What Turns Carrie Wong On… And Off?

Carrie Wong declares during this photo shoot. We should probably clarify that the star is merely referring to her first outfit change for the day. Even though today’s interview is all about celebrity turn-ons, there’s no hanky panky involved. But it doesn’t mean that everyone doesn’t get a little Carrie-d away.

The lanky beaut finds out the shoot concept only as she strides into the studio and overhears the stylist proclaiming that he wants to sex her up today. “Yeah, I can be sexy!” she quips playfully, though she later professes she’s more “street” than sexy. “But I don’t mind doing something different for a photoshoot.”

Ask her what turns her on and the first thing that comes to mind is a little quirky. “Recently, it’s been the colour yellow. (Laughs) I feel very happy or excited whenever I wear yellow clothes, so I have a lot of yellow clothes at home. I think it’s ’cos I’m inspired by Korean fashion. They are very bold with matching colours and will mix a baby blue outfit with bright red shoes, for example. The colour contrast really stands out and I really like it,” says Carrie.

“Song Joong Ki turns me on! No, he’s not shorter than me! I’ve stood in front of him before — it was last year when he made an appearance at the Park Bo Gum fan meet and I was there. In general, I find the eyes the sexiest part of a guy. Guys with single eyelids turn me on! (Giggles) No, I’m not talking about all Korean guys, but yes, a lot of them do turn me on!”

What was it about your ex-boyfriends that turned you on, we asked. "Looking back, I have no idea. I guess that’s why they’re ex-es! It’s weird, though, because all my ex-es had double eyelids. That said, I’m someone who will follow my gut. If I have feelings for someone, it doesn’t matter if they have single or double eyelids," says Carrie.

And height isn't a factor for the 1.75m-tall star. "My first boyfriend was 5cm shorter than me. Maybe because it wasn’t a serious relationship or we were still young, but we couldn’t get past the [height] factor. It wasn’t easy. You really have to be oblivious to how other people look at you."

“If a guy asks me to pay. It happened to me before — actually, it happened even before we met for our first date. He texted me to say that his pay wasn’t in yet. I replied, “Oh, then how?” He said, “I’m sorry that I can’t pay for the meal [when we meet].” I decided to play it cool and said, “Okay, I’ll pay for it then.” Not bad, right? (Laughs) He’s Korean, and he couldn’t speak English so I had to communicate with him in Korean. I speak some Korean, enough for basic communication. I ended up paying for both of us, but that was the first and last time we went out.”

"If you’re talking about a proper relationship, it was about two or three years ago. But I do go for dates here and there, but the guys are not from showbiz. Actually one of them didn’t know that I’m an actress until I told him. I prefer that ’cos there’s no pressure. But you know our work schedule is a big problem if you want to date or have a boyfriend. Like, when do I even go out on a date? But I don’t think finding a boyfriend is that urgent for me yet, so I’ll let nature take its course."

8 DAYS: The last time someone turned on you?
(Turns somber) Not very long ago. About one to two years ago. It’s a friendship thing.

Is this friend from showbiz?
Both. It’s both. It’s a group thing.

Do you still talk?
No, we don’t. I don’t have any enemies right now, but I’d say we go on with our individual lives and have no more interactions. That’s all.

Was it caused by a misunderstanding?
It wasn’t a misunderstanding. I don’t believe in misunderstandings [between friends]. If it’s a misunderstanding, one party would have made things clear, but it’s clearly not a misunderstanding so we just left it at that.

Were you very close?
I might have thought we were close, but the other party or parties may not have thought so.