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Friday, November 25, 2005
Maggie leaving show business for a year and a half
Maggie as she looks now (pic, see link above)
Maggie before her illness (pic, see link above)
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Maggie Cheung and Sammi Cheng, who co-starred in the movie Everlasting Regret, have both fallen ill after the filming. Sammi has been stricken with a parotid gland infection, while Maggie is down with a thyroid disorder. Comparatively, Maggie’s condition is much worse and Sammi is still able to work while receiving treatment. Maggie, on the other hand, would be stopping work for at least a year due to her illness.
Maggie has paid a high price for her role in the show, and although her condition has somewhat improved – her eyes are not as bulging and her face is not as bloated as before, her looks are still not up to par as an artiste. In order to prevent audiences from viewing her negatively because of her looks, she has decided not stop work temporarily for a year and a half.
Of course, Maggie admits that the work disruption would have some impact on her career. However, she rationalized it by saying that with her sickness, she would not be able to take the pressures of work anyway, and she would not do a good job.
When asked what she thought were the causes of her illness, she feels that stress and mood swings were the biggest culprits. She said, “When I returned to Hong Kong after filming Everlasting Regret, I found that my face was fuller. At first I comforted myself by saying that it was ok to have put on some weight on my face and it was too skinny previously. However, I went for a medical check-up and found out I had this condition. The doctor told me that my illness could hibernate, but could also flare up anytime.”
She said that during the filming, her beloved dog died due to old age. When she found out that her dog was dying, although she was very upset, she could not take leave to visit her dog for the last time due to her heavy filming responsibilities. She believed she fell sick as a result of her stress and worry.