Accidental star Nadet stays cool
His feet still firmly on the ground, Nadet Kukimiya refuses to consider himself a superstar despite being one of the best-paid actors today.
“My mum never boasts about her son being a star or anything, either,” he tells Hamburger magazine. “What matters for her is that I’m healthy and in good company.”
Nadet arrived in Bangkok just wanting to be a clothing model, with no thought of acting. “Acting is a whole different thing, and I regard it as an art.” Now he’s an A-list actor on the prime-time soaps, and yet he might pack that in to continue his schooling abroad once he graduates from Rangsit University.
For now he’s quite content with the way things are, and he doesn’t chase after the trappings of stardom. “I’m not a big spender. In fact I’m very good at saving money! The most expensive item I’ve bought is my fixed-gear bike.”
He’s also invested in a few musical instruments. “I like to buy everything and learn how to play it from YouTube.”
Oh, and then there’s his knitting. He also bought a bunch of wool and needles after seeing actress Duangta Tungkamanee knitting on the set. Now it’s one of his hobbies too. “I’ve only just started, but I’m thinking of knitting something for my mum or someone.”
Once they’re happy with his gifts, we can think of a few people who’d pay “darn” good money for whatever he whips up.
Long time no see
Political kingpin Sanoh Tienthong’s first wife Jitra keeps the lowest of profiles, to the point that many people think his current wife Uraiwan is the only one he’s ever had.
But there was Jitra, the former Sra Kaew beauty queen, pictured in Who? magazine attending the wedding of her son Surakiat, one of the children she bore Sanoh. We hadn’t seen her in many years.
She’s still a striking woman, judging from the happy family shot showing her alongside Surakiat and his bride Wilanda.
