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22 Facts About Shane Pow

1.

Shane Pow was educated at Woodlands Ring Secondary School and Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

2.

In 2011, Shane Pow signed up for the Manhunt Singapore 2011 contest.

3.

Shane Pow was managed by Beam Artistes, which had organised Manhunt Singapore 2011.

4.

In 2012, Shane Pow signed a contract with MediaCorp as an artiste after he had completed his National Service obligations.

5.

Shane Pow was nominated for the Best Newcomer in the Star Awards 2013.

6.

Shane Pow slowly rose to fame and obtained more significant roles in dramas such as Love At Risk and The Recruit diaries.

7.

In 2014, Shane Pow ventured into hosting, where he hosted Cheap and Good and Style Check-in 4.

8.

In September 2016, Shane Pow, appeared on television in blackface after a casting director fails to find a person of African descent for a role in the drama series I Want to Be a Star.

9.

On 12 December 2017, Shane Pow signed on a management contract with Mediacorp, thus ending his working relationship with Beam Artistes.

10.

At the time of termination, Shane Pow had roles in two upcoming dramas, Soul Old Yet So Young and The Heartland Hero.

11.

Shane Pow would appear in the first 30 episodes, while Seah would be in the rest of the drama.

12.

On 31 May 2021, Shane Pow was seen in a livestream by Mdada, a livestream sales company selling beauty products which was headed by Addy Lee, Pornsak Prajakwit and Michelle Chia.

13.

In 2017, Shane Pow opened an eatery, Mojo, with a friend, at Telok Ayer.

14.

In 2020, Shane Pow sold his shares in Mojo and open a Korean style hawker stall, Gogiyo, with three friends in Toa Payoh.

15.

In 2023, Shane Pow said that only one of the four Original Gogiyo outlets remain as things were tougher than expected.

16.

Shane Pow has been romantically involved with radio presenter Kimberly Wang since 2016.

17.

However, in an interview in September 2021 after his release from jail, Shane Pow declined to answer the breakup rumours of him and Wang.

18.

Shane Pow was among a few celebrities who had breached the safe distancing measures adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore in an incident that took place on 2 October 2020 while celebrating actor Jeffrey Xu's birthday.

19.

Shane Pow was first convicted of drink driving on 30 July 2014 and was fined $2,300 and banned from driving for one year.

20.

On 17 September 2020, Shane Pow was arrested for drink driving with 49 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath, surpassing the legal limit of 35mcg.

21.

Shane Pow was charged on 22 April 2021 with one count of driving under the influence of alcohol.

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Shane Pow pleaded guilty on 14 July 2021 and was sentenced to five weeks in jail, fined $6,000 and banned from driving for five years from his date of release.