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Rising to the top: Lorraine Wong scores nomination at Singapore's 31st Star Awards

Published Apr 8, 2026 04:00 pm
She never planned to be an actress.
In 2022, Lorraine Wong stepped onto a pageant stage as a contestant in Miss Chinatown Philippines, walking away with the Second Runner-Up crown and, unexpectedly, the beginning of a brand new life. The spotlight, it turned out, had plans for her that she hadn't yet made for herself.
Lorraine Wong
Lorraine Wong
Her first steps into the industry were tentative but purposeful. With the support of Virtual Playground and Roselle Monteverde of Regal Entertainment, she landed her first acting project — "The Day I Loved You," directed by Easy Ferrer. The camera, she discovered, was not something to fear. It was something to speak to.
From there, the roles came steadily. She made her television series debut in "Lovers & Liars," directed by Crisanto Aquino, holding her own alongside the legendary Claudine Barretto. Her first film appearance followed in "Guilty Pleasure," directed by Connie Macatuno and starring Lovi Poe. Each project was a classroom. Each set is a lesson in patience, presence, and craft.
She continued building her body of work through Regal Studio Presents and a deeply human episode of GMA's "Tadhana" titled "Grasya" — stories rooted in real life, the kind that stay with audiences long after the credits roll.
Then came the call she didn't expect. Singapore.
In 2025, Lorraine was cast in "Another Wok of Life," a Singapore television series where she played Yada — a Filipina woman who travels across borders in search of her first love. It was a role that asked her to be vulnerable, to be searching, to be both lost and brave at once. She starred alongside award-winning actors Jeremy Chan, Guo Liang, and Richie Koh. The production was a world away from Manila, but the emotions Yada carried were universal.
When Lorraine heard the news of her nomination for Most Popular Rising Star at Singapore's 31st Star Awards, she said she was genuinely surprised. Not disbelief — but the quiet, breathless kind of surprise that comes when the world confirms something you had only just begun to hope for.
"Unexpected paths can lead to meaningful opportunities," she said. And she would know.
On April 19, the MES Theatre in Singapore will host the Star Awards ceremony, themed "Born to Glow" — a fitting tribute to talents who have spent years in the making, quietly becoming luminous.
Organized by Mediacorp, the awards honor outstanding achievements in Singapore's television and entertainment landscape. For Lorraine, being named among the nominees is already a milestone — an international recognition that speaks not just to her talent, but to the growing presence of Filipino artists on the world stage.
Back in Manila, she is already looking ahead. A new microdrama alongside CJ Navato and Haley Dizon is in development. More stories are waiting to be told. She never planned to be an actress. But then again, the best stories rarely follow the plan.

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