Those who grew up watching TVB in the Nineteen Eighties and Nineties can be acquainted with Kathy Chow Hoi Mei.
She was one among the lead stars on the Hong Kong broadcaster’s secure and appeared in lots of hit collection reminiscent of The Breaking Point and The Feud Of Two Brothers.
The actress, now 55, has lengthy left TVB so she has no downside spilling the beans on her former employer.
Appearing on a chat present lately, Chow recalled the insane schedule when she was signed to TVB.
“I once shot for four, five days straight and there really wasn’t even time for me to sleep,” she said, adding that it was common to have an all-day shoot which lasted till the next day.
The actress recalled one incident where she had to beg the director to let her leave so that she could go home to shower.
“I felt like I was really stinky, just like a salted fish. There was no way I could continue filming,” she mentioned.
Chow additionally mentioned that TVB did not interact stunt doubles for its stars so she was left to do her personal stunts.
“Not having time to sleep was a normal factor, and filming scenes the place I had to leap from a high-rise constructing weren’t uncommon too.” mentioned Chow, including that the the firm was so stingy that if she requested for a stunt double, she must pay for it herself.
Currently, Chow – like most Hong Kong actors – is working in China. She starred in the hit Chinese collection Ashes Of Love in 2018.
