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| Netizens React as Charmaine Sheh Says She Literally Can’t Gain Weight: “We’re Not the Same Species”. (Credits: Yahoo HK) |
Charmaine Sheh has just casually dropped what might be the most unfair revelation of the week: she eats like there’s no tomorrow and somehow still fits into a 22-inch waist. The Hong Kong actress, currently fronting TVB’s legal drama “Themis (正义女神)”, made the confession on a recent episode of “Star Weekly”, and yes, the internet immediately had feelings about it.
Appearing alongside co-star Patrick Tam, the actress fielded questions from celebrity friends including Bosco Wong, Matthew Ho, and Annie Man, but it was Annie’s curiosity about Charmaine Sheh’s famously slim figure that stole the spotlight.
In a moment that felt almost too blunt to be scripted, Charmaine Sheh simply said she doesn’t gain weight, no matter how much she eats. No secret diet, no punishing fitness regime, just… biology doing her a massive favour.
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And if that wasn’t enough to send viewers into mild existential crisis, Charmaine Sheh went further, admitting she actually needs late-night snacks to sleep properly.
Skip supper, and she claims she spirals into what she jokingly calls “food hell”, lying awake thinking about meals until she gives in.
It’s not exactly textbook health advice, but it’s certainly honest.
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The real plot twist came when host Albert Au pushed for details on her heaviest midnight indulgence.
Expectation: something light and vaguely sensible.
Reality: baked pork chop rice, a full-on meal most people would reserve for lunch.
Charmaine Sheh completely unfazed, presented it as just another normal evening choice, which only made it worse for everyone watching at home clutching their salads.
Beyond the food talk, Charmaine Sheh also revisited her professional habits, addressing long-standing industry chatter about her ability to memorise lines at speed and cry on cue.
She confirmed she once powered through 100 pages of script in just seven days, which sounds impressive until you realise she also wasn’t losing sleep over calories at the same time. Multitasking, but make it elite.
She also opened up about the intense pressure she faced while filming “Beyond The Realm Of Conscious (宫心计)”, revealing she struggled with insomnia for six months during production.
It’s a rare moment of vulnerability from an actress often seen as effortlessly composed, and a reminder that even those who seem to have everything sorted are still working through their own challenges behind the scenes.
Online reaction, unsurprisingly, has been all over the place. Some fans are in awe, calling her “genetically blessed” and praising her honesty, while others are less charitable, joking that her metabolism should be “studied by science immediately”.
A few viewers, meanwhile, took the practical route, pointing out that hearing this while mid-diet is, frankly, bad timing. There’s admiration, there’s disbelief, and then there’s quiet resentment disguised as humour.
Now the real question is: are you impressed, annoyed, or just slightly hungry after all that?