"Close" Cambodian King expresses love for Vietnamese fans, 1 actor publicly supports

The Mister Cambodia 2025 contest continues to attract the attention of many beauty fans with new developments. Lai Thai - the contestant who was once criticized and ridiculed has now received the support of a large audience.

On March 21, the organizing committee of the Mister Majestic Cambodia - Mister Cambodia 2025 contest posted a series of photos at the signing event between the contestants and partners. Standing out among the contestants is still Lai Thai. His photo received much more interactions than the other competitors.

Realizing that many Vietnamese netizens were enthusiastically supporting him, that same evening, Lai Thai reposted the photo on his personal page with the message: "The audience in Vietnam is really lovely. Vietnam Love you". Under the post, Vnet members left comments sharing his journey to the competition:

"I admire your efforts and attitude when participating in the competition, no one has the right to judge or criticiz.e the appearance of others"; "Keep trying, everyone has their own dreams"; "I wish you always be happy and joyful with what you have"; "What a surprise! He said he loves Vietnamese fans"...

In addition to the above photo, Lai Thai also shared a number of posts that received encouragement from many people both at home and abroad. Under each status line, the male contestant wrote a comment of thanks and "liked" to interact back, showing that he really appreciates this sentiment.

A few days ago, a clip of Lai Thai showin.g of.f his singing voice was quickly spread around Vnet. Performing a Cambodian song without any accompaniment, the male contestant’s voice was nothing special, sometimes even off-beat and out of tune. If not to say it was terrible.

Many netizens were shocked by the visual and audio quality of the person predicted to be this year’s King of Cambodia. However, Lai Thai still has a commendable point: he is not good at singing but has a very confident demeanor, not at all shaken or shy.

Lai Thai (full name Lai Vathai) is a contestant in the Top 10 of the 2025 Mister Cambodia contest and is causing a stir on Vietnamese social media platforms. Previously, he was the subject of much discussion because of his unattractive appearance and style that was not suitable for the contest.

Despite receiving many conflicting opinions and controversies, Lai Thai still feels fine because he understands himself better than anyone. He said: "Even though there are times when I am insulted, I still feel fine", "I am not a bad person; I just came here to fulfill my small dream - the dream of participating in this contest and expressing myself. Once again, thank you and appreciate you for always supporting me".

Lai Thai used to be depressed and self-conscious because of his ugly appearance, but standing on the stage of Mr. Cambodia 2025 is a strong affirmation that no matter what circumstances you were born into or what your appearance is, the most important thing is to love what you have.

After the male contestant revealed his personal story and the reason for joining Mister Cambodia 2025, many people unexpectedly "turned around" to support him. The majority shared the same opinion that he was brave, determined, and knew he was weak but still participated.

On his fanpage with 1.8 million followers, Minh Du also posted Lai Thai's picture and spoke up to defend him. The actor believes that beauty standards are different. Therefore, instead of judging, everyone should respect and understand the male contestant.

"At this moment, right now, I see that he possesses beauty - the beauty of trying to conquer himself, not anyone else. We have the right to be beautiful in many different ways and become the most confident person we are, right?", Minh Du said.

The Miss & Mister Majestic Cambodia 2025 pageant is currently taking place in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap (Cambodia), and is expected to end in October this year. The current Mister Cambodia titleholder is Nawin, whose real name is Sang Pisey.

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