First time opening up “Noon Natchanon” or “Noon Damdong” the famous likay actress and newlywed bride, who today accompanied her handsome likay actor husband “Nu Krisada” to open up for the first time after their grand and warm wedding, with a dowry of 10 million baht and 30 baht of gold, sharing their love story from initial dislike to life partners, and clearing up the drama about marrying because of pregnancy, on the "Kui Zab Show" on One31, hosted by “DJ Putt Puttichai” and “Peggy Srithanya.”
Just freshly married on 4 Jun. How is it, now that your status has changed to husband and wife?
Nu: We might still be getting used to it. We have to adjust because we are now parents. It's like we've just grown up, so we have to adapt quickly. But I still feel excited.
There were 700 people at the wedding?
Noon: More than that, actually. We tried to limit the number, but it went over. Roughly over 700 guests.
Originally, you sang a teasing song on stage about the dowry of 10 million baht; the bride joked about it. How did it turn out?
Noon: He really did it. It was half joking, half serious. We've been teasing each other with songs for a while. Actually, we sang that song last December.
Nu: The song is called "Definitely Getting Married Next Year." I sang it on 25 Dec. Just 5 days later, we got married this year. It was really fast.
How did it feel to see 10 million baht in cash on the table?
Noon: It exceeded our expectations. We see our love as ordinary young love, just simple love. But this represents value; we see what’s in front of us, the tangible things, and the value of people coming to us.
The 30 baht of gold – by the end of the year it might be worth 100,000 baht per baht. Where is it kept now and who takes care of it?
Noon: My mother.
Nu: It’s a matter between our two families regarding the dowry. If you know Nu and Noon, you know our story. We aren’t famous. Our family life is simple. I’m doing well because of this woman. My parents and brother are comfortable because of her. It’s natural for them to want to be involved in asking for her hand. Our families helped each other.
You said you’re doing well because of this woman. How has she improved you and your family?
Nu: Honestly, I’m not famous. I live life my own way, and few people know me. But this woman brought light to me. From when she had the Damdong fever, that led us to work together and many people got to know Nu Krisada and our Baramee family. Without her, I’d still be unknown.
Was Noon more famous than you back then?
Nu: Yes, very much so.
Going back a bit, how did you two meet?
Nu: We first met at a likay invitation event. But let her tell how it was.
Noon didn’t like you?
Noon: Not at all. It didn’t suit me.
Nu: We were from different troupes, and it was an event where everyone gathered.
Noon: It was a special event of one troupe, and he came from another troupe. I came from yet another troupe. I scanned the crowd, looking to see who I could greet more respectfully. Then I noticed him sitting on a box, looking at me without fully opening his eyes.
Nu: My eyes are small (laughs).
Noon: I felt like he was looking at me half-heartedly, though we didn’t know each other.
Did you realize how you were looking?
Nu: Yes, I was aware. In men’s terms, I was setting a trap (laughs). He was famous, but I wasn’t. I wasn’t anything big. I just looked at her quietly, not smiling much. Honestly, I wanted to see how celebrities behave, so I just observed.
Noon: He was with his brother, but his brother smiled at everyone. He didn’t smile at anyone, which made me wonder why he was so stern. If he didn’t want to come, why come looking so serious?
Did you dislike him from the first meeting?
Noon: It was not okay.
Nu: When I looked at her, I didn’t fall in love or anything. I just thought she was pretty, cute, and talented. But I didn’t know how to compliment her or tell her that, so I kept quiet.
After that first meeting, how did you meet again?
Noon: About 2-3 years later during the start of COVID. I was doing live streams at home.
Nu: She was live selling online products because we couldn’t go out. I saw it and started teasing her. I was 22-23 years old about five years ago and still young, so I flirted a bit. But the flirting showed.
Noon: I was shy.
Nu: I just commented normally, like asking prices.
Noon: The story is, I was selling fermented pork and Vietnamese noodle soup casually. He said, “I’ll take three of this.” Then disappeared for a while, then messaged again saying, “I can’t eat that. I’m allergic.”
Nu: I’m allergic to Vietnamese noodle soup. I was teasing her.
Noon: I was like, what’s going on? That got my attention.
Nu: She had a reaction like “ouch”.
Did you realize it was the same person?
Noon: Yes. After that, I heard not-so-good things about him. He was known as a player. Not with many people, but I knew he was dating different girls, and news spread about him.
Nu: That was true then, as I was living that lifestyle. But after getting to know her and learning about her experiences and hardships, I told myself I couldn’t hurt her anymore. So I decided to love this woman.
How did you continue talking after the live stream messages?
