Hong Guorui said that he finds being a Grab driver “quite fun” as he can meet different people.Being a private-hire driver has become a popular way to earn a living in recent years.
He shared: "In this line, you see people from all walks of life with different personalities, some of them chatty, some quiet et cetera. I find it quite fun actually because I get to meet different people. One day I may play a character drawing inspiration from my passengers. In a previous interview with local media, he said he was only offered bit roles with very few scenes at that time.
He will be in the new Mediacorp drama Born to Shine, where he plays retiree Woo Guohua, the father of Shangjin . Shangjin returns to Singapore from Australia with his two children, Jason and Jayley , after his divorce and stays with Guohua and his wife. He felt that paying with coins could mean that the passenger has financial issues so he told to the latter that he should "just keep it for his next meal".