Geeling Ng (currently, Geeling Ching
Associated Press. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2016.) is a New Zealand

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and

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. She is best known as the

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in the English rock musician

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's 1983 music video for his worldwide hit single "

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". She was a 23-year-old cook, in the salad section, at The Bayswater Brasserie in

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, with no acting experience when she auditioned for the role. Following her appearance in the video, the two had a brief affair. She has appeared in ''

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'' (1985), '' Illustrious Energy'' (1988) and ''

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'' (1993).Geeling Ng
in IMDb Ng was born and raised in

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. She modelled for Thornton Hall and Adrienne Winkelmann before moving to

in her 20s. Ng hosts the cooking segment for TV ONE's ''

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'' and was the operations manager at

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's Viaduct. She was also a contestant on ''

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'' in 2008. Ng now goes by the name of Geeling Ching.

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