Benedict Goh
Benedict Goh | |
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Born | 1969 or 1970 (age 53–54)[1] |
Education | St. Gabriel's Secondary School |
Alma mater | National University of Singapore |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1990s−present |
Spouses | a flight attendant
(m. 2004; div. 2009)Bib Sirisambhand (m. 2022) |
Chinese name | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Wú Wěijié |
Benedict Goh Wei Cheh (born in 1969 or 1970) is a Singaporean businessman and a former actor and host. Goh placed fourth at the 2nd edition of
Early life
Goh attended St. Gabriel's Secondary School and earned a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the National University of Singapore in 1994.[4][5]
Corporate career
Goh left
In November 2020, Goh founded the green energy solutions company Electrik Holdings.[6][7] He has been the chief investment officer at UTICA Solar, a solar products company, since 2019.[5]
Personal life
Relationships
Goh, then 27 years old and also a part-time insurance agent, dated actress and host Michelle Chia, then 22-year-old, for seven months in 1997. Chia told the media that they met when rehearsing for the President's Star Charity Show in March 1997.[8] In a letter which he wrote to the media regarding the split, Goh claimed that his and Chia's busy schedules "had affected their feelings for each other".[9]
Since November 2022, he has been married to Bib Sirisambhand, a Thai national who works in the hotel industry. He was previously married to an air stewardess from 2004 to 2009.[10][11]
Legal issues
On 18 February 2004 at about 6 am, Goh who then owned a spa, was found driving under the influence of alcohol and exceeding the legal limit of alcohol by 1.5 times, along Lorong 1 Toa Payoh.[12] Three years later in the early morning on 10 February 2007, Goh was driving along the Ayer Rajah Expressway, in the direction of Tuas, when his Chevrolet collided with a stationery car that had been involved in another accident. He later failed a breathalyser test.[13]
In May 2007, Goh was charged in court for drink-driving twice, driving without due care, and for lying to the Traffic Police that a woman named Tan Min Yee was driving his car during the incident that occurred on 18 February 2004.[14][15]
In October 2007, Goh was sentenced to three weeks' jail after pleading guilty to drink driving. He was also banned from driving all classes of vehicles for 4 years and was fined $800 after pleading guilty to another charge of colliding with a stationary vehicle.[16] He filed an appeal immediately. Then District Judge Terence Chua responded that Goh's drink-driving offence, coupled with his previous drink-related conviction, was a "serious combination of offences".[17][18]
On 30 November 2007, Goh began serving a three-week sentence for drink driving after surrendering himself in court. He had appealed against the sentence but dropped the move after a similar case was thrown out.[19] He was released from Queenstown Remand Prison on 14 December 2007.[20]
References
- ^ "Ex Mediacorp Host Benedict Goh, 51, Engaged To Thai Girlfriend". TODAY. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ Yong, Siew Fern (11 June 1997). "Irin: I was uncomfortable at first Ben: All that touching...was awkward". The New Paper. Singapore. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Benedict goes back to Front". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 May 2000.
- ^ "St Gabriel's Old Boys Association Singapore". Facebook. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Benedict Goh". LinkedIn. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Ex Mediacorp Host Benedict Goh, 51, Hasn't Aged A Day Since His The Pyramid Game Days". TODAY. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "前艺人吴伟杰求婚成功!泰籍未婚妻正脸曝光". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Goh, going, gone..to Michelle". No. Page 10. The Straits Times. The Straits Times. 10 May 1997. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ Chin, Soo Fang (29 November 1997). "Split due to rising ambitions?". No. Page 19. The Straits Times. The Straits Times. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "前艺人吴伟杰再婚娶泰国女友 郭妃丽见证婚礼 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Secret's out: Former Pyramid Game host Benedict Goh engaged to Thai girlfriend". AsiaOne. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ Chong, Elena (10 May 2007). "Ex-TV host charged with drink-driving and lying to police". No. Page 1. The Straits Times. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ Leong, Wee Keat (10 May 2007). "Benedict Goh charged for drink-driving twice". No. Page 2. Today. Today. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Ex-TV host charged with drink-driving, lying to police". The Star. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ 林 Lin, 晓玲 Xiao Ling (10 May 2007). "前艺人吴伟杰被控酒后开车作假口供". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 3. 联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao). 联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao). Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ Wong, Kwai Chow (27 October 2007). "Drink driving: Ex-TV host gets 3 weeks' jail". No. Page 53. The Straits Times. The Straits Times. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ Leong, Wee Keat (27 October 2007). "Benedict Goh to appeal against 3-week jail term". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 10. Today. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Benedict Goh jailed for drink driving". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 6. The New Paper. 27 October 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ Chong, Elena (6 December 2007). "Drink driving: Ex-TV host starts 3-week jail term". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 43. The Straits Times. The Straits Times. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Former TV host freed...and flees". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 6. The New Paper. The New Paper. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
External links
- Benedict Goh at IMDb
- Benedict Goh on Instagram