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2005 was a tough year for Sammi Cheng.

She starred in Hong Kong director Stanley Kwan's flop Everlasting Regret, the paparazzi followed her everywhere, her relationship hit the rocks and her health suffered.

The queen of Cantopop was exhausted, fled the spotlight and became a born-again Christian. While new faces kept popping up in Hong Kong's busy showbiz industry, people wondered what had become of her.