{"id":194335,"date":"2025-12-20T05:30:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T05:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/194335\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T05:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T05:30:10","slug":"us-singer-marries-sultan-singaporean-chinese-least-attractive-8-viral-stories-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/194335\/","title":{"rendered":"US singer marries sultan, Singaporean Chinese \u2018least attractive\u2019: 8 viral stories in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Catch up on some of SCMP\u2019s trendiest stories this year. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.scmp.com\/?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article&amp;campaign=rosetta_free_article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\">subscribing<\/a>.1. <a target=\"\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/health-wellness\/article\/3329335\/how-79-year-old-influencer-lost-30kg-and-now-has-bone-density-20-year-old?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">79-year-old influencer lost 30kg and has bone density of a 20-year-old. How?<\/a><\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Joan MacDonald is an unlikely influencer. At nearly 80 years of age, she has garnered 2 million followers on Instagram since she began posting on the platform almost a decade ago. During that time, she has transformed her life and her health. Now she helps others to embrace ageing with strength and grace.<\/p>\n<p>2. <a target=\"\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/week-asia\/people\/article\/3331736\/us-singer-says-she-unknowingly-married-malaysian-sultan-i-deserve-proper-divorce?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">US singer unknowingly marries Malaysian sultan: \u2018I deserve a proper divorce\u2019<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Brittany Porter poses with Sultan Muhammad V. Photo: Instagram\/its.brook.lynn\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/d3ab9ff5-818c-4959-b9e0-5c00ffbad57f_9f77c77e.jpg\" title=\"Brittany Porter poses with Sultan Muhammad V. Photo: Instagram\/its.brook.lynn\"\/>Brittany Porter poses with Sultan Muhammad V. Photo: Instagram\/its.brook.lynn<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">When American recording artist Brittany Porter met Sultan Muhammad V, ruler of the Malaysian state of Kelantan, she thought their fairy tale romance led to an engagement. A year later, she discovered that the Islamic nikah ceremony was in fact a religious marriage, a revelation that came only after the country\u2019s former monarch had cut off contact.<\/p>\n<p>3. <a target=\"\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/entertainment\/article\/3313030\/how-hong-kong-star-deanie-ip-went-best-actress-banned-mainland-china?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">From best actress to banned in mainland China, Hong Kong star Deanie Ip<\/a><\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">For an acclaimed movie star whose accolades include best actress at the Venice Film Festival, Deanie Ip Tak-han has surprisingly little regard for fame and fortune. Known for standing up for her views even if it affects her career, the actress and singer is one of the most outspoken entertainers in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Catch up on some of SCMP\u2019s trendiest stories this year. 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