Nurul Aini

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Nurul Aini
Nurul Aini Profile.jpg
Born23 July 1982
Years active2002 - present
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Spouse(s)Sofian Roslan (m. 2008)
ChildrenShan Ehan (b. 2010)

Shaista Eman (b. 2012)

Shania Eva (b. 2019)

Nurul Aini Abdul Rahim (born 23 July 1982) has been a TV presenter and actress for MediaCorp Suria since 2002.[1][2] She is best known for her role as Durrani on the Channel 5 drama Lion Mums.[3] Outside of show business, Nurul Aini is a wife to Sofian Roslan and a mother of three children. The Singaporean actress is of Malay, Peranakan, Pakistani and Dutch lineage.[1]

Background

Early Life & Family

Nurul's parents divorced when she was seven years old.[1] Nurul's mother single handedly raised her and her four siblings while working in a factory to financially support the family.[1][4] In a 2015 interview with The Straits Times, Nurul shared that she was still in contact with her biological father who had since remarried and moved to Johor.[1] Nurul Aini was a student in East View Secondary School.[5]

A picture from Nurul Aini's childhood. Photo from The Straits Times.

Marriage to Sofian Roslan (2008)

Nurul Aini started dating Sofian Roslan when she was 17 years old.[6] The couple got married in 2008 after eight years of dating.[7][8]

Children

As of September 2022, Nurul Aini and Sofian Roslan have three children together - Shan Ehan (born 2010), Shaista Eman (born 2012) and Shania Eva (born 2019).[9]

Nurul Aini pictured with her husband and 3 children. Photo from Instagram.

Career

Early career

Before entering show business, Nurul worked as frontline staff at Mandarin Orchard Singapore. For a while, Nurul juggled two careers in acting and hospitality. In 2005, she resigned from her executive position at the hotel to focus on her acting and hosting.[1]

Nurul Aini (far right) pictured in 2002 after winning Suria's Juara talent competition. Photo from The Straits Times.

Mediacorp (2002 - Present)

In 2002, Nurul Aini landed third place in Juara, a talent competition organised by MediaCorp's Suria.[10] This accomplishment kickstarted Nurul's popularity in the Malay television scene. Had it not been for her friend-turned-sister-in-law, Diah Mastura Roslan, Nurul would not have even signed up for the competition.[1]

Acting

Nurul Aini is one of the leading roles in Lion Mums Seasons 1 to 3. Photo from IMdb.

Being trilingual, Nurul has acted in Malay, English and Mandarin dramas on MediaCorp's Suria, Channel 5 and Channel 8 respectively.[1] Nurul has also been involved in overseas productions such as Kasih Berbisik (Love Whispers)[11], a joint production between Singapore and Malaysian studio houses, and Setulus Janji in 2015.[1] Nurul is known to be playful on set. During an attempt to prank a cameraman on the set of a Suria period drama, Bunga Tanjong, she fractured her arm and had to wear a cast for a month.[12]

Year Channel Title Character Drama/ Movie/ Telemovie Refs.
2021 Channel 5 Lion Mums Season 4 Durrani Drama [3]
2021 Suria Kecoh Kawin Sasha Drama [13]
2020 Suria Tai Tai Berkecai Lead Role Drama [14]
2020 Suria Papi Faiza Telemovie [15]
2019 Channel 5 Lion Mums Season 3 Durrani Drama [3]
2017 Channel 5 Lion Mums Season 2 Durrani Drama [3]
2016 Suria Bunga Tanjong Wan Katijah Telemovie [12][16][17][18]
2015 Suria 31Disember (31 December) Amanda Telemovie [19][20]
2015 Channel 5 Lion Mums Season 1 Durrani Drama [1][3]
2015 Widuri TV1 Setulus Janji Juwita Movie [21][22]
2015 Suria Anakku Duniaku (My Child, My World) Lead Role Telemovie [23][24][25]
2015 Channel 5 Love Is Love: Sunshine Sarah Telemovie [26][27]
2014 Suria Kasih Berbisik (Love Whispers) Nora Drama [11]
2014 Channel 5 Code Of Law Season 2 Guest Star Drama [28]
2009 Suria Di Pinggir Hati (At The Edge Of The Heart) Lead Role Drama [29]
2005 Channel 8 Love Concierge Supporting Role Drama [1][30]
2003 Suria Garisan Takdir (Lines Of Fate) Lead Role Drama [31][32]
2002 Suria Cinta Bollywood Supporting Role Drama [33]

Hosting

Year Channel Television Programme Refs.
2020 Suria Suria Elektra 2020 [34][35]
2018 Suria Gara-Gara Nurul & Shahril [36][37]
2012 Suria Kita Gerek [1][38]
2004 Suria Zoom Thailand [33]

Entrepreneurship

Studiofrost (2007 - 2019)

Nurul co-founded an online fashion business, Studiofrost, in 2007. The two co-founders, Nurul Aini and Diah Mastura, were the designers behind the brand's apparel.[1] The Studiofrost social media has been inactive since 2017, and their website defunct since 2020.[39]

Studio Cafe SG (2014 - 2016)

