Tyler Ten Will Finally Treat Himself To Shin Ramyun After Winning Big At Star Awards 2025

If there’s any indication that Tyler Ten is set to become one of Mediacorp’s brightest stars, this Star Awards just proved it.

The 29-year-old was named Best Rising Star and was also one of the three Most Popular Rising Stars, along with fellow young guns Zhang Zetong and Ayden Sng. It would be the last time the trio are eligible for the award, which is only open to stars with five or less years of experience, and they will battle for the Top 10 Most Popular Artiste awards next year.

It's about time Tyler has his moment of glory. A finalist in Star Search 2019, he was a face to watch from the get-go. There was hardly anyone taller, fitter, or more heartthrob-by than him in the competition. You can still say the same about him and his competition now.

He just took longer to get here than say, Star Search 2019 champ Zetong, who was last year’s big winner.

But this is Tyler’s time now.

And you get the impression he knows it.

When we ask why he looked so nervous — like a kid awaiting his PSLE results — before presenter Huang Biren announced his name, Tyler says: “My heart was pounding… A lot of people have been giving me support and they believe that I would get this award. I felt stressed that I wouldn’t be able to go on the stage to thank them.”

He didn’t want to be disappointed again after going home empty-handed the last few Star Awards.

“The past few years I tried to manifest and believe I would win but it turned out to be a big disappointment. So this year I tried to do something different. I just didn’t think about it. I believe that when the time comes it will come.”

He’s had a great year, of course. His role as a psycho killer in Best Drama Unforgivable showed he’s not just a pretty face… but one with acting chops. And of course, there’s his star-making turn as lovable gangster Bai Ah Li in Emerald Hill, which in no doubt, has skyrocketed his popularity.

When Tyler went on stage, dressed in a chest-baring suit, host Guo Liang said he looked so anxious, his pecs were tensed up.

“I’ll take that as a compliment,” laughs Tyler.

We ask how many push-ups he did before getting dressed. He says: “I didn’t. All I did was go on a fast two nights ago until noon today. I believe in fasting and it helps regenerate your cells. It’s good for your health. I do it about once a week.”

He must be starving now. Surely he must be hankering for a big meal after the awards.

“I don’t think I can tonight ‘cos everywhere is closed by now,” he says. “So tomorrow I’ll  order a huge Nutella cake and finish it all by myself. I have been dieting and cutting out sugar. I love chocolate. I love Nutella. Hopefully it will satisfy all my cravings. (Laughs)”

Tomorrow seems too far away a celebration for something he has been anticipating for so long, we tell him.

“Okay I think I will eat instant noodles when I get home. Shin ramyun. I love it. I haven’t had it in months.

Catch Tyler's winning moment at the Star Awards in the video below: