Actor Ryan Lian ate food used for praying when he was hungry while roaming the streets
Actor Ryan Lian ate food used for praying when he was hungry while roaming the streets
SINGAPORE – Local actor Ryan Lian is determined to overcome his depression after experiencing the ups and downs of life in recent months.
Disclosing on social media on June 10 that he has roamed the streets in the last four months, he wrote: 'I ate the steamed cakes used by people for praying when I was very hungry, and wore the clothes given by passers-by when I was caught in the rain.'
The 39-year-old wrote that it was around the time when his grandmother died. 'I said to my grandmother's body that I have to treat my illness and make a name for myself,' he wrote in Chinese. 'I will do good deeds in her name when I become successful one day.'
Lian was in the news when he was arrested in September 2024 under the mental health act. He was caught on video allegedly tampering with the digital door lock of an HDB flat.
The actor previously opened up to Shin Min Daily News in 2022 about his three-year struggle with depression. He told the Chinese-language newspaper in October 2024 that he spent five days at the Institute of Mental Health after he was arrested the previous month.
He was injured in a slashing attack outside Nex mall in Serangoon in November 2024, when he was reportedly slashed three times on the face.
Lian, who has starred in movies such as Take 2 (2017) and King Of Hawkers (2024), thanked the passers-by and friends who have helped him recently.
'I have gone through the tough days, so I will help the elderly and needy children when I have the ability in the future,' he wrote. 'Singapore is wealthy, but there are still poor families struggling to make ends meet.'
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