When Thai teen films were at their peak in the 90s, Surivipa Poonpipat—Mam—was the confidante of many of the most popular leading ladies. After that, she became recognisable as the only hostess among the all-male comedians on the hilarious “Yootakarn Kayub Ngeurk.” Mam took the experience she accrued on variety and talk shows and developed it into her own witty and affable style of hosting. She now hosts a number of popular programmes: “Surivipa,” “Oops On Air” and “Talaad Sod Sanaam Pao,” among others.

My mother was very angry when I started in the movie business. I was always absent from school, so she asked me to quit. After I’d earned some money and some savings of my own, I went back to school again. I paid for my education to make up for my past behavior.

The most important thing is to love what you do. You see new faces in the entertainment business all the time, but most of them come and go. Maybe those who go just don’t love the work. If you love it, you’ll be able to live with it.

A week or a month of work cannot make anyone a good host. You have to live and learn with it for years, finding out what you lack and learning from the experience. If I hadn’t got to work with hosts like Doo Sunya, I wouldn’t be able to work as I do today. I would still be the same aggressive person.

When I’m at home, I don’t talk that much.

There are actually no books or courses that can really tell you how to be a good host. But in my 20 years of experience, I’ve learned that good work comes from good teamwork.

My shape is never an obstacle. Do I want to be slim and slender? Yes, I do. But audiences open their minds to me; however fat I am, they still accept me.

I agree with the new measure that models must not be too skinny. I’d love to see people looking healthier on the catwalk. Moderation is best. The model business should have changed its values ages ago.

We can all be beautiful in our manner and in the way we act.

One must learn about oneself and look inside one’s heart. That’s meditation. Meditation is another happiness.

I feel my life is complete.

Once I thought that having a child would fulfill my family life, and my husband also wanted a child. But my husband and I discovered that we could be happy together, just the two of us.

I want to leave this world without any worries. I used to be very afraid of death because I didn’t know what would happen to those left behind: who would take care of my husband? And what about my debts? But when I learnt about meditation and started to practice dharma, I was less afraid.

Love for me is friendship. If we feel that someone is our friend, we can live with that person for a long time. If you feel possessive, it can drive you crazy.

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