In Channel 7’s Look Khon, Porsche plays a manly muay Thai boxer who would rather be acting in traditional khon stage drama.
He enters the boxing ring at his father’s urging, in this drama made to honour the King’s 83rd birthday this month.
His father is upset to find his son prefers to do girly things such as donning costumes and make-up for his stage role as a khon artist. He recommends him to a Thai boxing promoter instead.
In the drama, it is Porsche’s challenge to do justice to both Thai boxing and Thai masked dance.
He said the role was a tough one, as he had to take courses in both artistic pursuits.
‘My body was stiff and hard, but my teacher wouldn’t let me pass until I had mastered the poses needed to perform khon dance,’ he said.
‘As for muay thai, I was familiar with the steps and moves to some extent, but still had to spend hours in the gym buffing up my body, as I have to take off my shirt for my scenes in the ring,’ he said.
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