‘She looks SO young!’ Former Chinese state TV presenter who fronted national shows for over 20 years wows the internet with her age-defying appearance
- Star Zhou Tao amazed fans after being filmed walking off a car in casual wear
- She hosted her first show back in 1992 before becoming an icon on state TV
- Social media users have expressed their amazement at Zhou’s youthful looks
- One thought she looked ‘like a teenage girl’ and another called her ‘so young’
A former presenter at China‘s state broadcaster has caused an internet sensation after wowing people with her super youthful looks.
Age-defying Zhou Tao has become a trending topic on social media after a video showed her walking off a car in casual attire with a smile.
The star, who ruled the screen from the 1990s to 2010s, appeared half of her age in the clip, with stunned viewers calling her ‘the goddess with a frozen age’.
Zhou Tao, a former presenter at China Central Television, has stunned social media users with her youthful looks. The screen grab on the left shows her hosting the country’s annual Spring Festival Gala in 1996, and the selfie on the right shows the age-defying TV icon in 2018
Ms Zhou became a trending topic on social media this week after a video showed her walking off a car in casual attire with a smile (above). One fan said Ms Zhou looked ‘like a teenage girl’
Born in eastern China’s Anhui Province in 1968, the 52-year-old TV personality hosted her first show back in 1992 with the Beijing Television Station – having graduated from Beijing Broadcasting Institute.
She became a national icon after joining China Central Television (CCTV), the country’s state broadcaster, in 1995.
Ms Zhou is most famous for co-presenting the country’s annual Spring Festival Gala for as many as 16 times. The dazzling entertainment show celebrates the arrival of the Lunar New Year and is the most-watched TV programme in the world.
Ms Zhou is most famous for co-presenting the country’s annual Spring Festival Gala. The screen grab shows her sending wishes to the public on the entertainment show in 1996
Ms Zhou is seen presenting a Chinese New Year show on a regional TV station in 2020
The 5ft6in beauty was also the face of Super Variety Show, once the only entertainment programme aired by CCTV.
After leaving state media in 2016, she is currently an executive of Beijing Performance and Arts Group.
Despite fronting various popular productions over the years, fashionable Ms Zhou still looks like a woman in her 20s.
She sent the Chinese social media into a frenzy this week after being featured in a short video posted on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent to Twitter.
Born in eastern China’s Anhui Province in 1968, the 52-year-old TV personality hosted her first show back in 1992. The above image shows her with a partner in Spring Festival Gala in 1999
Ms Zhou found her first gig with the Beijing Television Station – having graduated from Beijing Broadcasting Institute. She is seen with other entertainers in Spring Festival Gala in 2003
In the clip uploaded on Tuesday, Ms Zhou was wearing a white T-shirt and a long black dress while carrying a black fabric bag.
The man who was filming the footage greeted Ms Zhou and said ‘you look so beautiful today’.
Ms Zhou then turned around and replied with a smile: ‘Every day, [I am] beautiful. Every day, I try to be beautiful.’
The 5ft6in beauty was also the face of Super Variety Show, once the only entertainment programme aired by CCTV. She was 40 years old when she hosted Spring Festival Gala in 2008
She left the Chinese state media in 2016 and is currently an executive of Beijing Performance and Arts Group. The image shows her hosting Spring Festival Gala in 2016 for the last time
The post has attracted waves of comments from people who were impressed by Ms Zhou’s age-defying appearance and positive attitude.
One commenter on Weibo known as ‘Du Mingjun’ billed Ms Zhou as ‘the goddess with a frozen age’ and described as ‘elegant’.
Another Weibo user, ‘Move-Jackson’, praised: ‘[She] looks so young!’
A third fan called ‘Iridescentkm_’ thought Ms Zhou appeared ‘like a teenage girl’.
‘I would believe if you tell me she is 25,’ said an additional supporter.
This is not the first time presenters at CCTV have been hailed for looking youthful.
In 2018, Yang Dan, a weather girl, amazed the public after a compilation video of her appearance on CCTV over 22 years had been shared by the public news service. Ms Yang didn’t seem to have aged a day in the footage.