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Sharon Au (欧菁仙 Ōu jīng xiān) confesses the “shallow” reason why she gave up stardom for her studies

Source Website: https://www.herworld.com/life/entertainment/sharon-au-stardom-studies/
By Rainer Cheung, Her World, 25 January 2021


The former actress, Sharon Au (欧菁仙 Ōu jīng xiān) left showbiz at the peak of her career to pursue further education
PHOTO: The former actress, Sharon Au (欧菁仙 Ōu jīng xiān) left showbiz at the peak of her career to pursue further education
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At the height of her career as a TV host-actress in 2005, Sharon Au (欧菁仙 Ōu jīng xiān) disappeared from the spotlight.

She had taken up a scholarship given to her by Mediacorp and travelled to the land of the rising sun to further her education at Waseda University.

Back then, the reason she gave for leaving fame and fortune behind was as such: Her scholarship had a deadline, and she had grown to dislike the type of person she became as a result of the limelight.


Sharon Au (欧菁仙 Ōu jīng xiān) had taken up a scholarship given to her by Mediacorp and travelled to the land of the rising sun to further her education at Waseda University.
PHOTO: Sharon Au (欧菁仙 Ōu jīng xiān) had taken up a scholarship given to her by Mediacorp and travelled to the land of the rising sun to further her education at Waseda University.
Back then, the reason she gave for leaving fame and fortune behind was as such: Her scholarship had a deadline, and she had grown to dislike the type of person she became as a result of the limelight.
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She was also told that she was too old for university, so to prove them wrong, off she went.

But in a video interview with Hello Singapore recently, the 45-year-old revealed that there were more factors at play behind her decision.

While a lot of people had commended her on her courage to take such a leap of faith, Sharon said it was nothing like that at all.


But in a video interview with Hello Singapore recently, the 45-year-old revealed that there were more factors at play behind her decision.
PHOTO: But in a video interview with Hello Singapore recently, the 45-year-old revealed that there were more factors at play behind her decision. While a lot of people had commended her on her courage to take such a leap of faith, Sharon said it was nothing like that at all.
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“I’m actually really embarrassed,” she laughed. “The reason is so shallow.”

Her then-boyfriend’s parents, especially his mother, looked down on actors and thought Sharon was simply not good enough for her son.

And Sharon believed it too.


Sharon then-boyfriend’s parents, especially his mother, looked down on actors and thought she was simply not good enough for her son.
PHOTO: Sharon then-boyfriend’s parents, especially his mother, looked down on actors and thought she was simply not good enough for her son.
“I’m actually really embarrassed,” she laughed. “The reason is so shallow.”
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She explained that she had truly loved her then-boyfriend and thought: Should they get married in the future, she couldn’t remain as “just an actor”.

For her, not only was having a diploma important, she saw the need to have a bachelor’s and a master’s, too. Only then would she feel worthy of her boyfriend.


She explained that she had truly loved her then-boyfriend and thought: Should they get married in the future, she couldn’t remain as 'just an actor'.
PHOTO: She explained that she had truly loved her then-boyfriend and thought: Should they get married in the future, she couldn’t remain as “just an actor”.
For her, not only was having a diploma important, she saw the need to have a bachelor’s and a master’s, too. Only then would she feel worthy of her boyfriend.
Picture posted by Cheryl Ong on 05 January 2018 at 17:58
PHOTO: Sharon deadpanned: “Wasn’t that embarrassing? I told you.”
Ironically, her then-boyfriend called it quits nine months after she made her big move, leaving her dumbfounded. She recounted during the interview that she didn’t know what to do.
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Eventually, she learnt to live for herself and persevered with her education, finally graduating in 2011.


Sharon graduating from Waseda University in Tokyo in 2011
PHOTO: Sharon graduating from Waseda University in Tokyo in 2011
Picture posted by Cheryl Ong on 05 January 2018 at 17:58 - Eventually, she learnt to live for herself and persevered with her education, finally graduating in 2011.
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Once, while in Japan, she coincidentally ran into her ex-boyfriend’s mother, and as they chatted, Sharon realised that even after their split, the elderly woman had kept herself updated with her life.


Once, while in Japan, she coincidentally ran into her ex-boyfriend’s mother, and as they chatted, Sharon realised that even after their split, the elderly woman had kept herself updated with her life.
PHOTO: Once, while in Japan, she coincidentally ran into her ex-boyfriend’s mother, and as they chatted, Sharon realised that even after their split, the elderly woman had kept herself updated with her life.
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And bumping into her again, it wasn’t anger or resentment that filled her. Instead, she felt a wave of gratefulness wash over her.

“If she hadn’t given me that push, I might not have been able to leave my comfort zone.”


Sharon then-boyfriend’s parents, especially his mother, looked down on actors and thought she was simply not good enough for her son.
PHOTO: Sharon then-boyfriend’s parents, especially his mother, looked down on actors and thought she was simply not good enough for her son.
For her, not only was having a diploma important, she saw the need to have a bachelor’s and a master’s, too. Only then would she feel worthy of her boyfriend.
Her then-boyfriend called it quits nine months after she made her big move, leaving her dumbfounded. She recounted during the interview that she didn’t know what to do.
Photoshop from picture posted by Shutterstock
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When Sharon Au (欧菁仙 Ōu jīng xiān) bumped into her ex-boyfriend’s mother again, it wasn’t anger or resentment that filled her. Instead, she felt a wave of gratefulness wash over her.
PHOTO: When Sharon Au (欧菁仙 Ōu jīng xiān) bumped into her ex-boyfriend’s mother again, it wasn’t anger or resentment that filled her. Instead, she felt a wave of gratefulness wash over her.
“If she hadn’t given me that push, I might not have been able to leave my comfort zone.”
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By Rainer Cheung, Her World, 25 January 2021
This article was first published in AsiaOne.
Reference
[1]  Rainer Cheung, Her World, Sharon Au confesses the “shallow” reason why she gave up stardom for her studies, posted on 25 January 2021, https://www.herworld.com/life/entertainment/sharon-au-stardom-studies/


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