Broadway Beng's Sebastian Tan lost 15kg since last show

Home-grown actor Sebastian Tan now weighs 71kg and was motivated to slim down since his 2016 performance, when he suffered from gout during the show. PHOTO: DREAM ACADEMY
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SINGAPORE - At the seventh and latest Broadway Beng show, opening on Wednesday (July 17), expect to see the straight-talking, musical-loving character at his fittest.

After all, home-grown actor Sebastian Tan, who created the character with theatre practitioner and Dream Academy founder Selena Tan in 2006, now boasts a leaner physique and sharper features, after losing 15kg since 2016, when he last played the character.

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