Jeanette Aw Opens Up About Harrowing Harassment Incident In Socal-Style Tell-All

Hollywood Heart-to-Heart: Jeanette Aw’s Shocking Revelation

Los Angeles, get ready for some real talk with a Singapore twist. Local actress Jeanette Aw, a familiar face from the iconic drama Holland V, just dropped a bombshell on her YouTube series JA Unscripted. In the latest episode, uploaded on August 31, she sat down with co-star Cynthia Koh for a baking challenge that turned into a deeply personal convo.

While whipping up treats - a nod to Aw’s own patisserie, Once Upon A Time - the 46-year-old star opened up about a disturbing incident from over two decades ago. It’s the kind of story that hits hard, even in a city like LA where we’ve heard it all on the red carpet and beyond.

As co-host and judge of the baking showdown Creme De La Creme (2021 and 2024), Aw knows how to keep things sweet, but this tale was anything but. With Koh by her side, dubbed ‘Third Sis’ from their Holland V days, the chat took a turn down memory lane - and not the sunny SoCal kind.

A Night Out Turns Nightmare: The Harassment Story

Picture this: Aw, Koh, and another co-star, Patricia Mok (aka ‘Second Sis’), out for a bite and drinks back in the day. Aw, playing the fourth sister Mo Jingjing in the nasi lemak cafe drama of Holland V, was trailing behind her on-screen sisters when things got ugly fast.

‘There was this foreigner inside, who grabbed my hand and pulled me over,’ Aw recounted, her voice steady but heavy. ‘He was watching some explicit video and tried to make me watch too. I ran back to Third Sis and Second Sis, shaken.’ She didn’t spill details on the location or the guy’s nationality - just called him ‘yangren,’ a Chinese term often meaning a Westerner or Caucasian - but the memory still stings.

‘I’ll never forget how Third Sis marched right up to him and said, "Don’t you ever pull that on my sister again,"’ Aw shared, her gratitude clear even after all these years.

Sisterly Strength: Cynthia Koh Steps Up

In true big-sister energy - think Malibu-style fierce - Koh didn’t hesitate to confront the creep. ‘I felt so protected, like, wow, I’ve got a real sister looking out for me,’ Aw said, reflecting on that moment. Koh’s bold move paid off; the guy later pulled the same stunt on another customer, and the cops showed up to haul him away.

Off-screen, someone chimed in during the taping, reminding Koh of her savage Singlish comeback as the guy was taken away: ‘Good. Orbi good.’ For the uninitiated, that’s local slang for ‘serves you right,’ and it had both actresses cracking up. It’s a small win, but in a city like LA, where we live for petty justice, it hits just right.

Koh, 51, wasn’t just there to back up Aw. The Hope Afloat star, who snagged Best Supporting Actress at the Star Awards in July 2024, shared her own run-in at the old Zouk nightclub in Singapore. ‘Some guy touched me inappropriately, so I grabbed his hand, twisted it, and demanded an apology - or I’d call security,’ she recalled. Spoiler: he said sorry, real quick.

Healing Through Sound: Koh’s New Journey

Fast forward to today, and Koh’s channeling that fierce energy into something beautiful. A certified sound therapy practitioner, she’s been focusing on healing sessions that help folks - from elderly dementia patients to cancer warriors - find peace in tough times.

‘What’s amazing about sound healing is getting to the root of different struggles,’ Koh explained. ‘For cancer patients, it’s not just the illness; it’s their mindset too.’ It’s a far cry from nightclub drama, but her mission to protect and uplift hasn’t changed a bit.

In a town like LA, where wellness is as trendy as a Venice Beach sunset, Koh’s pivot feels right at home. And for Aw, sharing this story on JA Unscripted is a reminder that even in Tinseltown’s glitz, real sisterhood - and speaking out - still shines brightest.