Sun, 19 Dec 1999

Guess What? Ineke Koesherawati

Known for her controversial pose in Matra magazine, movie and television star Inneke Koesherawati decided to change her image a little bit during this fasting month of Ramadhan.

Instead of her favorite sexy dress, the actress was wearing Muslim attire while attending on Thursday a Ramadhan dialog at the Miftahul Khoir mosque in South Jakarta.

Despite no prior notification of her presence at the dialog, many people were waiting for her and packed the mosque.

When the dialog's moderator Taufik Savalas asked about 200 people taking part in the dialog to comment on whether Inneke's new look was beautiful, all of them said: "Yes."

"Actually, I was reluctant to come here because I'm having my period," Inneke confessed quietly.

During the dialog, she also raised her own questions and even managed to surprise people by using the opportunity to apologize for her appearance on a controversial magazine cover.

"In front of all of you, I apologize ... I feel embarrassed, to God, to my mother and even to myself. Please pray for me that this bitter experience won't happen again," said Inneke, referring to her pose which led police to question her as a witness in the controversy. (Endi Aras)