Shay captured our hearts in the first episode when we saw her dressed in a strapless red gown and diamonds as she took a sledgehammer and smashed the walls of her closet in her Beverly Hills mansion. During the interview, she explained that it was just her way of having fun. An icon, indeed. 

At the start of the series, we see Shay’s first encounter with actor Kevin Kreider. During the interview, the fashionista continues to share what she really thought about Kreider’s outfit choices. “I think Kevin is funny, fun and everything opposite Andrew,” she says. Savage.

One of Shay’s most iconic quotes in season 2 was during a dinner party where millionaire Kane Lim was gossiping about his friend Cherrie Chan, whose fiancé was rumoured to have another family. Shay quickly shut the conversation down. “Let’s pretend this conversation never took place,” Shay tells him. “Gossip to me is absolutely diabolical. Kane’s family has its own problems too. So I really honestly don’t know who he thinks he is to talk about people,” she continues.

Throughout the series, we witnessed an ongoing feud (that worsened with each episode) between Shay and her co-star Christine Chiu. We would see Chiu constantly comparing her luxury goods to Shay while pulling petty stunts at one of Shay’s many gatherings. In response, Shay returned the favour by sending her a dinner invitation that stated a later time than everybody else's. 

After Chiu commented that Shay knew secrets in the bedroom because she was “old”, Shay casually rolled her eyes and said: “People who talk about sex are either the people who don’t have it or who are unhappy in it ... there’s no reason to be jealous.”

Shay’s jewellery collection is impeccable, to say the least. Throughout the series, we see the star dressed in diamonds and luxurious jewellery pieces. In the first season, we see Shay and Cherie Chan shopping for Chan’s engagement ring. In the scene, Shay declares that the jewellery picks her and not the other way around—allowing her to feel connected to her pieces.

Prior to attending Kane Lim and Kelly Mi Li’s party, Shay shared in her behind-the-scenes interview that she created her own fashion look as the invitation didn’t have a dress code. Instead of personally picking her outfits, she called the team at Alexander McQueen and went shopping for custom looks.

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