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Most read of 2023: Hong Kong’s Audrey Hepburn, a sex bomb with US$250,000 breasts: your 7 favourite celebrity profiles
- A profile of Anita Yuen, known as the Audrey Hepburn of Hong Kong cinema, struck a chord with Post readers – as did one on real-life Cinderella Isabella Leong
- Our story about Amy Yip, a Hong Kong sex symbol of the 90s, was also well read, as was our profile of Japanese-Taiwanese actor Takeshi Kaneshiro
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Looking back at 2023, a series that shone a spotlight on major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades proved popular with readers. Profiles of Isabella Leong Lok-sze and sex bomb Amy Yip Chi-mei in particular struck a chord.
1. Girl power
In May, Richard James Havis profiled Anita Yuen Wing-yee, known as the Audrey Hepburn of Hong Kong cinema, who made her mark playing forthright women.
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She also had a reputation for being difficult to work with and sparked a 22-year feud with martial arts star Jackie Chan, but for director Peter Chan Ho-sun her acting overrode all that.
Read more here.
2. Isabella Leong’s charmed life
In August, the Post took a look at the Cinderella story of Isabella Leong, who passed up Hollywood to have children with Richard Li Tzar-kai, the younger son of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing.
The Macau-born actress had been on track to break into Hollywood after starring in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor alongside Michelle Yeoh, Jet Li and Brendan Fraser.
Read more here.
3. A Hong Kong sex bomb
In April, we recalled how Amy Yip, Hong Kong sex symbol of the 90s, made her mark in erotic films without ever baring all – and insured her breasts for US$250,000.
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