Rising local actresses Tasha Low and Chantalle Ng hope to bring greater representation of people with disabilities to the small screen by portraying them sensitively in the upcoming Mediacorp drama Hope Afloat. With the encouragement of para swimmer Tianqing (Ng), dancer...
In the drama Hope Afloat, actress Tasha Low plays a dancer who becomes paralysed after an accident. Chantalle Ng plays a woman with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a group of inherited disorders that cause nerve damage.Rising local actresses Tasha Low and Chantalle Ng hope to bring greater representation of people with disabilities to the small screen by portraying them sensitively in the upcoming Mediacorp drama Hope Afloat.
Hope Afloat will be available on mewatch from July 29. It premieres on Channel 8 on July 30, airing on weekdays at 9pm. One challenge she faced were scenes in which her character picks up swimming. She says: “We are so used to kicking our legs in the water, and the camera can pick up even the tiniest movement of our legs. Trying not to use my legs was very difficult.”
Singapore’s Paralympic medallist and swim star Theresa Goh and para badminton champion Tay Wei Ming were also consulted during Hope Afloat’s planning stages, checking facts and giving feedback. Fans of Low and Ng can look forward to them reuniting for Mediacorp’s blockbuster period drama Emerald Hill, which they are now filming. Slated to air in 2025, the spin-off of popular series The Little Nyonya is set to help their stars shine brighter.
Outside of Emerald Hill, the co-stars are thick as thieves. They go for exercise classes and hang out with friends together. They first met while filming the idol drama Live Your Dreams and starred together in the cooking-themed drama Love At First Bite .
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