Sabina Jeyasingham (born 17 November 1993), known professionally as Sabby Jey, is a New Zealand, Sri Lankan Tamil actress, model, television personality, and advocate. She is best known for her work in

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and in 2018 debuted ''Karthikeyanum Kaanamal Pona Kadhileyumin''. Jey has been an active petite model since 2014. In 2021, Jey was a contestant on The Bachelor New Zealand Season 3 produced by Warner Brothers. In 2022, she was one of the lead cast in the Ex Best Thing on TV2. Jey came out in the media in 2022 as a sexual assault victim and rallied for consent awareness.

Early life

She was born in

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, New Zealand after her parents emigrated from

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

as refugee. She has a Bachelor of Business majoring in International Business and Finance from Auckland University of Technology (AUT). She is fluent in Tamil and English.

Career

In 2022, Jey was one of the lead cast in the Ex Best Thing on TV2. The premise being that two ex-lovers help each other move on by learning from their previous mistakes and setting each other up with potential suitable love matches. Jey traveled to

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after studying and was managed by Nikkil Murugan who had previously worked with

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and

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. Her first Kollywood feature film debut in 2018; "Kaadhal Nagaram" which was later renamed Karthikeyanum Kaanamal Pona Kadhaliyum alongside actor Pandi and

Jangiri Madhumitha Madhumitha is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil language films and reality show in vijay TV. She often portrays comedy roles and made her film debut through Rajesh's ''Oru Kal Oru Kannadi'' (2012). She also participated in TV shows like Lol ...

. She was a lead in an unreleased Tamil film named "Street Fighter", which was directed by new director Moses. She later signed with Gail Cowan Management. She founded Sabby Jey Social Limited in May 2018 where she offers digital marketing services. In early 2019 she collaborated with Maybelline New York’s as a face for the Fit Me Foundation extended range. Jey also modelled in Beijing Fashion Week and on the great wall of China.

Media

Jey is a social media influencer and

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with over 30 thousand followers. Jey is known for advocating against

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in the industry and was part of the ‘Dark Is Beautiful’

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. She was also a

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and key opinion leader for Huawei in 2018. Jey admitted to cosmetic surgery including a rhinoplasty and genioplasty. In 2022, Jey gained public attention following a public Tribunal case against her landlord. She claimed that the rental property she was paying for was not up to filming standards, despite being a residential property. Jey and Gao ultimately lost the case, with the Tribunal ruling in favour of their landlord. In August 2022, Jey revealed in an interview that she was diagnosed with PTSD from a sexual assault.

Filmography

References

External links

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