The Happy Star Had Fallen

For someone who grew up with the staple diet of HK TVB drama series and also TV programs, it's impossible to not knowing this happy-go-lucky celebrity known for her consistent hairstyle wig and her signature spectacle frame. Lydia Shum 沈殿霞.

She's the face of the TVB's signature program EYT (Entertain Yourself Tonight) which was the cradle of so many great talents that emerged from the idiot box and some ventured out to the bigger screen and became a household name. She's known for her infectious laugh which never fail to deliver warmth and happiness to the audiences. In every big shows that TVB hosted, either their annual celebration, or the fund-raising programs such as "Dong Wa" etc, she was always in the fixed line-up of the emcees to host the shows together with other divas such as Dodo Cheng and Lisa Wang.

Also not forgetting her movies. A major series that I remember was the "Fu Guai" series. In the movie, I think it started with her family won the million-dollar lottery and all died in an accident and the funny stories happened from there.

In the later days, she was filming a series in Spore in English as well.

Takziah to family of Lydia Shum 沈殿霞 's family. May she rest in peace.