Actress Vernetta Lopez gets excited over weekend mahjong sessions with mum and sis

She finds it a great way to catch up and just chill, with gentle competition. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Who: Vernetta Lopez, 52, is a Singaporean actress and former radio DJ.

The entertainment veteran stars in new local English-language comedy-drama Aunty Lee’s Deadly Delights, which premiered in January on Channel 5 and mewatch.

Based on Singapore writer Ovidia Yu’s Aunty Lee’s book series (2013 to 2017), Lopez plays the titular Peranakan restaurant owner who is also an amateur sleuth dealing with crimes in her neighbourhood.

Lopez started her acting career in the mid-1990s and is best known for playing the Tan family’s only daughter Denise in the beloved Channel 5 television comedy series Under One Roof (1995 to 2003). She married British information technology professional Wayne Gladwin, 55, in 2009.

“A perfect weekend means waking up and knowing I don’t have a thing to do. No obligations, no plans, no expectations – it’s like a mental deep breath.

A weekend pleasure is playing mahjong with my mum Doreen and elder sister Loretta. It’s usually a three-player game, but we’ve begun incorporating other family members. It’s a great way to catch up and just chill, with gentle competition. It’s become almost a ritual to do this at least every other weekend. I get excited when I see mahjong sets, dice or plushies on sale.