Former TVB star Marco Ngai opens up about suicidal thoughts due to divorce and loss of work


Marco Ngai had zero income for the past one-and-a-half years due to the pandemic. Photo: The Star

Actor Marco Ngai has experienced some set backs the past few years due to issues in his personal life. The pandemic added to his woes as it affected the Hong Kong star’s work opportunity.

Ngai shared in a radio interview recently that he had been affected greatly by everything so much so he that he had to visit a psychologist. He even contemplated taking his own life after gaining no income for the past year and a half.

“I thought about suicide as it felt so sad. My daughter saved me because I remembered that she can’t be without a father, so I had to put my foot down,” he said.

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