Interest in the upcountry transvestite fashion-queen has spiked because she’s been hospitalised – diagnosed with penile cancer.
“I got cancer because I always tucked my penis out of sight between my legs, sometimes overnight, when I appeared at special events,” says 27-year-old erstwhile farm boy Niwat Sangmor. The designer of wild and amusing outfits in rural Khon Kaen made the announcement after discovering she has Stage 3 cancer.
“Remember when I told you guys I’d become unwell and lethargic? First I thought it was because I was working so much and not getting enough rest, but now we know it’s cancer.”
It is cancer, but Pancake’s own doctor says she’s wrong to blame it on the tucking. The doc says it’s probably the result of HVP (human papillomavirus).
Pancake has spent the past three years spinning heads online with her amazingly creative use of household and farm implements and materials to construct highly unusual outfits. The bizarre yet seemingly haute couture clothes made her one of the first Net idols to emerge from rural Isaan.
Much of the fun derived from hearing about the occupational hazards she encountered, like snakes, splinters, poison ivy and falling out of palm trees. But in Pancake’s mind, at least, tucking proved to be an unforeseen hazard – too many hours spent hiding the genital bulge from view. And surely the duct tape needed to secure the package couldn’t have helped matters.
We hope Sexy Pancake gets past this quickly and is back on her rustic runway soon.
Ready for her close-up
Actress and style-setter Araya “Chompoo” A Hargate returns to the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in France on Wednesday, her fourth straight appearance at the planet’s premier movie event. And again, she’s proving you don’t have to have a movie to screen to be there.
Asked by Manager Online if she’s ready to pose for the Cannes photographers once more as the face of L’Oreal Thailand, the makeup firm, Chompoo says she’s not even done packing yet.
“I’ll never be ready for this kind of event! I don’t think anyone ever could be! It’s such a big, big deal and I’m super-excited and nervous.
“This year I’ll walk the red carpet on opening night, too, which will be a first for me. So you can imagine the pressure I put on myself. The partners and my style consultant at L’Officiel Thailand magazine are making sure everything is flawless. My suitcases is sure to be constantly arranged and rearranged right up to the minute I get on the plane.”
The 34-year-old Thai-British star is also scheduled for red-carpet turns on May 14 and 15.
She’s been doing this since 2013 as brand ambassador for L’Oreal Paris and the year after that earned the “best dressed” title in the Red Carpet Fashion Awards in a sequinned Kaufman Franco gown.
“I can’t tell you how many dresses we’ll be taking this year – it’s a never-ending selection process and we have lots and lots to choose from,” Chompoo says.
“Normally we bring loads of clothes and accessories anyway, because you never know what will happen and you have to be prepared. Let’s just say I’m now 90 per cent ready.”
This source first appeared on The Nation Life.