In August 2015, Singapore actress Carrie Wong was appearing in the ongoing drama 118, and another series, Sealed with a Kiss, was due to start on 27 August. That same month she shared a dozen personal details, ranging from her PSLE results to how she’d want to be proposed to.
One of those details was about home life. She called herself a pampered only child who couldn’t cook or work the washing machine. She also admitted that she left her dirty dishes on the table and that her father would clear up after her.
Twelve details from 2015
School came first. She scored 216 in the PSLE. Maths had been her weakest subject, and she once got 28 out of 100. After her parents arranged tuition about three months before the exams, she got an A, even though she’d only been hoping to pass.
Like many students, she revised in cafes such as Starbucks, though she said she spent more time chatting with friends than studying. If she were a local drink, she’d be kopi peng: she looked aloof because she didn’t smile much but was sweet once you knew her. She would drive her secondary school friends home, even all the way from Woodlands to Pasir Ris.
By 2015 her friends were at university and she wasn’t. She described herself as never being student material and said that knowing what you want to do matters most. She said her parents never pressured her. When she chose showbusiness, her mother was excited, and her father told her to give it a try while she was still young.
Her phone habits were simple. She didn’t play smartphone games, but she was always on WhatsApp, browsing blogshops and Taobao, or scrolling 9gag for memes. Her favourite Instagram emoticon was the smiling face with sunglasses, and she owned more than 50 phone covers.
Her favourite local dish was chicken rice with a roasted drumstick and lots of chilli, and she said it was also what she’d take to a desert island. Her idea of the Singapore uniform was a T-shirt, shorts and slippers. On outdoor shoots she kept iced water and a portable fan close by.
On romance, she said she wouldn’t accept a proposal that came as an offer to co-buy an HDB flat; she wanted flowers at the very least. She said Singapore men knew what they wanted and planned their lives, which she counted in their favour. She also used Singlish all the time, and her favourite phrase with friends was “why you liddat one”.
How she got there
Carrie Wong Si Tian was born on 1 January 1994 and studied hospitality and tourism management at Nanyang Polytechnic. Her career started in 2013, when she was one of two runners-up in the second season of the talent show Hey Gorgeous. She made her drama debut in Scrum! in 2014.
Carrie Wong today
On 19 April 2026, at the Star Awards ceremony at MES Theatre @ Mediacorp, Wong and Romeo Tan were named All-Time Favourite Artiste. The award goes to artistes who have won a total of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Artiste awards.