Chicken rice hawker claims ex-actor Huang Yiliang called her a 'prostitute' & demands apology, ex-actor denies claim: Shin Min Daily News
When asked if he had called the lady names, he repeated, "No, no."
Photo via Shin Min Daily News, Reddit
The hawker filmed
arguing with former actor Huang Yiliang has demanded a public apology after he allegedly hurled insults at her.
According to the hawker, Huang allegedly called her a "chicken" in Mandarin, which is a slang for "prostitute".
The hawker operates a chicken rice stall at Circuit Road Hawker Centre next to the ex-actor's stall, which was set up about two months ago.
"I am a woman with a family, yet he called me a prostitute," she told reporters from
Shin Min Daily News.
Chicken rice hawker demands apology
The former actor
set up a hawker stall selling seafood dishes in February 2026.
On May 6, a video emerged on Reddit in which Huang was heard trading barbs with the neighbouring chicken rice stallholder.
According to
Shin Min, the altercation took place on a Sunday afternoon about two to three weeks ago.
When
Shin Min visited the hawker centre on May 7 morning, Huang's stall had not opened for business.
The chicken rice stallholder, who did not wish to be named, shared that a customer was placing an order at her stall at the time of the incident.
Out of the blue, Huang rushed into her stall and berated her, she claimed.
"We were all shocked. I was so shocked that my chest started to hurt. I quickly called my son over. That's when Huang went back into his stall and did not dare come out," she said.
She also mentioned that she would typically have a group of male friends who would sit in front of her stall to chat.
However, Huang insulted her, saying that the group of males were her suitors and called her a "prostitute".
She said his comments upset her and demanded that Huang publicly apologise.
Huang denied calling names
When reporters spoke to Huang, who was dining alone at the hawker centre, he explained that he had not opened for business these past days as crab supply was low.
When he was shown the footage of the altercation, Huang was reluctant to elaborate on the incident.
He said he has decent relations with people and gets along well with fellow hawkers.
He also explained that both he and the chicken rice hawker were straightforward people and had no issues with one another.
When asked if he had called her names, he repeated, "No, no."
"The video online is so short, it did not capture the before and after. If members of the public want to speculate, let them be. We don't know if this incident will have any lasting effects," he said.
Other stallholders told
Shin Min that they weren't clear as to what happened between Huang and his neighbouring hawker.
However, they pointed out that Huang was usually friendly and would greet them with a smile whenever he passed by.
Neighbouring hawker has installed CCTV
The chicken rice hawker shared that following the Sunday afternoon altercation, she had a friend install a closed-circuit television camera at her stall to capture video evidence in case another altercation happens.
She has also avoided interacting with Huang, saying, "Even if the weather is hot, I'll stay inside my stall."
Shin Min reported that when Huang passed by his stall that morning, the chicken rice stall owner asked him to apologise.
Huang ignored her and left with his friends.
The chicken rice stall owner then yelled at Huang.