People all throughout the world, both adults and children, know and adore this girl’s father. But one child—his own daughter—did not experience this affection.
In order to survive, this girl had to sleep under a bridge and wait in line for free food, although her father was affluent and well-known throughout the world.
This girl’s father is an accomplished actor who wrote about his stormy love life in his book, “Never Grow Up.” The movie star, who was born in Hong Kong, wed his one and only spouse, a former actress from Taiwan, in 1982.
On December 3, 1982, the couple had a son, who would become their only child together. News of his affair surfaced the same year he got married and became a father.
The girl’s actor father was found to have cheated on his wife with a previous beauty queen. As a result, on November 19, 1999, they welcomed their daughter, a love child, into their family.
In his book, the girl’s father disclosed that the revelation of his adultery caused chaos as he struggled to decide how to tell his wife. He penned:
“When the news broke about an affair I’d had that resulted in a love child, the media frenzy was like a bomb going off. I wanted to phone Joan but didn’t know what to say. I wouldn’t be able to explain this. It wasn’t a mistake I could fix by saying, ‘I’m sorry.’”
The actor said that he had put his marriage in danger, and by the looks of things, he and his wife were getting a divorce. But he did not anticipate her response to the news.
The father of the girl called his wife, who was out in the country at the time. Despite her composure, he inquired about her awareness of the press. She told him there was no need for an explanation and extended her support:
“I don’t want you to hurt her, and I don’t want her to hurt us. If you need me or our son to show up and stand by your side, we’ll do that. I know you must be feeling awful now. Don’t worry about me, I’m fine. You go deal with this.”
The girl’s father was moved to tears by that honest talk, which made him examine himself in the mirror. After his wife had been honest with him for years, he apologized for keeping her out of the picture.
The director had to make things right after realizing he had disappointed his spouse by acting out of character. A few days later, he convened a family meeting with his wife and their son in attendance, and he apologized deeply for his error.
