LayarHijau — Chinese actress Nikita Mao has revealed that she once felt insecure about her face and nearly had plastic surgery. She backed out because the procedure would have cost 200,000 yuan (about $28,000), which she could not afford.
Nikita Mao, 40, has appeared in several dramas this year. She plays Tian Xiwei’s mother in Where the Mask Ends (嫁金钗) and Zhang Linghe’s mother in Pursuit of Jade (逐玉). She then went straight into the new urban drama Kiss in the Wind (等风热吻你), starring Yang Yang and Chen Duling.
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Nikita Mao said that when she was young, she often thought about how to become famous, and that led her to doubt her own looks. She took her mother with her to consult a cosmetic clinic. The doctor took one look at her and said, “You should have come much sooner!”
She then noticed that the doctor’s phone wallpaper was a photo of Korean actress Han Ga-in, and she immediately sensed trouble. According to Nikita Mao, her square-shaped face did not fit the doctor’s idea of beauty, and the doctor recommended shaving down her facial bones.
Her mother, however, told her to come home instead. “Mao Mao, let’s go home. You just need to lose a little weight, and you’ll look like that,” her mother said. Nikita Mao added that the 200,000 yuan fee was simply beyond her means, so she ultimately did not go through with it.
Internet users responded with humor. One wrote, “Lucky she had no money. A face this beautiful doesn’t need surgery.” Another said her mother was adorable for simply suggesting a diet.
In Where the Mask Ends, Nikita Mao plays Zhou Fu, the biological mother of Wei Rao, who is played by Tian Xiwei. After Zhou Fu gives birth to Wei Rao, her jealous sister-in-law, Guo Yufeng, secretly sends the baby out of the family residence. Wei Rao’s place is taken by Jun Dai, the daughter of Zhou Fu’s husband’s younger sister. Wei Rao goes from noble daughter to commoner. When her biological daughter appears, Zhou Fu fails to recognize her because Wei Rao and Jun Dai look identical. The mother-daughter tension is a main highlight of the drama.
In Pursuit of Jade, she makes a guest appearance as the biological mother of Xie Zheng, the character played by Zhang Linghe. At first, Nikita Mao did not want to take the role. The producer then told her the character had to be an unrivaled beauty, so she accepted without hesitation. The story made internet users laugh, and many praised Nikita Mao for looking youthful at 40.
Nikita Mao first gained recognition in the 2013 drama Prince of Lan Ling (兰陵王). She played Zheng Er, an antagonist obsessed with love. The character turns from kindhearted to jealous, even poisons the emperor, and ultimately dies from a poisoned arrow. Her performance was seen as showcasing strong acting skills.
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