SINGAPORE - Like many people in Singapore, local stars also took the chance to reconnect with close friends and family on the first day of Chinese New Year on Feb 17.

Veteran actress Jin Yinji, 78, hosted a gathering that included guests like actresses Zoe Tay, 58, Pan Lingling, 55, and Aileen Tan, 59.

According to media outlet 8World, the trio - whom Jin referred to as her “daughters” - started arriving at Jin’s home at about 11.30am. The festive spread included rice cakes and dumplings - some of which contained coins, and those who found them got to pick an ang pow from a tree in the home.

Pan’s photos on her Instagram included a caption in Chinese saying that the first day of CNY was “a time for everyone to gather at Sister Jin’s home”.

Tan also posted photos and videos from the visitation and wrote in Chinese: “On the first day of the Lunar New Year, we went to Mummy Jin’s home to pay our New Year visit. In the new year, may we continue walking hand in hand, with lasting health, constant joy and blessings always by our side.”

This is not the first time the get-together took place - the actresses also posted photos of them coming together at Jin’s home for CNY in 2025.

Meanwhile, veteran celebrity couple Xiang Yun and Edmund Chen, both 64, posted photos of their immediate and extended families in a joint post on Feb 18.

Former actor Chen recently made headlines for receiving a five-day jail term over his role in a traffic accident. The sentence has been stayed pending the outcome of an appeal.

The photos include their two children, Chen Xi, 34 and Chen Yixin, 25, and Chen Xi’s wife Mami. The caption reads: “On the second day of the Lunar New Year, I send my festive greetings to everyone. Wishing you a smooth and successful Year of the Horse, happiness every day, peace and safety, and good health and joy.”

On her Instagram page on Feb 17, Tay posted a photo of her posing with fellow Mediacorp artiste Romeo ...