MP steers clear of rumour he is getting hitched to Zizie

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PETALING JAYA: Rumours are abuzz that a starlet is getting engaged to Kinabatangan MP Datuk Bung Moktar Radin (pic).

Although the Barisan Nasional MP from Sabah denied that he is marrying actress Zizie Ezette of Kekasih Awal dan Akhir, speculation continues to swirl over the two.

Bung Moktar’s recent makeover — he now sports a new hairstyle after dyeing it black — has only helped to fuel the gossip.

“I am not handsome enough for her,” he said when contacted by phone after he was nowhere to be found in Parliament on the second last day of the Budget sitting yesterday.

Despite his earlier promise to show up in Parliament in the afternoon, Bung Moktar, 50, later said he had other engagements, claming he “was away attending a meeting.”

In an SMS, Bung, best known for his foot-in-the-mouth outbursts in De-wan Rakyat, said: “Sorry, there is no kahwin kahwin kahwin, hahahaha”.

However, the married father of four did not reply to another question asking if he had proposed to Zizie.

The 31-year-old actress, meanwhile, reportedly admitted to Kosmo! that she was considering a marriage proposal from a “Sabah MP” after two months of courtship.

To wed or not to wed: ‘I have to think seriously because I don’t want to hurt another woman’s feelings,’ says Zizie.

She told the tabloid that the MP was “special in her life and she felt that he was sincere in their relationship besides having good leadership qualities”.

“If the proposal is from a single guy, maybe I will be happy. Since this proposal is from a married man, I have to think seriously because I don’t want to hurt another woman’s feelings,” she was quoted as saying.

Zizie declined to reveal the MP’s identity and when asked if the suitor was Bung Moktar, she said the media should probe the matter.

Her “confession” quashed gossip that she had secretly got hitched to the politician.

Meanwhile, word of Bung Moktar marrying Zizie spread fast around the Parliament lobby although most MPs remained tight-lipped on the possibility of any impending nuptials.

His close friend Sri Gading MP Datuk Mohamed Aziz declined comment while Datuk Ismail Kassim of Arau also denied any knowledge, adding that this was Bung Moktar’s “personal matter”.