Carrie Wong's 'one true love and soulmate'

The actress bought her toy poodle, her first and only pet, from a pet farm more than a decade ago

- Joanne Soh Lifestyle Correspondent

When she was 17, actress Carrie Wong bought Gege as a puppy on impulse for $2,500 and brought it home without her parents' knowledge when they were on vacation. PHOTO: COURTESY OF CARRIE WONG

(COURTESY OF CARRIE WONG)

It was love at first sight for Singaporean actress Carrie Wong when she laid eyes on a mocha-coloured female toy poodle at a local pet farm more than a decade ago.

Then a 17-year-old student, she bought the puppy on impulse for $2,500 and brought it home without her parents’ knowledge.

“They were overseas on a holiday, and I decided to go to a pet farm to look for a dog,” recounts Wong, who named the pooch Gege (princess in Mandarin).

“My parents were shocked to see Gege, who was barking at them furiously, when they returned home,” adds the 31-year-old, with a laugh.

It did not take long for the cute new member of the family to win over Wong’s parents, who are Gege’s caregivers when she is out of town.

The Mediacorp artiste says she is so attached to her 13-year-old furkid that she never fails to ask her parents to send photos and videos of Gege in their family group chat every day.