Medalina "Maddy" Barber (

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Tan; born 3 November 1973) is a Singaporean

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presenter and former

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. She is currently the co-presenter of the breakfast show on

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together with Jason Johnson and Divian Nair, and was previously a presenter on Perfect Ten 98.7FM and

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Biography

Born on 3 November 1973, she was named "Medalina" after a

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belonging to the company her father worked for. Over the years, she has been known as "Medaline", "Madeline" and "Meddie", before settling on "Maddy". She attended school at CHIJ (Toa Payoh),

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and

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in Singapore, and also studied for a period at

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, Australia. Her first stint in radio was with Perfect Ten 98.7FM from 1995 to 1997, where she presented various shows including co-hosting the morning show for a period with

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. She then moved into acting, appearing in the role of Ah Mei in the 1998 Singapore movie '' Forever Fever'', directed by

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. Following this, she became a cast member in the Channel 5 drama series ''Spin'' from 1999 to 2000, playing the role of Sarah. After her stint on TV, she moved overseas. She worked as a radio consultant in

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, before moving to

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, where she served as Programme Director for

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. After a period working as a property agent, she returned to Singapore radio in 2009, helming the evening

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show, 'The Backseat', on

on weekdays from 4.00 - 7.30 pm. Since

began broadcasting in August 2012, she has been the co-host of the station's breakfast show, 'Maddy, Jason and Arnold in the Mornings', from 6.00 - 10.00 am on weekdays together with Jason Johnson and

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.Maddy Barber, Kiss 92 FM
SPH Radio, retrieved 15 October 2017. She has also served as the station's Assistant Programme Director. In addition to working in radio, she also has her own jewellery business, Madly Gems.

Personal life

She met her husband,

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Wez Barber, while living in Thailand. She has a daughter from a previous relationship and a second daughter with Wez.

References

External links

maddybarber.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barber, Maddy 1973 births Living people Singaporean actresses Singaporean radio presenters Singaporean women radio presenters Victoria Junior College alumni Ngee Ann Polytechnic alumni