August 8th marked 40 years since the classic TV series "Journey to the West" aired. Ly Linh Ngoc, who played Ngoc Tho Tinh (Tinh Tho Ngoc) in the movie, spoke out on social networks about the trend of audiences imitating her character.
Ngoc Tho Tinh, played by Ly Linh Ngoc, has a smart, lovely appearance and a sweet voice, becoming a classic image that is difficult to overcome, and is affectionately called by the audience "the most beautiful goblin of Journey to the West".
After 40 years, this character is still continuously imitated by netizens and shows their love, the attraction is not reduced at all.
Before the audience's trend of imitation, Ly Linh Ngoc said that initially she could not avoid the feeling of being unfamiliar when seeing people recreating her classic scenes, but gradually she was comfortable accepting it.
According to the actress, that shows that the character Ngoc Tho Tinh has really been deeply imprinted in the hearts of the audience. Being remembered by the audience for a long time is lucky for an actress.
Ly Linh Ngoc also shared that Ngoc Tho Tinh is not only a role but also an important milestone in her artistic career, bringing her many opportunities and recognition.
After 40 years, time has passed, but classic works have not faded. Many netizens also left comments in gratitude, thanking Ly Linh Ngoc for creating a classic image and accompanying many generations of audiences in the process of maturity.
Ly Linh Ngoc was born on April 9, 1963 in Shanghai (China), is a female singer, actress and MC of mainland China, known as the "Queen of Ballad Music".
In 1980, she joined the Beijing Vietnamese Drama Troupe to study Vietnamese drama - a traditional Chinese hym. In 1983, she passed the entrance exam to the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe and began her artistic career.
On screen, Ly Linh Ngoc is famous for her role as Ngoc Tho Tinh in "Journey to the West" 1986, and also performed the song "Thien Nu Thien Truc" - one of the classic songs of the film. With her singing and acting ability, she is loved by a large audience.
Despite success in her career, Ly Linh Ngoc is struggling in love and marriage.
In 1984, when she was only 21 years old, her career was also just booming, Ly Linh Ngoc "fell in love at first sight" with dancer Ho Binh - a colleague in the drama troupe. The beauty quickly agreed to marry Ho Binh just a few months after they met.
But this marriage lasted 6 years and then broke down, causing her suffering for a long time.
After 6 years of focusing on her career, Ly Linh Ngoc continued to fall in love with Jerry Morgan - a Canadian businessman of Jewish origin. In 1997, the couple decided to hold a wedding and have a son.
In her second marriage, Ly Linh Ngoc agreed to leave the stage, move to Canada to settle down and spend all her time taking care of her husband and son.
However, when her son was 4 years old, due to disagreements in educating her children with her foreign husband, Ly Linh Ngoc took her son back to Beijing to settle down.
As soon as the news spread, all kinds of rumors also appeared. Some people said she was abandoned by her wealthy family, becoming a single mother. There were even rumors that she had divorced a long time ago but still tried to hide it.
Faced with these misunderstandings, Ly Linh Ngoc was also very helpless. After that, she repeatedly went on television programs and livestreams to explain: "I don't divorce, our feelings are still very good, just living apart, our family is still complete".
Over the years, Ly Linh Ngoc and Jerry have maintained a "flexible marriage" style. Every 1-2 months, Jerry flies from Canada to Beijing to visit his wife and children. Every year, Ly Linh Ngoc also goes to Canada for a while to solve family matters.
