A veteran local comedian has stunned the nation by admitting her award-winning portrayal of a repulsive, unwanted gremlin was actually just a raw documentary of her daily existence.

The "Ah Lian" specialist revealed that while her co-stars required hours of prosthetic makeup to look "relatable," she simply showed up without a paper bag over her head.

Producers initially refused to sponsor the drama, fearing that the actress’s unfiltered face might cause a catastrophic dip in the national birth rate.

"Wah lau, I thought she use high-tech CGI to make herself look so buay hiao kuan, but turns out is natural beauty!" remarked a confused fan, Ah Huat.

"She say give for free nobody want—I think must top up some vouchers then people might consider lah," added a local witness.