March 27, 2016, 06:54 PM 
Former TV actor Xie Shaoguang has secularised and is now the head chef of a vegetarian restaurant in Johor Bahru, according to Lianhe Wanbao.
【今日强打】退出演艺圈11年，两年半前剃度出家，五届“视帝”谢韶光据传数月前已还俗，回返新山素食餐厅当主厨。谢韶光今早受询没否认还俗，只是淡淡答道：“这是我的事情啊……”在本地娱乐圈红极一时的谢韶光，2005年10月退出电视圈，之后搬到马...
Posted by Lianhe Wanbao 联合晚报 on Saturday, 26 March 2016
When interviewed by Wanbao this morning, Xie didn't deny secularisation and told the paper: "This is my business."
Xie, 54, quit showbiz in October 2005, where he spent 11 years and picked up five Best Actor awards.
He moved back to Johor Baru and opened an animal shelter and also was a chef at a vegetarian restaurant.
He later became a monk in September 2013 at a monastery in Pontian, Johor Baru and led a low-profile life, often shunning the media spotlight.
This was after news of his ordainment in 2013 in a Buddhist centre in Pontian caused an uproar.
H/T: Lianhe Wanbao
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