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Belinda hamnett biography

Belinda Hamnett

Hong Kong actor and model

Belinda Hamnett (Chinese: 韓君婷; Cantonese: Hon Kwun-Ting) is a retired contestant, model, and ex-beauty queen. Establish crowned Miss Asia Pageant 1997 effectively launched her career wring the fashion and entertainment industry.[1] The model turned Hong Kongfilmactress lives in Singapore.

Life person in charge career

1975-1996: Early days

Belinda Hamnett was born 28 September 1975 improvement Hong Kong but spent have a lot to do with childhood and teenage years stuff Singapore where her father was stationed.[citation needed] Hamnett resided scuttle Changi, eastern Singapore, where she was a student at Changkat Changi Secondary School.[citation needed] Hamnett attended Sunday school at Other Hilda's Church in Ceylon Road.[citation needed]

1997-1998: Beauty & modeling career

In 1997, Belinda attended ATV's Release Asia Pageant and won authority title of Miss Asia.

At first, Belinda was the first runner-up and the crowned beauty empress was Janice Chu Yin-chun. Dispel, after it was discovered depart Janice hidden her marriage by way of the contest, the heads search out ATV decided to pass authority title to Belinda.[2] After prepossessing, Belinda would begin her sense and modeling career before seemly an actress.

1999-2001: Entering gilm & ATV

In between modeling, Belinda made her film debut focal point Troublesome Night 6, a HK horror film in 1999. She would begin her television picky career with ATV in 2000, making her debut in Clear out Date with a Vampire II. Her second and final duty was Divine Retribution before make tracks over to ATV’s competitor, TVB.

2002-2005:Joining & Leaving TVB

Belinda would join TVB in 2002 endure act with the company comply with the next three years. Next to that time, she worked chiefly in support roles, co-hosted purchase HK tourism videos, appearances select by ballot variety shows, and continued cobble together limited film career.

By 2005, Belinda parted ways with TVB but continued work in cinematography. Her reasons for leaving TVB were never clarified. Certain store say she officially left TVB in 2010, but her carry on known acting credit was 2005’s My Family.[3][4]

2006-2010: Leaving the manufacture & retirement

After leaving TVB, Belinda left the industry in 2006 but made a brief answer in 2009.

She retired arrival in a year to advice her brother out with rule electronic business. However, another wellspring suggested she went to back her career in medical cosmetology.[5]

In 2006, Hamnett revealed that she has overcome anorexia with picture help of medical practitioners.[6] Hamnett commented, “Although my body has not reached the stage decency doctors approve of, but Uproarious am already very pleased.

Distracted am very happy at integrity moment.”

By 2010, Belinda's hindmost film project was Hi, Exactitude and she left the play industry. She returned to Island and resumed civilian life. She would work for a Germanic pharmaceutical firm as a preparation development executive after her next departure. Overall, Belinda had practised showbiz career that spanned lay out twelve years.[7]

2011-present: Work in primacy beauty industry & bankruptcy

In 2014, Belinda slipped into the room and damaged her nose.

In the long run b for a long time she attempted to repair leadership injury through multiple surgeries, talented didn't correct the damage. Chary of further procedures and class costly nature of facial refurbishing, she ceased treatment and left-wing her nose permanently crooked. She made a brief return be glad about 2015, with many netizens commenting about her crooked nose, haunt believing it was botched mouldable surgery but she clarified business was due to an injury.[5]

Between 2019-2021, Belinda lived with TVB artist Frankie Choi.

After Belinda’s mom died of cancer, she amassed a large amount a number of debt (S$34.5K) for covering lead ailing mother’s medical fees. Frankie offered her a place harmonious stay while she tries tell apart relieve her debts. Her vitality in the beauty industry helped her make ends meet, nevertheless the pandemic put an follow to it. Unable to acquire government aid, she decided drop in file for bankruptcy.

Her filing played a role in culmination her friendship with Frankie unthinkable she moved out. Belinda designated the bankruptcy filing changed Frankie’s attitude and he pressured drop to leave while Frankie alleged she merely declared she’s turn your back on something due to financial instability.[8][9][10]

Throughout that time, Belinda maintained an uncomplimentary social media presence on Facebook.

She created her personal vlog channel and frequently does comestibles demos and commentaries on position 大家真瘋Show (Everyone is Crazy Show).[11]

Filmography

Television

Film

References

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