Noon: I was live streaming when he messaged me on Facebook. Before I went live, someone asked if I had gained weight or had a fuller face. Right after I started, he messaged saying I didn’t need to lose more weight, that I looked just right (laughs). I quickly replied to him, ignoring other friends’ messages. Normally, I’d leave friends’ messages unanswered, but I replied to him first (laughs).
Did you like him then?
Noon: I’m not sure, but my heart told me to (laughs).
Nu: After that, we talked a lot because of COVID and no work. I just talked to her and did video calls.
Noon: He asked for my LINE ID, but I didn’t give it yet. I said to wait, that he was too eager. He called me anyway during lockdown. I was at a friend’s house and came back in the morning because I couldn’t return home at 10 p.m. I agreed to the call, and he told me not to hang up, just carry the phone wherever I went.
Nu: I was a lonely guy.
Noon: (laughs) I don’t know why I agreed. I set it like that and drove to my friend’s place. I saw him.
You wouldn’t give LINE but allowed video calls?
Noon: (laughs) I just laid the phone down and drove there. I went to hang out with friends. I never played with my phone around friends, so I put it down by the kitchen sink at my friend’s house (laughs). I didn’t want to tell my friends I was talking to someone, because they would tease me. So I left it there, and he was quiet.
Nu: I lived my life alone. My mother lived across the street and my brother lived further down the alley. I was lonely, so I found a friend to hear my voice. I did my thing and kept the phone on as a companion.
Noon: Time passed and the battery died. I forgot about it. In the morning, when I wanted to go home, I looked for my phone and it was dead. I asked my friend to charge it. When I turned it on, there were many messages, missed calls, and long texts.
What did he write?
Nu: I scolded her, saying if she didn’t want to talk, she shouldn’t behave like that and we should end it that day. She disappeared, and I was worried. I didn’t think the battery just died. She turned off her phone and disappeared all night.
Noon: I lost face.
Left at the kitchen sink and then disappeared?
Nu: I decided to end it that morning to avoid more hurt. But she explained that the battery died and apologized, and everything returned to normal.
Noon: (laughs) I had my own way of handling it. I said okay, battery died.
Nu: Then everything went back to normal. She told me this, and I thought, okay, I was alone then and wondered what happened. But we ended well and apologized.
Were you afraid when he texted "fine, it's over"?
Nu: Honestly, it was okay because we had just started talking. It was easy to pull myself back. It was only a day or two. I just didn’t like being treated that way.
First meeting, you said you took him to meet your parents right away?
Nu: We’re similar in that when we go somewhere, we bring our parents. When we weren’t together yet, he always brought his mother with him. Likewise, when he first visited me, he brought his mother as a companion. My family and I were already going on a trip, so they met for the first time then.
Where did you first meet?
Noon: Hua Hin.
Nu: I was already taking my parents on a trip. Noon arranged the meeting there?
Nu: I invited her to meet there, and we met each other’s parents right away.
How was it meeting each other’s parents?
Noon: He wasn’t nervous at all. At first, I thought he was young and worried he might be awkward with adults. I prepared myself for that, but he was brave and confident from the start. He sat and talked openly. I watched and wondered how he was so bold. My mother usually doesn’t smile on first meetings. She’s not unfriendly but has her own boundaries.
Nu: He was the one to break the ice first.
What did you talk about with your mother?
Nu: I don’t remember exactly, but my mother smiled and talked normally.
You dated for 5 years, and recently you got pregnant, leading to rumors you married because of pregnancy. Is that true?
Nu: We have a timeline. We agreed with our parents about when to marry. We planned for June because likay work runs from October to May, which is busy. We had no time to marry earlier. So we planned to marry when we were free. Then, after agreeing to marry in June, the baby came early. Noon said maybe the baby wanted to attend the wedding.
Noon: We were also building a house. We used the waiting time to talk and agree to marry even before building the house. We agreed on plans. After deciding when to marry, we continued building the house. While waiting for the wedding date, the baby came along. The baby probably wanted to attend the wedding and come to the house (laughs).
What do you want to say to people commenting on this?
Noon: We were prepared for this. When we decided to announce, we thought people wouldn’t really know the true reasons. Whether they had plans or not, they likely didn’t know. We just have to let it be.
Nu: Everything happened according to our careful plan.
Do you know the baby's gender yet?
Noon: Not yet. We’ll find out this month. Actually, I want to surprise the fans.
Does Noon want a boy or a girl?
Noon: I actually want a girl.
Nu: I’m a man, so I want a boy to be my friend.
Have you chosen a name?
Nu: At first, we planned to name the baby Nam Nuea, but "Nuea Net" is the nickname fans call me and is also our company’s name. Combining the baby’s name with Noon Natchanon’s name, it became "Nuea Net." Fans thought the baby’s name was Nuea Net, but originally, we intended Nam Nuea.
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