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Host with the most: Vivian Lai’s career milestones

As the bubbly personality is inducted into the All-Time Favourite Artistes hall of fame, we look at notable firsts in her long and illustrious resume

Host with the most: Vivian Lai’s career milestones

At long last, after picking up a trophy for every single one of the 10 nominations she has received for the Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes since 2001, Vivian Lai can, along with Jeanette Aw, finally join the ranks of Zoe Tay, Fann Wong and Huang Biren to be crowned an All-Time Favourite Artiste.

“I feel like I’ve waited so long for this… 10 years!” the 38-year-old exclaimed in a phone interview with Toggle last Wednesday. “Finally, I have ‘graduated’.”

Since she emerged as the overall Female Champion in 1999’s Star Search, the Taiwan-born talent, who contemplated becoming an air stewardess or tour guide in the past, has built up quite an impressive resume that spans both acting and hosting gigs. So what’s next for the sprightly mother-of-two?

Why, winning a Best Host award, of course.

Although she has received nods in that category (Best Variety Show Host for Say It! last year and Favourite Variety Show Host in 2012), she has yet to actually take home a trophy – and she “blames” veterans Quan Yi Fong and Mark Lee.

“Aren’t they tired of winning year after year after year? Give this little sister a chance!” she whined playfully, before consoling herself with the fact that she has a Best Supporting Actress accolade, which she picked up in 2012 for her role as a Chinese national in Love Thy Neighbour.

Well, the Best Host honours may elude her for now, but at least Vivian knows she won’t be going home empty-handed at this year’s ceremony on April 26. In the meantime, we speak to her about some of the most notable “first” milestones in her illustrious career:

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