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Actor Glenn Yong attends NDP 2025 after being discharged from hospital
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Glenn Yong was in hospital before attending the National Day Parade on Aug 9.
SINGAPORE – Home-grown actor Glenn Yong headed to
the National Day Parade (NDP) at the Padang after he was discharged from hospital.
The 28-year-old shared on Instagram Stories on Aug 9 a photo of himself on a drip.
'So I exercised a little too hard and intense. My body got really dehydrated and my creatine kinase (CK) levels rose to around 14,000 (it's supposed to be below 250),' he wrote.
'I've been discharged and the levels are improving so just got to monitor. And not push myself so hard for the time being.'
Yong is best known for playing Sergeant Chow in local director Jack Neo's Ah Girls Go Army (2022) movie, and placed 35th on film critic website TC Candler's The 100 Most Handsome Faces list released in December 2024.
The actor told Chinese-language evening daily Shin Min Daily News on Aug 10 that he had pushed past his limit during high-intensity interval training and calorie-burning exercises, leading to dehydration.
He revealed that he fainted and was hospitalised while filming a movie in 2024, after which he was diagnosed with bicuspid aortic valve – a heart defect present at birth where the aortic valve has only two leaflets instead of three.
While it does not affect his daily life, his risk of heart failure is higher. 'I do worry sometimes,' he admitted.
He said his recent condition was not serious, but his doctor advised him to drink lots of water after exercise to prevent it from recurring.
Yong added that he would be more cautious with exercise in the future and avoid pushing himself to the limit.
A few times during the NDP television coverage, he was captured on camera sitting in the audience. He was wearing a white shirt and appeared to be in good health. This was his fourth time attending the parade.
'The first time was at the old stadium with my mother and elder brother, the second was when I was in Primary Five and the third was in 2022,' he told Shin Min.
Yong said a friend gave him tickets, so he took his mother and godmother with him this time. He added that singing the National Anthem and reciting the National Pledge brought tears to his eyes.
Yong, who hopes to perform in the parade one day, said: 'I realised how much I love Singapore. I've been working abroad for the past few years, and I've seen and experienced a lot, but I still think Singapore is the best because it's my home.'
