Former Anchor Sam Tseng Loses 3kg While Wife is Abroad, Jokes About His Cooking Skills

Former news anchor Sam Tseng is currently performing in the stage play "Urban Renewal Men and Women," where he portrays a retired civil servant. The role requires him to adopt specific mannerisms, including wearing high-waisted pants and speaking in four-character idioms, a departure from his usual polished news delivery.

Tseng's wife is currently in New Zealand accompanying their children, leaving him to manage household chores and meals alone in Taiwan for three weeks. He humorously noted that cooking for himself has led to a weight loss of 3 kilograms, a stark contrast to his wife's usual culinary efforts. This separation has led to a playful comparison with the mythological figures of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl, separated by the Milky Way.

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I didn't realize my wife had been feeding me so much delicious food, treating me like a 'pig'.

The play is scheduled to perform in Kaohsiung and Taichung. Tseng's performance aims to capture the essence of an aging civil servant, with director William Wang providing specific guidance on his appearance and speech to enhance the comedic effect. The transformation includes whitening his hair, styling it upwards, and emphasizing the high-waisted trousers that were characteristic of the era.

Tseng admitted that his home conversations with his wife often resemble a news broadcast, a habit he is working to shed for his stage role. Director Wang has been meticulously refining Tseng's delivery to sound more natural and less like a news report, aiming for a more domestic tone. This collaborative effort seeks to bring out the character's comedic and dramatic nuances.

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It's like two news anchors interviewing each other at home, just without the cameras.