TVB's former supporting actresses reveal woes

28 Oct – Actresses Candy Chu and Annie Kwan, who were among the actresses who left TVB for a better future, recently appeared on an interview on Now TV to talk about their experience of working in the station, reported Apple Daily website.

Candy, who had participated in numerous TVB dramas by playing supporting roles and characters of no importance in series such as "Safe Guards" and "Divas In Distress", stated that she did not get the respect she wanted from the company.

Candy stated, "During the "Divas In Distress" celebration, I couldn't stand it anymore. I told producer Poon Ka Tak why I wanted to leave TVB. It's not because I was unable to do my job, but because I have worked for a long time but there is not a single poster with my name on it.

"How can the public get to know you when your name is not on any poster at all? Tommy Leung was there too when I spoke with the producer. I told them that what is the point of being an artiste and putting so much effort in something if people still don't know my name?"

Meanwhile, actress Annie Kwan revealed that she has been in the industry for 12 years before she decided to leave TVB due to contract issues.

"I left TVB because of the contract. TVB has various types of contracts. I was under the per-show contract, which means that I will only get paid when I work."

Although she received a few thousands for each job, Annie said that she cannot bear it anymore after five years. She broke down, "Actually I really couldn't live off what I was making, because I'm a grown woman who can't even support my family. To make it worse, they're the ones who support me and it made me feel useless."