Accidentally showing up in the exact same dress for an event is a fashion faux pas for most people.

But some are simply too cool to care, like Jean Danker and local actress Vanessa Vanderstraaten.

8days.sg was at the inaugural Mediacorp Screen Awards 2025, which was hosted by Jean, Irene Ang, Suhaimi Yusof and Vadi Pvss, last Friday (Aug 29).

But before the show officially began in the Pan Pacific Orchard ballroom that night, the 46-year-old Class 95 DJ was casually outed by her co-host Suhaimi for something she probably wasn't intending to draw attention to. 

That is: She was wearing the exact same dress as Vanessa, 37, who was sitting in the audience.

Both stars donned an eye-catching body-hugging emerald green tube dress from local fashion brand Rentadella, which is owned by Singaporean singer-songwriter Ming Bridges.

While you'd expect them to be mortified by the outfit clash, they were surprisingly more than chill, and even gamely posed for a video together when we spotted them in the dimly lit ballroom.

We then asked Vanessa for her thoughts on their matching outfits while Jean had to return to her hosting duties.

According to the Lion Mums star, she and Jean found out they were wearing the same dress after bumping into each other outside the toilet earlier that evening.

"We were like 'Eh!' and then there was just a lot of screaming, but I think she looks amazing in this dress," she gushed.

When asked who she thinks looked better in the outfit, Vanessa exclaimed: "Of course [it's] her! Hello? She's so toned and athletic and she looks amazing."

Vanessa told us this is probably the first time she's turned up in the same outfit as someone else for an event, but she does not feel paiseh about it at all. 

"The only thing is that I thought I was a bit overdressed anyway then I came here and saw our beautiful host wearing the same dress. So I do think I'm overdressed," she chuckled. 

She, however, wasn't expecting to be called out on stage.

"I didn't think Jean would do that (laughs). But she's so lovely, I think both of us were just like: 'Eh, we're the same, it's the Spiderman meme!," she quipped. 

When8days.sg reached out to Jean after the show, she clarified that she had no idea Suhaimi was going to point out the outfit clash, and "had to roll with it and mention it". 

"Vanessa is good sport so I knew she’d have a laugh!," she assured. 

Jean and Vanessa have known each other for years and would often see each other at events like this. "I think we both really rocked [the outfit] to be honest!," she then exclaimed. The Mediacorp Screen Awards serves to recognise the outstanding behind-the-scenes talent from the Chinese, Malay, and Indian production communities with winners celebrated across 21 award categories, including “Best Direction” and “Best Editing”.

The ladies are so sporting, aren't they?

Catch Vanessa in Lion Mums on mewatch or in the video below:

Photos: 8days.sg, kapwing