Zhang Yaodong: Joanne Peh and Felicia Chin are like north and south poles

Zhang Yaodang's acting resume is enviable. The Malaysian-born actor has since acted opposite two of Caldecott Hill's gorgeous leading ladies, Felicia Chin and Joanne Peh in two Channel 8 megadrama series Love Blossoms and the upcoming Your Hand In Mine.

Last year, his then-onscreen pairing with Felicia in Love Blossoms (both the original series and the sequel) sparked rumours of an off-set romance. In an interview recently, he said, "Perhaps it might be due to the show's long filming, everyone's imagination starts to run wild."

When it comes to love, the 32-year-old shared his outlook and revealed, "I have always maintained the mindset of letting nature take its own course."

His latest role is in yet another megadrama, the upcoming 180-episode Your Hand In Mine and also sees him coupled up with another of MediaCorp's Princesses, Joanne Peh.

Asked to share his thoughts on these two leadings ladies, Yaodong likened his two leading ladies to be like the north and south poles, with stark differences in characters.

He praised Joanne for being an intelligent lady with a character of her own and commented that she's like the Singaporean version of Maggie Cheung, and described Felicia to be more of a sensitive girl.

Aside from acting, Yaodang is busy managing and expanding his roasted meat food stall business (his partner is fellow actor Terrence Cao), and recently opened his fifth outlet in Jurong West. The upbeat fella expressed that he is "happy being busy and enjoys being busy," and shared that he is coping well between both jobs.

His secret? Proper time management. "Nothing is impossible as long as you are willing to do it."