SHE is sick of scandals.

Tired of the paparazzi, and the rumours that stalk her everywhere she goes, is Fasha Sandha ready to call it quits?

The Malaysian actress told The New Paper that she thinks she'll be done with the celebrity life in two years.

That's because the 25-year-old will be married by then.

'I'm very much a family girl,' she told The New Paper yesterday.

'All I want to do after I get married is to concentrate on raising my children.'

And how many children does she want?

'Four!' she laughed.

'One boy, twins, and one girl,' she added.

The actress was in town to promote her drama Sutera Maya, currently airing on Sensasi (StarHub Ch 40) at 8.30pm, Mondays to Fridays.

The drama is about four sisters who were separated and who struggle to find each other.

Fasha plays one of the sisters.

Being out of the spotlight is something she may relish, after five years of being tabloid fodder.

Good start turned bad

And it all started so well too.

She debuted on the Malaysian media scene as an actress with much promise - she was named Most Popular New Actress in 2005's Anugerah Bintang Popular awards for her performance in TV drama Natasya.

But since then, the actress has been in the newspapers for all the wrong reasons.

Rumours circulated late last year that some Malaysian media outlets had decided to boycott the actress for supposed bad behaviour towards reporters.

Mostly, she has been plagued by rumours of link-ups with fellow actors or married men.

Fasha has been linked before to Cicakman director Yusry from KRU, after his marriage with Erra Fazira broke down.

Last year, she was linked to businessman Datuk Shafik Rizaal Saaban.

And earlier this year, actress Nora Danish accused Fasha of breaking up her marriage to socialite Rizal Ashram Tan Sri Ramli.

Are any of these men a potential husband-to-be?

Fasha said all will be revealed at a press conference later this year, before an official engagement ceremony.

She told Malaysian press earlier this year, though, that she is not marrying a divorcee.

The constant gossip that surrounds her is nothing new - Fasha said she is so used to it that she now just lets it slide.

'People will talk,' she said. 'I don't get upset when I read things. It's usually not true.

'I just have to stay positive.'

But when The New Paper met her yesterday before her meet-and-greet session with fans at Jurong Point, it was obvious that years of abuse at the hands of the tabloids has made her more guarded.

Asked to address the issue of last year's rumoured blackout by Malaysian media, Fasha insisted she would not talk about it.

Even when asked about her work, the actress resisted talking candidly.

While she admitted that she would re-watch her work in films and movies to spot her mistakes, she then repeatedly declined to say what she thought her weak spots were.

Instead, she gave vague answers.

'I'm unhappy with a lot of things to do with my work. Every day, there's always something I'll be dissatisfied with,' she said.

Nevertheless, the actress throws herself into her work.

This year alone, she has been involved in over 20 projects, a mix of TV dramas, films and commercials.

Her next big film will be Madu Empat, an update on the classic P Ramlee film Madu Tiga, about a polygamous man.

Madu Empat stars Saiful Ah Pek, her co-star in the Cicakman films.

She's so busy that she says she has little time to relax - her most recent holiday was to Hanoi, and it lasted only a few days.

With such a prolific career, how does she think her fans will feel when she suddenly drops off the radar post-marriage?

'Well, I might still do modelling, small things. But it won't be as hectic as before,' she said.

'I can't always do what people want me to.'

This article was first published in The New Paper