Joanne Peh on Last Madame cheongsams, getting back into acting and reno nightmares

The year has barely begun, and Joanne Peh is already hard at work – flexing her modelling chops for our camera, while dressed in stunning cheongsams from an array of designer labels.

Fashion has always been an integral part of drama, no matter on stage or a film set, and plays an ever more critical role in period productions. It’s not solely about accurately portraying a certain time of the past either – the right costumes help actors get into character and also communicate subtle nuances of each and every different role.

While the svelte actress loved wearing them all on set and looked great in them, they aren’t clothes that she’d “wear as Joanne Peh”, even though the traditional garment does make her feel poised and feminine. On that note, she also pointed out how wearing one, interestingly, helped her maintain a good posture.

“If it is made to size and the proportion is right, then half the battle is won. The other half is having confidence. It really isn’t about our shape or size! Off-the-rack clothes fit the mannequin but may not be suitable for us because all our bodies are different,” she said.SWEEPING UP CONSECUTIVE ACCOLADES

To prep for the role of Kai Le in Mind Jumper, she had sometimes practised getting into the character off-camera, “feeding” her mind with stimulations she thought were appropriate for it. “I play a high-functioning individual, so I’d imagine in my daily commute and interactions with people , and the stimming behaviours that would be most comfortable and natural for her. I practised until they became second nature, so that it happened naturally on camera,” she divulged.

"But we were hit with obstacles that we kept rehashing whenever friends and family ask about the progress of our renovations, so much so that all the negative energy became very toxic and I just didn’t want to meet anyone and talk about it anymore." She explained that there was a combination of factors behind the delay – it certainly wasn’t entirely due to the pandemic.

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