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South China Morning Post
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
China TV host faces backlash for serving men drumsticks, women chicken wings, revealing bias
A renowned Chinese TV host ignited a heated online controversy after openly expressing her preference for boys over girls and presenting drumsticks to two young men instead of a young woman during a show. Advertisement Zhu Dan bizarrely justified it by stating that 'boys need more nutrition to grow.' Zhu, 44, hailing from Zhejiang province in eastern China, is celebrated for her work on popular TV programmes like Do You Remember and The X Factor. She is a mother to a daughter and a son with her husband, actor Zhou Yiwei, whom she married in 2017. In 2019, she faced widespread backlash following a significant verbal blunder at a fashion event, where she confused the names of several celebrities – an error deemed unacceptable for a prominent and professional host. Zhu Dan is renowned for her contributions to numerous popular TV programmes, and she is a mother to a daughter and a son with her husband, who is an actor. Photo: Weibo The recent controversy erupted during the variety show Wonderland, when Zhu, while preparing chicken soup, remarked that the chicken drumsticks should be given to the two male guests, Zhou Yiran and Dong Sicheng, aged 25 and 28, respectively.
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
TV host Zhu Dan apologises for her "bias" towards young male co-stars
23 Jun - TV personality Zhu Dan found herself having to apologise to netizens after sparking a heated online debate over her perceived bias toward males. The whole issue sparked earlier this month, after Zhu Dan, who is on the reality show, "Wonderland", gave two chicken drumsticks from a bowl of chicken soup to actors Winwin and Zhou Yiran while making a comment that "the boys are still growing" in one episode. On the other hand, she handed over the smaller chicken wings to younger actress Ouyang Didi and Chinese star Ning Jing. When Ning Jing questioned the logic behind Zhu Dan's distribution of the pieces of chicken and asked if she loved the boys more, Zhu Dan directly responded, "A little." She also made a comment when Zhou Yiran mentioned that he would prefer to have a daughter instead of a son, saying, "Opposites attract; parents are instinctively biased toward children of the opposite sex... Fathers love daughters more, and mothers love sons more." In response to her statement, netizens took to social media to criticise the way of thinking, saying that such an idea should not be the norm. They also dug up a past interview where Zhu Dan said that she arranged for her six-year-old daughter to be in the same class with her three-year-old son so that the sister could take care of her brother. Many questioned Zhu Dan's parenting style of putting the responsibility of caring for another on her daughter when she is also just a kid. In response to the criticisms coming her way, Zhu Dan recently posted a message on social media, writing, "Over the past few days, I've heard a lot of voices. I'm very sorry that my way of expressing myself has caused significant controversy and made people feel uncomfortable." At the same time, she refuted reports about her kids, saying, "We have never let our daughter repeat a grade. The children received mixed-age education during kindergarten (3-7 years old small, medium and large classes together)." (Photo Source: SINA)
