Hong Kong actor Lee Lung Kei, 75, has opened up about his split from 39-year-old ex-fiancee Chris Wong, insisting that her feelings for him were genuine.
The breakup came to light last December, following a revelation by a YouTuber that Wong had been married to a man surnamed Chen since 2007 and has a 16-year-old son with him in mainland China.
In a recent interview on a web programme, Lee admitted the situation had been emotionally challenging.
“I disagree with the term ‘false affection.’ From beginning to end, I never felt she was insincere towards me,” said the TVB star.
Lee added that their relationship might have continued if Wong’s past had not been exposed online.
“If that YouTuber hadn’t uncovered everything and made those videos, I believe it wouldn’t be over yet,” he said.
For context, Wong — whose real name is Wang Qingxia — was sentenced to jail by the Shatin Magistrates’ Court in June 2024 after pleading guilty to five charges related to overstaying in Hong Kong and document falsification.
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During her time in prison, Lee, who first went public with his romance with Wong in 2020, proposed to her and exchanged over 300 letters.
Upon her release and deportation back to China in July last year, the actor presented Wong with a bouquet of 60 roses.
He later revealed in a Hong Kong media interview that the couple gradually drifted apart after her return to China.
-Thestar