In December of 2014, Nurul opened Studio Cafe SG in Toa Payoh Lorong 6, with three fellow Suria artists.[40][41] The restaurant served a mixture of local and international cuisine. On 22 May 2016, Studio Cafe SG opened a booth at the Halal Food Expo with Chulop SG.[42] A few weeks later, the cafe announced on their Facebook page that they were “relocating” and would “keep [customers] updated”.[43]

The last update on their Instagram page was on 25 June 2016.[44] According to food review site Burpple, Studio Cafe SG is permanently closed.[45]

Awards & accolades

Estée Lauder Ambassador

In early 2019, Nurul Aini was named Estée Lauder’s ambassador.[46] The actress attended Estée Lauder’s Power of Night exclusive pop-up on 24 March 2019.[47]

Nurul Aini (left) pictured at Estée Lauder’s Power of Night event in 2019. Photo from CNA Lifestyle.

Awards

Year Event Award Title Awarding Organisation Refs.
2019 Pesta Perdana Best Host (Variety) MediaCorp [48][49]
2013 Pesta Perdana Most Popular Female Personality MediaCorp [50]
2012
2011
2008
2007 Pesta Perdana Best Host (Zoom Thailand) MediaCorp [1][50]

Social media presence

Instagram

Nurul is very active on Instagram, amassing more than 182,000 followers as of September 2022.[51] She typically uploads photos and Reels of her daily life with her family, red carpet events and advertisements.[52]

TikTok

Nurul went viral in September of 2022 for telling off a scammer in Mandarin and singing an A-Mei song. The video has 595,800 views as of 26 September 2022.

Nurul started her TikTok account on 2 February 2020, her first post being that of her children playing with a filter.[53] Since then, Nurul has had a pretty steady following, but went viral in September of 2022 for telling off a scammer in Mandarin, then proceeding to sing an A-Mei song.[54]

She has around 36,000 followers as of September 2022.[55]

