No westernised women for him, thank you very much.

Shanghai-born Singapore-based MediaCorp actor Dai Yang Tian was the subject of rumours a few months ago when he was spotted having dinner with former local actress Fiona Xie in his hometown. Many netizens concluded that the good-looking pair were dating secretly.

Xie, 31, who left MediaCorp in 2009, has lived in Hong Kong and Taiwan and is now based in Shanghai.

Dai couldn't be contacted when the rumours started as he was filming in China. But the 28-year-old, who was recently in town, cleared the air with The New Paper, saying: "A mutual friend had asked me to take care of Fiona as she was setting up a shop in Shanghai. "I was considered because I live there.

"I had spoken to Fiona a few times prior to that, so I asked my friend for her number and said that it was no problem, I would help her with whatever she needed in Shanghai.

"We got in touch and had meals together. It was nice, she's a very dreamy sort of girl."

Definitely attractive

When asked if he had thought of asking her out on a date, Dai admitted: "Fiona is definitely attractive.

"But I would never consider her a potential girlfriend because she is just too Westernised for me."

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(Photos: TNP, ST, Raintree Studio, Dai Yangtian)