What does a day in the life of the Malaysian actress look like? Read on to find out.
In 2018, Timur Gabriel was trying her best to break into the Malaysian acting industry after a one-year stint as a host on The 8TV Quickie, a daily short-form variety show. Faced with an uphill battle against the industry’s strict beauty standards, she decided to move to Berlin, Germany, after receiving an opportunity to pursue a master’s degree at Humboldt University in Berlin. “I know it sounds unbelievable, but I had never left Malaysia (at the time). I could never afford it,” she shares.
Today, she is signed to a leading talent agency, Buchwald, and pursuing her acting passion in the German capital city. At the same time, she produces comedic content on her personal Instagram and TikTok accounts while holding down a day job as a social media manager for a major online fashion retailer.
"Berlin is my safe space."
“As someone who lived in Kuala Lumpur, Berlin is very different,” she says, reflecting on living in the multicultural city. “There's a saying that goes, ‘Berlin is the German exception’ because everyone there is a wanderer of some sort. It’s been eye-opening to meet people from different walks of life; they’re so open and creative that it inspires me to be the same. If Berlin were a person, it’d be a good friend.”
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