References / Citations

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Eddino Abdul Hadi. “Actress-host Nurul Aini is on a roll”. The Straits Times. April 27, 2015. Accessed on 12 February 2020.
  2. ↑ Chiew, Cheryl. “21 Hot SG Millennial Mums Who Make Motherhood Look Effortless”. ZULA. August 4, 2017. Accessed on 12 February 2020.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 “Lion Mums”. meWatch. n.d. Accessed on 23 September 2022.
  4. ↑ “Nurul Aini’s Mom”. meWATCH. September 14, 2015. Accessed on 13 February 2020.
  5. ↑ “East View Secondary School”. Alchetron. Accessed on 14 February 2020.
  6. ↑ Lim, Lixuan. “Celeb mum Nurul Aini: I have mum guilt all the time”. SmartParents. January 31, 2019. Accessed on 12 February 2020.
  7. ↑ Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman. “Actress Nurul Aini fractures arm after prank on cameraman backfires”. The New Paper. January 6, 2016. Accessed on 14 February 2020.
  8. ↑ Tan, Kee Yun. “Celebrity Chow with local actress-host Nurul Aini”. AsiaOne. March 25, 2015. Accessed on 14 February 2020.
  9. ↑ “Lion Mums star Nurul Aini gives birth to baby No. 3”. AsiaOne. July 7, 2019. Accessed on 12 February 2020.
  10. ↑ Jaya. “Nurul Aini Reveals, “I Always Feel Like I Am Never Enough for my kids…””. theAsianparent. Accessed on 13 February 2020.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman. “Ringed with love”. AsiaOne. September 7, 2014. Accessed on 12 February 2020.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman. “Actress Nurul Aini fractures arm after prank on cameraman backfires”. The New Paper. January 6, 2016. Accessed on 12 February 2020.
  13. ↑ “Kecoh Kahwin”. meWatch. n.d. Accessed on 23 September 2022.
  14. ↑ “Tai Tai Berkecai”. meWatch. n.d Accessed on 23 September 2022.
  15. ↑ “Papi”. meWatch. n.d. Accessed on 23 September 2022.
  16. ↑ “Bunja Tanjong”. meWatch. n.d. Accessed on 23 September 2022.
  17. ↑ Seah, May. “Farhana M Noor: There’d be no wars if women were to rule”. TodayOnline. March 8, 2016. Accessed on 13 February 2020.
  18. ↑ Mediacorp Suria. “Bunja Tanjong - Episode 4”. Facebook. March 29, 2016. Accessed on 13 February 2020.
  19. ↑ “31 Disember (2015)”. IMDb. Accessed on 13 February 2020.
  20. ↑ Ong, Cheryl. “What’s up with Nurul Aini”. SmartParents. February 23, 2016. Accessed on 13 February 2020.
  21. ↑ “Drama Setulus Janji TV1”. ROTI CANAI KUAH BANJIR. 22 October, 2015. Accessed on 12 February 2020.
  22. ↑ “Sinopsis Drama Setulus Janji, slot Widuri TV1”. E-RYZZ. October 15, 2015. Accessed on 12 February 2020.
  23. ↑ “Portfolio - Anakku Duniaku (2015)”. Blue River Pictures. Accessed on 13 February 2020.
  24. ↑ "Infocomm Media Development Authority - IMDA". Facebook. May 1, 2015. Accessed on 13 February 2020.
  25. ↑ "Mediacorp Suria". Facebook. April 29, 2015. Accessed on 13 February 2020.
  26. ↑ Seah, May. “Six celebs expose the truth about men, women and romance”. TodayOnline. January 27, 2015. Accessed on 12 February 2020.
  27. ↑ Seah, May. “Love Is Love, actually”. TodayOnline. January 27, 2015. Accessed on 13 February 2020.
  28. ↑ “Code of Law - S2”. meWatch. n.d. Accessed on 23 September 2022.
  29. ↑ “Di Pinggir Hati”. meWatch. n.d. Accessed on 23 September 2022.
  30. ↑ “Love Concierge”. meWatch. n.d. Accessed on 23 September 2022.
  31. ↑ “Aaron Aziz, 38”. Decagon. Accessed on 13 February 2020.
  32. ↑ Eddino Abdul Hadi. “Host with the most”. AsiaOne. April 28, 2015. Accessed on 13 February 2020.
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 aanurul. “Verified I literally grew up with Suria. Joined Juara (a talent competition) when I was 20 years old in 2002, got 3rd and got my first teeeeny weeeeeny role in Cinta Bollywood a couple of months after that.  Got called to do Zoom Thailand in 2004 and the rest was history. Been with you since I was single and then married and now with 3 kids. Too many memories, countless opportunities and lessons learned. You made me who I am today, Suria. Thank you for your trust, patience and for entertaining our malay community for the past 20 years.  Happy Birthday! 😘 @mediacorp_suria #suria20”. Instagram. February 10, 2020. Accessed on 12 February 2020.
  34. ↑ “Media Releases”. MediaCorp. Accessed on 13 February 2020.
  35. ↑ "Celebrate 20 years of Suria channel with anniversary concert, new shows”. CNA Lifestyle. February 7, 2020. Accessed on 13 February 2020.
  36. ↑ Eddino Abdul Hadi. “Taufik Batisah and sci-fi show SR115 win at Malay TV awards show Pesta Perdana”. The Straits Times. March 31, 2019. Accessed on 12 February 2020.
  37. ↑ "Mediacorp Suria". Facebook. January 7, 2018. Accessed on 12 February 2020.
  38. ↑ "Mediacorp Suria". Facebook. February 7, 2012. Accessed on 12 February 2020.
  39. ↑ “Studiofrost”. Facebook. n.d. Accessed on 23 September 2022.
  40. ↑ Tan, Kee Yun. “Nurul Aini checks out her F&B competition when eating out”. The New Paper. March 25, 2015. Accessed on 13 February 2020.
  41. ↑ Quek, Eunice. “6 Cool Cafes In Toa Payoh”. Her World. January 13, 2015. Accessed on 13 February 2020.
  42. ↑ "Studio Cafe SG". Facebook. May 21, 2016. Accessed on 13 February 2020.
  43. ↑ studiocafesg. “STUDIO CAFE (ASIAN & WESTERN)”. Instagram. n.d. Accessed on 23 September 2022.
  44. ↑ studiocafesg. “We are at @laloolalang bazaar today, come down and say hi and makan some cheesy beef fries and Ondeh Ondeh cake!  #studiocafesg”. Instagram. June 25, 2016. Accessed on 23 September 2022.
  45. ↑ “[CLOSED] Studio Cafe SG”. Burpple. Accessed on 14 February 2020.
  46. ↑ Dhillon, Gursheel. “5 Reasons to Get In Bed with Esteé Lauder #POWEROFTHENIGHTSG”. Vanilla Luxury. March 20, 2019. Accessed on 13 February 2020.
  47. ↑ Seah, May. “Joanne Peh’s beauty tip: Meditation before bedtime is the secret to good skin”. CNA Lifestyle. March 24, 2019. Accessed on 13 February 2020.
  48. ↑ Eddino Abdul Hadi. “Taufik Batisah and sci-fi show SR115 win at Malay TV awards show Pesta Perdana”. The Straits Times. March 31, 2019. Accessed on 12 February 2020.
  49. ↑ Suria. “Congratulations Nurul Aini for receiving the award for Best Host (Variety) for Gara-Gara Nurul & Shahril! - Pesta Perdana”. meWATCH. April 23, 2019. Accessed on 12 February 2020.
  50. ↑ 50.0 50.1 “WINNERS OF THE 14th (2017) PESTA PERDANA”. Mediacorp. n.d. Accessed on 23 September 2022.
  51. ↑ aanurul. “Nurul Aini”. Instagram. n.d. Accessed on 23 September 2022.
  52. ↑ aanurul. “Reels”. Instagram. n.d. Accessed on 23 September 2022.
  53. ↑ aanurul23. “Nurul Aini”. TikTok. February 2, 2020. Accessed on 23 September 2022.
  54. ↑ aanurul23. “Told ya I was going to sing right? Wait for it…..#scammingthescammer”. TikTok. September 7, 2022. Accessed on 23 September 2022.
  55. ↑ aanurul23. “Nurul Aini”. TikTok. n.d. Accessed on 26 September 2022.
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