Watchara Sukchum ( th, วัชระ สุขชุม; also known as Jennie Panhan ( th, เจนนี่ ปาหนัน), born 30 October 1986) is a Thai actress and host. She is known for being a host of several

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shows such as '' Toey Tiew Thai: The Route'', ''

Hungry Sister ''Hungry Sister'' ( th, Hungry Sister พี่สาวฉันหิว; ''Hungry Sister Phi-sao Chan Hio'') is a Thai web series of GMMTV hosted by Watchara Sukchum (Jennie) and Tawan Vihokratana (Tay) currently available for streaming on Y ...

'' and ''Jen Jud God Jig''. As an actress, she is known for her support roles in ''

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'' (2014), ''

3 Will Be Free ''3 Will Be Free'' ( th, 3 Will Be Free – สามเราต้องรอด; ''3 Will Be Free –'' ) is a 2019 Thai television series starring Lapassalan Jiravechsoontornkul (Mild), Way-Ar Sangngern (Joss) and Tawan Vihokratana (Tay). ...

'' (2019) and ''

The Shipper ''The Shipper'' ( th, The Shipper – จิ้นนายกลายเป็นฉัน; ''The Shipper –'' ; 'the shipper: imagining you, becoming me') is a 2020 Thai television series starring Kanaphan Puitrakul (First), Sureeyaret Yak ...

'' (2020).

Early life and education

Watchara was born in Songkhla Province, Thailand to Police Lieutenant Colonel Satcha Sukchum and Manchusuk Sukchum. She completed her elementary education at and her secondary education at

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. While she originally wanted to take up

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, she went on to graduate with a bachelor's degree in

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from the Faculty of Archeology at

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. Growing up as a trans woman with a policeman father, Watchara stated that her father has never beaten her unlike how gender non-conforming children of policemen or soldiers are usually portrayed in television. As the eldest sibling, she is closer to her sister, with whom she has a one-year age gap, than her younger brother who is six years younger than her. She got her nickname "Jennie" from the 1996 Thai movie ''Jenny'' and later the "Panhan" while working for Channel V Thailand, which she said sounded like a beautiful southern girl.

Career

She started in the entertainment industry through Trasher Bangkok, a Bangkok-based theme party organizer, where she was part of their parody videos. One of which was her parody on

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's The One That Got Away music video which caught Perry's attention. As her parody videos went viral, this opened several opportunities for her among which was being an assistant producer for Channel V Thailand and later on, as part of

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's Bang channel. In 2016, she became one of the main hosts of

's '' Toey Tiew Thai: The Route'' along with Kittipat Chalaruk (Golf), Tatchakorn Boonlapayanan (Godji) and

Niti Chaichitathorn Niti Chaichitathorn ( th, นิติ ชัยชิตาทร, born 1981) nicknamed Pompam, is a Thai television host, creative, producer and actor, best known for co-hosting the lifestyle travel show '' Toey Tiew Thai'' and hosting the late-n ...

(Pompam), who later switched from being the show's main host to its special host. She also had acting roles in several television series such as ''

Love at First Hate ''Love at First Hate'' ( th, Love at First Hate – มารร้ายคู่หมายรัก; ''Love at First Hate –'' ) is a 2018 Thai television series starring Yuke Songpaisan (Son) and Worranit Thawornwong (Mook). Produced by ...

'' (2018), ''

'' (2019) and ''

'' (2020).

Filmography

Film

Television

Master of Ceremony: MC

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Panhan, Jennie 1986 births Living people

Jennie Panhan Watchara Sukchum ( th, วัชระ สุขชุม; also known as Jennie Panhan ( th, เจนนี่ ปาหนัน), born 30 October 1986) is a Thai actress and host. She is known for being a host of several GMMTV shows such as ' ...