Friends tickled as Tata finally gets her man

THAI-AMERICAN SINGER Amita “Tata” Young wanted a quiet wedding (albeit a “lightning” one, as the press dubbed it), and that’s what she got on Tuesday. It was a beautiful and very private ceremony in Phuket, on the beach at the Sri Panwa resort.
Her husband is no stranger to her fans. Businessman Chatadul “Mor” Sinapongpipit was her long-time boyfriend. They broke up – and then recently made up, Tata’s friends explain, but the reunion somehow escaped the notice of the press, perhaps being distracted by that World Cup thing. So the wedding plans came as quite a surprise for the entertainment media. Word only leaked the night before.
Her close friends managed to keep it a secret. Singer Ben Chalatit, originally recruited to emcee the nuptials but forced to cancel at the last minute, said he learned about the wedding about a month ago and was absolutely delighted. “It’s time for her to be happy after having worked all her life bringing happiness to others,” Ben said. “And Mor is the one who’s always stood by her, whatever was happening in her life. They’ve known each other since they were very young.”
Cholada “Kay” Mekratri said she knew they’d got back together and was very happy for Tata. “Mor is a nice guy. Even after they broke up he remained her good friend,” she said. “I believe this marriage is purely about love. They’ve been friends since they were 16, and I think Mor has proved that he’s good company and does his duty well.” Asked whether Tata would have a reception party in Bangkok, Kay said reporters could ask her themselves today when she holds a press conference.
Despite a colourful love life and even a turn on the cover of Time magazine, Tata the superstar has never been able to claim that she’s lucky in love. She’s had relationships with both celebrities like actor Oliver Pupart and tennis ace Paradorn Srichaphan and “commoners” like Prem Busarakham, another businessman, to whom she was once engaged. This time around, though, Tata is looking lucky indeed.

We three queens
Erstwhile Miss Universe Thailand second runner-up Sanannika “Nampetch” Kritsanasuwan certainly broke the mould when she was stripped of her title last week over some naughty pictures. Quite atypically for beauty queens, she refused to be a victim. She proclaimed her innocence, said it’s not like she was a prostitute or anything, and said she’d give back her runner-up sash but not her princess tiara.
It was all a little too aggressive for most observers, especially when she spilled the beans about still not receiving her Bt20,000 cash award for winning the sub-title. At that point any passing sense of sympathy went out the window among her “seniors” – the former winners of the pageant.
Gavintra Photijak, Miss Universe Thailand 2008, expressed amazement on Instagram that Nampetch refused to admit any wrongdoing. “At first I felt sorry for you, but then the more you talked, the more you made things worse.”
Farung Yuthithum, Miss Universe Thailand 2007, put the boots in too. “It’s ungrateful of her [to badmouth the contest]. If you want to get work or gain acceptance from the society, this is not the way to go. If you can’t comply with the rules, the best solution is to walk away quietly.”
And Chayasorn “Fah” Sakornchan, Miss Universe Thailand 2011, opted for a more sarcastic tone. Repeat after me, she told Nampetch online. “I thank you all for the support and a chance for me to receive the title. I truly understand your decision and accept my faults. I am very happy and I wish Ellie [now Miss Universe Thailand] success in the international contest.”