Being a complete amateur in the performing arts, Kayly impressed the judges with her bubbly character at The 5 Search, a Channel 5 talent search, where she won the competition. Kayly has always been interested in performing arts and is active in music and dance since young by participating in numerous performances.

To date she continues hip-hop dancing as an alumni at Nanyang Polytechnic. Having graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing Management, she pursued her entrepreneurial dream and runs a visual design company. With an artistic flair and love for creative design, she continued further education in Visual Communications and completed summer school at Parsons New York in Interior Design.