Google Henry Golding and you’ll find an accolade of blogs by (female) fans from all over, declaring their ‘undying love (or I should say lust) for Asia’s latest hearttrob. From his early days hosting 8TV’s prime show The Quickie, this British boy has now moved on to the regional stakes as a host on ESPN. So whilst jetsetting here and there, interviewing the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and what not, I got Golding to sit down and answer a few questions about love, proposals… and oysters!

So who is Henry Golding?

Well, my mother is from Sarawak and my father is English… and I was born on the island of Borneo but grew up for the most part in Surrey, England. I always found learning in classroom environments a little tedious so as soon as I finished my GCSE’s at the age of 16. I found a calling as a hairdresser and as luck has it, was accepted to work in an amazing salon in a prestigious part of London, Sloane Square. But after moving up to London and spending about 5 years in the industry, I felt the need to spread my wings a little. I always thought that it would be such a shame if I went through life with just the one story and didn’t venture to other possibilities. After working behind the scenes in television, doing hair, I was extremely excited to try my luck in front of the camera. On top of that, I thought that I would love to live somewhere completely new and different, hence the move to KL! So I booked a one-way ticket, packed a bag I was on my way!

The rest is history as they say…

You were based in Malaysia but have now shifted to sunny Singapore. How’s life in the lion city?

Quickie was an amazing platform and it taught me so much about presenting and working in television, it was such a huge learning curve. I’ve always been one to learn quickly from mistakes and in live TV you can’t make all too many!

But if I were to advance in my career I would need to work on a regional program, and by being in the right place at the right time, ESPN came calling. I’m doing a lot of work in Singapore at the moment, but also have a big project with 8TV on a travel show shooting mid-March. So a lot of the time I’m at the airport or cooped up on a coach traveling between KL and Singapore. It’s become very common practice so am pretty used to it now, just as long as I have my music or a good film to watch!

You’ve been in the limelight for a couple of years now but we haven’t seen you step out with an official girlfriend. Still waiting for ‘the one’?

Ha! If only love were so simple… I’m always open to falling in love – I just haven’t met someone who has taken me by surprise just yet. But at times I do feel like a bit of a commitment-phobe as I spend a lot of my time traveling and aspiring for bigger and greater things… meaning at this point in time I’m a little bit selfish. I think to have a good relationship you need patience, commitment and attention, some of which I cant give in equal proportions… not right now anyway ;)

Do you have a ‘perfect woman’?

Wow my perfect woman… I don’t think there is such a thing as a perfect woman and nor would I want one, I find the most beautiful attributes are the small imperfections or vices. If someone was too perfect; where would the fun be?

But the qualities that I do find attractive in a woman are… sex appeal and sexual awareness, two very important things to make woman appear confident and comfortable in their own skin.

Also, intelligence and social skills – there’s nothing worse than not being able to have an intellectual conversation with someone!

But most of all I want my future wife to be my best friend, someone you trust and count on when things are tough, to share the happiest moments with and to be able to look back on it all and laugh with the coming of old age.

And how would you propose?

Hmmm… it would have to be on holiday somewhere beautiful like a Polynesian island and after a day of staring into each other’s eyes, drinking wine and eating oysters (afrodisiac!)… I would then slip a ring into an oyster and once she finds it – get down on my right knee and propose!

How romantic Henry – I hope she doesn’t chug down the ring though! What about your dream wedding?

My dream wedding would be simple yet classy and fun… I would have all of my best friends and influential people from my life there. Perhaps overlooking the sea at sunrise, to mark a new beginning. And of course I would help, its very stressful organizing those things!