"I'm not a porn star, but a serious actress"
As Peter wrote in his candid posting 'The balance of my relationship with a Thai woman': when you, as a Dutchman, have a relationship with a Thai woman, you quickly become tipsy, especially when there is a large age difference between the two. as in his case.
The actress Bongkot 'Tak' Khongmalai (27) is also tipsy wild, because she married the 30 years older billionaire and Dtac founder Boonchai Bencharongkul. She is wonderful material for the tabloids, not only because of her marriage but also because she often plays rather spicy roles. That makes her one of the most controversial stars in Thailand.
So the tabloids fantasize that their relationship has come to an end. Hasn't Boonchai been married twice before and has she had failed relationships?
But of course the most vicious suggestion is that she married Boonchai for his money. That accusation must sound familiar to us farang. But dear readers, dear readers: I am not talking about a Farang-Thai relationship, but still about a Thai-Thai relationship.
Thai tabloid reporters are just as bad as their Dutch colleagues
During a press conference she was brutally asked whether she had married Boonchai for his money, because Thai tabloid reporters are just as bad as their Dutch colleagues from Privé.
Tak: “I don't have to answer that question, but I do because I want you to know what a wonderful man he is. I love him because he is nice, decent, sincere and he loves me. He is very charming, romantic and smart. People say he is rich and he is, but he has worked hard for his fortune. That is something to be proud of and not something for the media to criticize me about.'
Tak made her screen debut at the age of 15 in the movie Bang Rajang. She then played older women in numerous films: she played a brooding woman, a woman yearning for love, a damned insane woman and a submissive stepmother. She also performed nude scenes, "but that doesn't mean I'm a sex addict. I'm a serious actress, not a porn star.' Next month she will appear in a film adaptation of the classic erotic Thai novel John Dara.
She has now also made her debut as a director. Last year with Pai in Love and goes in May Angel premiered, in which she plays the role of a bargirl. What does her lover say when she starts working as a (film) bargirl? Tak smiles, "Have a good day at work, darling."
(Source: Brunch, Bangkok Post, January 20, 2013)