Life! conducted a straw poll of 25 Singaporeans to find out their reactions to Zhang Ziyi's topless photographs. The majority disapproved of the Chinese actress exposing herself.

'Ladies must have a limit. She is a girl. Acting this way will only spoil her own name'

Sarah P., 39, beauty consultant

'Chinese people nowadays act like foreigners. If she dares to do it, then she shouldn't be upset'

Lim Kiat Leong, 56, newspaper vendor

'Yes, it's scandalous because she's Asian. If she were American, I wouldn't think twice about it'

Priyanka Rajendram, 21, undergraduate

'She was looking for trouble by taking off her top. Whatever she wanted to do, she should have done it in a hotel room'

Tan Tong Meng, 64, taxi driver

'I'm reminded of how the paparazzi chased Princess Diana, and this incident shows how relentless they are'

Ken Tan, 35, teacher

'It's the job of the paparazzi to take pictures, but it's not nice to expose yourself'

Leong Siew Choh, 66, retiree