Barbara Yung Mei-Ling's "Fear of Heights"
When people hear about "fear of heights," they often think it refers to someone who is afraid to look down from high places or stand at great heights—a minor issue related to vertigo. Barbara Yung frequently mentioned that she had a fear of heights, and people assumed it was the same condition. However, her "fear of heights" was quite different. Those who heard her should be careful not to mistake the meaning. The "height" she feared referred to her acting partners, most of whom were tall. Being petite and short-statured herself, Barbara repeatedly found herself acting alongside much taller male leads.
As a result, Barbara's legs and neck often bore the brunt of these height differences. If she had to film a series spanning dozens of episodes, one might joke that she could turn into a giraffe by the end!
To be honest, it seemed like TVB intentionally gave Barbara a hard time. Her first role in The Legend of the Condor Heroes paired her with Felix Wong Yat-Wah, who was significantly taller than she was. During filming, she had to tiptoe and crane her neck constantly. She said it was "such a struggle!"
Next, Barbara was paired with Adam Cheng Siu-Chow in The man in the middle/Sandwich man. Adam was another tall leading man. Later, she partnered with Michael Miu Kiu-Wai in The Foundation and The Fearless Duo! Once again, she had to tiptoe and look up to her co-stars.
Because of this, whenever the topic of "height" came up, Barbara would turn pale and show visible dread. She would joke about her "fear of heights" but truly dreaded her on-screen struggles with taller co-stars.
Source: Lianhe Zaobao, 13 February 1985, Page 38
翁美玲的畏高症
畏高症,人都以为是一个人不敢从高处往下 望,或是不敢站在太高的地方的一些怕高的小毛 病·翁美玲她就口口声声说自己畏高,人们也以 为它患了上述同样的怕高病态,殊不知翁美玲之 畏高是另有原因,听者切莫认错目标,她所畏的 高,乃指演戏拍档多是高佬,自己人小身躯又短 ,偏偏一次又一次都同高个子的小生拍档演戏。 这一来翁美玲的脚和颈,要特别多加受罪,如果 拍几十集的戏,它不变成一只长颈鹿才怪!
说真的,无线似乎有意使翁美玲吃苦头,她 首次演《射雕侠侣》,同黄日华拍档,黄日华比 翁美玲高得好多。演起戏来,她既要跷起脚又要 昂起头,她说:真惨!跟着翁美玲就与郑少秋拍 档做《夹心人》,郑少秋又是高人一名。做《吕 布衣》《蝙蝠传奇》的拍档是苗侨伟,翁美玲唯有 再次跷脚昂头,所以她一提到高字,就面青唇白 ·谈高色变!《辰》
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