photo: Tanya Chua/Instagram