Selina Jen (任家萱), a member of the pop band S.H.E who suffered serious burns in an accident in October last year, unveiled her latest wedding photos on Monday after a long and painful road to recovery.
The singer-actress was seen in two photos wearing a white-laced strapless Vera Wang wedding dress, with the scars on her hands cleverly covered by the dress’ sleeves.
The wedding dress, which cost NT$300,000, was reportedly shipped from France last year.
Jen, who underwent three skin transplant surgeries, had her wedding photos taken on Aug. 11 to replace those taken before last year’s accident.
“The scars on my body are imprints of my life. I want to record everything at the moment. I know the wounds will heal over time and the scars will gradually flatten out,” she said.
The 29-year-old star is scheduled to marry lawyer Chang Cheng-chung (張承中) on Oct. 31, her birthday. Their April wedding was postponed because of the accident.
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and Vice President Vincent Siew (蕭萬長) are likely to attend the wedding in Taipei because of Chang’s father, who is a former legislator.
Ella Chen (陳嘉樺), another S.H.E member, was so moved to see Jen finally wearing her new wedding gown that she cried at the photo studio, and Jen’s father and fiance also fought back tears.
The singer, whose life has been in the spotlight since she sustained the burns, has occasionally posted photos on her microblog of her wearing skin-colored pressure garments as a part of the rehabilitation process.
About 54 percent of her body, including her hands, waist and legs, suffered severe burns during filming of an explosion scene for a TV drama in Shanghai on Oct. 22 last year.
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