Chen Yixin (born 26 April 2000) is a Singaporean actress.

Early life and career

Chen Yixin was born on 26 April 2000, the daughter of actors

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. She has an older brother,

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, who is also an actor. Chen began appearing in commercials at age 6 and discovered her love for performing when she picked up dancing in secondary school. She attended

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, majoring in applied drama and psychology, and graduated in 2020. She played a cameo role in '' Echoing Love'' (2011), an anthology film co-directed by her father

. She has also appeared in the

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dramas '' Life Less Ordinary'' (2017) and ''

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'' (2017). Chen is also a regular face in fashion magazines and she has appeared in ad campaigns for brands which include hello, Goldheart and Orasyl. She has also been roped in to promote beauty brands such as

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Beauty and

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on social media. Chen has also ventured into singing, and frequently does song covers on her social media sites. She landed her first lead role in '' Teenage Textbook: The Series'' (2021), acting alongside Xuan Ong, Chris Mak, and Gavin Teo. She was also cast in '' Mr. Midnight: Beware the Monsters'' (2022), a 13-episode

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series, which was adapted from the Singaporean horror-mystery children's book series of the same name. In 2023, Chen appeared in the second season of drama series ''

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'', playing a feisty and rebellious performer opposite

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Personal life

Chen has been in a relationship with singer-actor Gavin Teo, her ''Rhythm of Youth'' and ''Teenage Textbook: The Series'' co-star, since 2019. In February 2024, Chen announced her breakup with Teo. In an interview in September 2023, Chen revealed that she struggles with

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(ADHD) since childhood, but only came to know her condition in 2021 when she was studying psychology.

Filmography

Television series

Film

Discography

Singles

References

External links

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