Diana Ser | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Singaporean |
Other names | Xu Xiuying |
Education | |
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Years active | 1990s-present |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Chinese name | |
Traditional Chinese | 徐秀盈 |
Simplified Chinese | 徐秀盈 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Xú Xiùyíng |
Website | www |
Diana Ser (born 26 April 1972) [1] is a Singaporean host, journalist, Channel NewsAsia presenter and actress. She was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1990 to 2008. She left Mediacorp in 2008 and now runs a communications consulting and media training company.
Diana Ser's father is Chinese and her mother has English ancestry. Ser attended CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School, Victoria Junior College, the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) of Singapore. In 2005, she was awarded the Nanyang Alumni Award from NTU, where she received a Masters in Mass Communication. [2]
Ser co-hosted an episode of Glamour Mum and The Dude on MediaCorp Channel 8 with Bryan Wong in 2008.
On 27 June 2004, Ser married former Singaporean actor James Lye after a nine-year courtship. [3] The couple have a son Jake and two daughters Christy and Jaymee. [4]
Ser has appeared in the following programmes: [5] [6]
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1997 | 4th Star Awards | Best Newcomer | — | Nominated |
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Top 20 | ||
1999 | 6th Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Top 20 |
Best Variety Show Host | Juedui Xingwen | Nominated | ||
2004 | Asian Television Awards | Best Current Affairs Presenter | Get Real | Nominated |
2005 | 12th Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Top 20 |
2018 | 24th Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Top 20 |
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