HONG Kong female celebs are doing it, but what about our local actresses?

Singaporean celebs The New Paper talked to seemed less eager about jumping onto the tai-tai bandwagon.

MediaCorp actress Fiona Xie, for one, said she doesn't clamour for a rich hubby.

'I'm very independent and, besides, in such relationships, I still think his money will never be mine,' said the 27-year old.

'There will definitely be pre-nuptial agreements that the other party will make you sign upon marriage.'

Radio 987FM deejay Rosalyn Lee, 28, is no wannabe tai tai either.

'Going by the number of girls who love Prada and LV (Louis Vutton), I'm sure there are many whose dream is to marry up,' she said matter-of-factly. 'But I'm not the typical girl.'

Actress Dawn Yeoh feels that when a celebrity marries into a rich family, 'there will definitely be great media pressure... to handle'.

The bubbly 23-year-old added that 'ultimately, for a marriage to last, it still depends on how the couple gets along'.

'It doesn't matter whether the other person is rich or not, it's love and understanding that unite the two,' she said.

As for the wide age gap in some of these tycoon-celebrity relationships, actress Yeo Yann Yann, 33, feels that 'age is not an issue, so long as the feelings for one another are strong and true'.

However, should the opportunity to marry a rich man land on her lap, the self-professed workaholic says, unlike Gigi Lai and Cathy Tsui, who left show business to become stay-home tai tais, she 'hopes to continue acting'.

'I really enjoy my work a lot, so when the time comes, it's something I'd definitely have to discuss with that 'future husband' of mine.'

With regards to the scorn and spite some members of the public have towards the likes of Isabella Leong and Michelle Reis, Fiona said it was too quick for the public to pass judgment on them.

'As celebrities, sometimes because of their jobs, they have to hang out in different circles, attend different events and they inevitably get to meet a lot of people, including those in high society,' she said.

'Also, we have all heard how rough the Hong Kong entertainment scene is. Compared to Singapore, it's probably a survival game out there.'

She feels that 'instead of viewing Isabella as a gold-digging whore', maybe 'people should sympathise with her, because that could be her only way out of the scene'.

This article was first published in The New Paper.