AS a dancer, Angel See enjoyed the attention of hordes of patrons, not a small number of whom would come specifically to watch her perform.

The former "bar-celebrity'' used to grace the bar top of the old Coyote Ugly at Mohd Sultan Road. One of her admirers then was soccer celebrity and former Manchester United star Lee Sharpe.

"I was his girlfriend whenever he was in Singapore,'' says Angel. She was introduced to Sharpe by a sports presenter who told her that Sharpe used to play for Manchester United.

"I told Lee, 'Oh God, I hate Manchester United'!'' says Angel. Sharpe's response to that was, "It's okay, I hate them too'," says Angel of one of our English Soccer Masters, who left United to play for Leeds. Was she not afraid of annoying a celebrity at their first meeting?

"I am not impressed with celebrity because, really, I am one myself,'' says Angel. But perhaps more importantly, at least from a footballing point of view, Angel's affections are reserved for Arsenal, a team she has supported since 2002.

"I like Arsenal because I had a friend who was supporting them, and I was fascinated by this French player, Robert Pires,'' says Angel. "There's something about his style, the way he plays.''

What about Thierry Henry?

"He's good,'' says Angel, but with a lot less enthusiasm.

"And yes, there's this Italian player, Filipo Inzaghi, he's really good,'' says Angel, with much more feeling.

"And yes, he's just so great looking. I don't know about his sexual orientation, I've heard some say he isn't...

"But he's so handsome,'' she adds, beaming.

So what happened to Lee?

"I googled him (that is, to run a search on google.com) and realised what kind of a player he was,'' explains Angel.

Like, she didn't like the way he played, or his famous way of celebrating goals?

"No, not that kind of player,'' says Angel. "He has lots of girlfriends.''

But shouldn't she have known that when she went out with him?

"I guess,'' she concedes wistfully, but was sparing about the details.

And did he call her when he was in Singapore at the start of last season?

"He did, but I was seeing someone when he came back to Singapore, and I can only see one person at a time,'' says Angel. Poor, heart-broken Lee was left to his own devices, and it has been reported lately that he was going to marry UK TV show host Abi Titmuss, who has been described as Britain's most pointless pin-up girl. The two met when they were guests on Celebrity Love Island.

Now the marketing manager of Fluid Bar and Kitchen at China Square, Angel has her hours spent on the bar to thank for where she is today.

She was studying banking and finance at a polytechnic but decided that banking wasn't her cup of tea. She went into sales instead, selling photocopying machines, before seeing an advertisement by Coyote Ugly in the newspapers calling for bar celebrities.

"I responded immediately because I watched the film and I loved it,'' says Angel.

From her "exalted'' position performing on top of the bar, she rose even more quickly, and was promoted to assistant manager in two years.

"I was enjoying myself so much, having so much fun, and it didn't feel like work at all,'' says Angel.Why did she get off the bar then?

"Well,'' she says. "It was time to move on because after two years, it didn't feel spontaneous anymore.''

She had by then amassed enough money to do something she had always hoped to do … travel and see the world, which she did.

"I started by going to Switzerland on a skiing holiday,'' says Angel. After her long skiing adventure, Angel went to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Switzerland again, Amsterdam, Indonesia, spent three months in Hong Kong, and her last trip to Australian cities Sydney and Melbourne.

Friends who have known her noticed she had acquired a posh and consistent English accent which they swore hadn't been there prior to the start of her travels.

"I had to come back because I had run out of money,'' she says. She returned to Singapore to study mass communications. And then she found this apppointment at Fluid Bar, which occupies the premises of the old Carnegie's.

Fluid is also the official venue for Singapore's Newcastle United Supporters Club.

"I wish it were Arsenal's fan club venue instead!'' says Angel, though she's quite happy to invite patrons of any persuasion.

Now that Sharpe is nowhere on her radar, is she seeing anyone else?

"No,'' she says, the twinkle in her eye returning.

"Maybe it is me,'' she says, unapologetically."The guys that I went out with said I couldn't give them a sense of security,'' she explains.

Were they looking for a mother?

"No! It's just that I'm a people-person, I enjoy socialising and many of the guys just couldn't stand me hanging out with and paying attention to other guys."

It's just that they couldn't stand her flirting outrageously, night after night.

"Don't knock it, flirting is good. It is very healthy,'' she says.""As long as you know where the line is and don't cross it.''