"Too sexy!" Baitoey's fans chastise Yinglee

This was the song chosen as the theme for the women’s national volleyball team in its triumphant campaign at the Asia championships last year. The accompanying video has racked up more than 50 million views on YouTube.
All that popularity went out the window for some fans, though, when Yinglee managed a three-day holiday at the luxurious Sri Panwa resort in Phuket and then posted pictures on Instagram, including (oh, the shame) some of her in a swimsuit.
Fans of Sutheevan “Baitoey R Siam” Thavisin, her so-called “rival” in the sub-genre of country-folk music formally known as “loud skimpy sexy luk thung”, joined Yinglee’s own followers in calling her behaviour improper and complaining that she seems to have forgotten her modest country roots.
Perhaps wisely, Yinglee responded in modest country fashion, showing no anger but rather calmly explaining that she was offered the posh holiday for free. “I’m just a farmer’s daughter and I would never dream of spending a lot of money at an expensive place like that,” she told the Instagram mob.
But Yinglee admitted she had no idea that posting the photos would create controversy, let alone earn her a blast of harsh comments. So, like a good farmer’s daughter, she promised she’d never do anything like that again.
“It seems that people keep following me every moment [on Instagram], even in my leisure time, so I will try not do anything that might upset them,” she posted. “I apologise for wearing a swimming suit that was too sexy. And if the places I go are too luxurious for me, I won’t go unless it’s for free.”

Pope seeks actor’s strike

Pope Thanawat Wattanaputi has been hailed as a terrific actor and he’s a darn good painter as well, having boned up on brushwork while studying architecture at the College of Fine Arts and King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology. Now we’re hearing that he’s also Thailand’s best football-playing actor. (Take that, Ananda Everingham!)
GM magazine even had Pope on the cover of its World Cup edition last month. He tells the magazine he’s obsessed with the sport and as a kid dreamed of playing on the national team. The plan upon graduating from Mattayom 3 (Grade 9) was to enrol at Suphan Buri’s sports school. But it turned out they only accepted younger kids in the football programme, so Pope kicked his ball into the fine arts instead.
Pope says he takes on a different personality when he’s on the pitch, which is a funny thing for an actor to say, since actors are constantly taking on different personalities. But we see what he’s getting at – he’s a quiet, timid guy who suddenly gets so bossy during matches that his friends tease him about the beast within.
Pope is never without acting chores since co-starring in the hit Channel 3 series “Suparburut Juthathep” and “Samee Tee Tra”, but he still finds time to knock the ball about with pals. “That’s when I get to cut myself off from the chaotic world,” he says. “We focus only on the ball and we enjoy playing as a team. It’s a good time to laugh and shake off the stress from work.”