Hidden Love star Victor Ma planned to get fired from the show, recalls being ‘unanimously hated’: ‘Why me?’
Some actors spend years chasing the part that changes everything. Victor Ma spent the run-up to his trying to get out of it. Sitting down with Beyond All Blue, Ma speaks openly about the drama that redefined his career, and about how close he came to never making it. When the call about the 2023 hit, Hidden Love arrived, he was not in a celebrating mood. "I was in a very, very dark time in my…
Victor Ma, the actor behind the character Sang Yan in the hit 2023 series Hidden Love, admits he initially planned to get fired from the show. In an interview with Beyond All Blue, Ma reveals he was in a dark place before the role came his way. The drama surrounding his casting, which involved rumors of him being unanimously hated, added to his reluctance to take the role.
However, a year of online backlash and threats against his family pushed him to the brink of quitting. It was his director's frank admission that he was not the first choice that gave Ma the confidence to commit. Despite his initial doubts about the character's portrayal as "literally the perfect guy," Ma's performance ultimately won over critics and changed the conversation around the show.
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