Richie Koh is playing a drag queen in new movie, is preparing for role by watching lots of drag performances

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The 30-year-old Mediacorp actor also talks to 8days about going home empty-handed at this year's Star Awards and his relationship with Hayley Woo.

Richie Koh is playing a drag queen in new movie, is preparing for role by watching lots of drag performances

He is set to play a drag queen who returns home to his dementia-stricken mother played by Hong Huifang. Director Ong Kuo Sin with the cast of A Good Child: Hong Huifang, Richie Koh, Johnny Lu, Charlie Goh, and Cheryl Chou. “Allow me the next 30 days of filming and I promise I will revert back after,” he laughs when we ask him what he thought about her comment.The jovial mood continues when we talk about how he felt about not winning Best Actor and Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste at the recent Star Awards.“Last year was a good year for me and I cannot be greedy every time,” he laughs.

Save for thanking his “lover” during his Best Actor acceptance speech at last year’s Star Awards and revealing on a radio programme that he’s seeing someone, Richie has never verbally admitted to dating local actress Hayley Woo.

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