Jade Seah

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| name = Jade Seah

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|04|06|df=y}}

| birth_place = Singapore

| occupation = Actress, host, model, Radio DJ at 987FM

| years_active = 2006–present

| spouse = Terence Lim

| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes

| t = 謝美玉

| s = 谢美玉

| p = Xiè Měiyù

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Jade Seah ({{zh|s=谢美玉|p=Xiè Měiyù}}, born on 6 April 1983{{Cite web|url=https://www.herworld.com/women/jade-seah-happy-content/|title = Jade Seah: At 38, I've never felt as happy and content as I do now|date = 10 June 2021}}) is a Singaporean model, host and actress, of mixed Chinese Peranakan and Eurasian parentage.Former Mediacorp artiste.

Career

Seah was a model before going into acting. She was 1st runner-up at the Miss Singapore Universe 2006 pageant and signed a contract with MediaCorp soon after the pageant. She is now the new face of Nivea Visage.[http://justwoman.asiaone.com/Just+Woman/News/Celebrities/Story/A1Story20070625-15758.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409131508/http://justwoman.asiaone.com/Just+Woman/News/Celebrities/Story/A1Story20070625-15758.html |date=9 April 2008 }}, Ex-Miss Singapore Universe 2006 runner-up still in the limelight, retrieved on 21 August 2008 She was a host in the Singaporean reality television show, The Dance Floor, with co-hosts Glenn Ong and Mark Van Cuylenberg. She had reported in Today in Beijing on Channel 5, on the day's highlights of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

=2008 Olympics Controversy=

While hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics' program Today in Beijing on Channel 5, Seah was reportedly heard uttering a profanity 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 YouTube. It had led to plenty of discussions on online forums, blogs and also on Facebook. However, her artiste manager denied that Seah had uttered any profanity and MediaCorp confirmed this.[http://www.asiaone.com/Just%2BWoman/News/Celebrities/Story/A1Story20080819-83023.html Jade Seah in on-air controversy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822004157/http://www.asiaone.com/Just+Woman/News/Celebrities/Story/A1Story20080819-83023.html |date=22 August 2008 }}, retrieved on 21 August 2008

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.

[http://justwoman.asiaone.com/Just%2BWoman/News/Celebrities/Story/A1Story20080820-83214.html MediaCorp regrets 'expletive'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080824044927/http://justwoman.asiaone.com/Just+Woman/News/Celebrities/Story/A1Story20080820-83214.html |date=24 August 2008 }}, retrieved on 21 August 2008 In a statement from Channel 5, Seah apologised for the incident and explained her over-reaction.[http://www.mediacorptv.sg/en/buzzdetail/EDC080820-0000002 Jade Seah admits flub, apologises] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080823004524/http://www.mediacorptv.sg/en/buzzdetail/EDC080820-0000002 |date=23 August 2008 }}, retrieved on 22 August 2008

Personal life

Seah graduated from Tanjong Katong Girls' School, Tampines Junior College{{Cite web|url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/znews/singapore/story20170420-751121|title=这里是否留下你的光辉岁月？|last=林佳憓|first=文 /|date=20 April 2017|website=早报|language=zh-Hans|access-date=11 March 2020}} and Singapore Management University on the Dean's list 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.{{Cite web |url=http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/printfriendly/0,4139,120175,00.html |title=Once they were No 2. Now, they are No 1 |access-date=24 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070522010419/http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/printfriendly/0,4139,120175,00.html |archive-date=22 May 2007 |url-status=dead }}

On 31 January 2015, Seah married banker Terence Lim at Our Lady of Lourdes Church.{{cite news|last1=Koh|first1=Maureen|title=Jade Seah gets married|url=http://women.asiaone.com/women/people/jade-seah-gets-married|access-date=12 February 2015|agency=The New Paper|date=2 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205005632/http://women.asiaone.com/women/people/jade-seah-gets-married|archive-date=5 February 2015|url-status=dead}}

Filmography

Beach.Ball.Babes 2008
First Class 2008
New Beginnings 2010
C.L.I.F. 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

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120131185656/http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/bios/Jade-Seah.aspx Profile] on xin.msn.com