Next time you’re at the market, look around because there’s a chance you might bump into Taiwanese host Matilda Tao.
At a recent press conference in Taipei for her new show, the 54-year-old star revealed that she’s been living in Singapore with her 15-year-old son aka ‘Little Dragon’, who has been studying at an international school here since January.
Matilda said she’s been commuting between Singapore and Taiwan, and will be heading to the States in May for her 18-year-old daughter Dou Dou’s high school graduation ceremony.
Meanwhile, Matilda’s actor husband Taiwanese actor Li Liren, 50, is alone in Taiwan with their two dogs.
“You guys know Liren loves to cry… thankfully he’s already gotten used to it now,” she joked, adding that she and Little Dragon weren’t even in Taiwan to celebrate her husband’s birthday back in January.
According to Matilda, her daughter has applied to universities in both the States as well as Singapore and is currently waiting for the results.
“She wants to study music, but she doesn’t want to only major in courses such as music and the Arts. She wants to attend more general courses like Economics and Psychology too,” she explained.
The host also praised Singapore for having reasonable school fees.
“With the money you need for a one-year course in a US university, you can study in Singapore for six years,” she lamented, adding that private universities in the States now cost around US$90,000 (S$120,000) a year.
“The truth is, the quality of education in Singapore is better than that of the US,” she added.
During the press conference, Matilda also received congratulatory messages from her showbiz pals such as Stefanie Sun, Lan Hsin-mei and Ariel Lin.
“I felt like crying when I saw Stefanie on the screen!” she exclaimed.
Recalling that she and Stef went grocery shopping at the market when she was in Singapore, Matilda praised latter for having no airs and for turning up at the crowded wet market in casual clothes.
Matilda said that she did come across articles about Stefanie’s public fallout with her sister earlier this year, but did not probe when they met.
Matilda also has been keeping herself very busy ever since moving to Singapore.
She’s now the host of The Matilda Show, a new radio show on LOVE 972, and is on-air every every Monday to Friday from 11am to 12pm.