My Perfect Weekend with actress-presenter Munah Bagharib
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Munah Bagharib is co-hosting the countdown show Let’s Celebrate 2025, as well as upcoming Mediacorp game show I Can See Your Voice Singapore.
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Who: Singaporean actress, presenter and online personality Munah Bagharib, 36. She is co-hosting the Mediacorp Let’s Celebrate 2025 New Year countdown show at OCBC Square, Singapore Sports Hub, on Dec 31 with Mediacorp 987 DJ Joakim Gomez. The show features performances by home-grown musicians Taufik Batisah, Tasha Low, Shigga Shay, Iman Fandi and Regina Song.
There will be fringe activities such as face painting, balloon giveaways, LED-lit playgrounds and roving entertainment by performers such as percussion group Bloco Singapura and bubble artist CJ Bubble Girl. The show will be streamed and broadcast live on mewatch, Mediacorp Entertainment on YouTube, Mediacorp on TikTok, and Channel 5.
Munah and Gomez will also co-host Mediacorp game show I Can See Your Voice Singapore, which will premiere on Jan 13 and air every Monday on Channel 5 at 7.30pm, and online on mewatch.
Munah came to fame through comedic videos on YouTube with fellow actor and online personality Hirzi Zulkiflie in 2008. She has branched out into acting and starred in theatre productions such as Lost Cinema 20/20 (2020), in which she garnered a Best Actress nomination at The Straits Times Life Theatre Awards. She also hosts television shows such as Channel 5 current affairs programme Talking Point.
“I have three types of weekends. A really slow, lazy one, a fun one, and one in which I take a quick trip somewhere.
The slow and lazy weekend is one in which I don’t have to do anything or be anywhere in a rush. I just take my time to recalibrate my mind and clean the house. I love cleaning the house.
On the more fun weekends, I hang out with my friends, either to have some grub or sit around in their homes. I’m not that exciting of a person when it comes to rest time.
We usually hang out at one of our homes, and the tradition is to order Thai food and end it with potato chips.
I also enjoy finding the time to take my mum to watch shows – such as plays, musicals and live street performances – because we used to do that a lot together when I was much younger.
In August, I took her to see New Bahru Presents: Don’t Call Him Mr Mari Kita at Wild Rice @ Funan, directed by Wild Rice founding artistic director Ivan Heng. Watching it was really special. It had been a while since my mother had watched a theatre production.
(From left) Actress-host Munah Bagharib and her mother Azeezah Aidid with Ivan Heng, director of the musical Don’t Call Him Mr Mari Kita.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF MUNAH BAGHARIB
It was Heng who told me she would truly enjoy this one. He knows that my mother loves music and used to be a piano teacher. And he was right.
She was immersed in the music and performance. It was magical to see her enjoying it, dancing and singing along.
The other type of weekend, in which I take a quick trip, could be to anywhere time permits. A change in pace and environment is always nice, and I’m very grateful for these opportunities to switch things up. Usually, it’s somewhere I can slow down as well.
One of the more memorable ones was a trip to the Gold Coast, Australia, where I got to learn the basics of flying a plane. It was a little aircraft, but it was still super cool.
I always feel that our lives are very fast-paced. So, rest, to me, is one in which I can spend my time with the people I love, as well as do and think about absolutely nothing. That’s my perfect weekend.”
View it/Mediacorp Let’s Celebrate 2025
Where: OCBC Square, Singapore Sports Hub, 4 Stadium Walk
When: Dec 31, fringe activities start from 5pm, countdown show starts at 10pm
Admission: Free
