Jade Seah (, born on 6 April 1983) is a

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an model, host and actress, of mixed Chinese Peranakan and Eurasian parentage.

Career

Seah was a model before going into acting. She was 1st runner-up at the

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2006 pageant and signed a contract with

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soon after the pageant. She is now the new face of

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Visage. She was a host in the Singaporean reality television show, ''The Dance Floor'', with co-hosts

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and Mark Van Cuylenberg. She had reported in ''Today in Beijing'' on Channel 5, on the day's highlights of the

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2008 Olympics Controversy

While hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics' program ''Today in Beijing'' on Channel 5, Seah was reportedly heard uttering a

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live on air after wrongly pronouncing the name of a Chinese athlete. The scene shifted from the studio to a recorded clip of a basketball match when the vulgarity was heard. The scene was recorded and uploaded to

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. It had led to plenty of discussions on online forums, blogs and also on

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. However, her artiste manager denied that Seah had uttered any profanity and

confirmed this. However, the next day, Mr Kenneth Liang, executive vice-president (TV Programming & Production, Channel 5), MediaCorp TV confirmed that Seah had uttered the profanity unintentionally. The microphone was not switched off after her lines were delivered which led to her reaction over the fluff being captured on the program. Seah would not be replaced as the co-host of ''Today in Beijing''. In a statement from Channel 5, Seah apologised for the incident and explained her over-reaction.

Personal life

Seah graduated from Tanjong Katong Girls' School, Tampines Junior College and

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on the

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with an honours degree in Communications and Marketing. She has both Chinese and Eurasian parentage. She is the only daughter in her family, with two brothers. On 31 January 2015, Seah married banker Terence Lim at Our Lady of Lourdes Church.

Filmography

Beach.Ball.Babes Beach.Ball.Babes (simplified Chinese: 球爱大战) is a Singaporean Chinese language, Chinese idol drama mainly showcasing the main leads playing beach volleyball. It was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, Channel 8 (Singaporean TV c ...

2008 * First Class 2008 * New Beginnings 2010 *

C.L.I.F. ''C.L.I.F.'' (''Courage, Loyalty, Integrity, Fairness'', or 警徽天职, commonly pronounced as cliff) is a police procedural series produced by Mediacorp Singapore in 2011 in collaboration with the Singapore Police Force. It was aired from 31 M ...

2011 * Point Of Entry (season 2) 2011

Variety shows

* Rated:E, as a roving reporter * The Dance Floor, as a host * Sweets for my Sweet 2007 * Sports@SG (2009), (2010)

References

External links

Profile
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