Serene Chua, 43, part-time trainer

AT 43, she's the oldest applicant so far.

But Miss Serene Chua isn't afraid to be called a cougar because she doesn't allow "what other people say" to affect her.

The attractive part-time trainer had dated a man 10 years younger than her "a few years ago".

Mike Kasem was touched to learn that she had named her nephew after Kasem's father, legendary US radio personality Casey Kasem.

Miss Chua, who grew up listening to Kasem's father on the radio, is also extremely impressed with the younger Kasem.

She said: "I love to cook so I listen to Mike on the radio every day as I bustle about my kitchen. He's really funny.

"I've dated older men and younger men and I have realised that age doesn't matter as much as the mindset.

"My last boyfriend may have been 10 years younger, but he was an old soul who loved the same music as I did, such as Elvis Presley, Journey and Duran Duran."

Her willingness to embrace life and to put herself out there was a result of a tragedy - a friend was diagnosed with Stage 4 liver cancer.

After he died, she set out to "make the most of my time because you never know how short it's going tobe".

Said Miss Chua: "I'm at a really good place in my life right now and I'm really happy."