Joe Chen’s marriage to Malaysian artist Alan Chen was so spontaneous that her manager was unaware of it until the star trended on social media. Photo: Joe Chen/Instagram
Taiwanese actress Joe Chen’s marriage to Malaysian artist Alan Chen was so spontaneous that her manager was unaware of it until the star trended on social media.
This was revealed by Joe in the latest episode of Chinese variety show Viva La Romance (2018 to present), which featured four celebrity couples on the show.
The couple registered their marriage at the Household Registration Office in Da’an District in Taipei City on March 31, 2022.
The 43-year-old actress, who is known for television serials such as The Prince Who Turns Into A Frog (2005) and Fated To Love You (2008), met Alan, 34, on Chinese reality dating programme Meeting Mr Right II in 2019. They dated for about two-and-a-half years before registering their marriage.
She recalled on Viva La Romance that March 31 was not a weekend, so she reckoned she would not encounter the paparazzi. They went to register their marriage at 11am that day.
“Midway through our lunch, my team called and asked me, ‘Are you married? You are now trending on social media’,” she said on the show.
It turned out that someone had secretly taken a photo of them at the registration office and posted it on social media.
Joe, who was unprepared that news of her marriage would leak out so quickly, got a manicure done after, and took a photo of her hand holding her husband’s, with their wedding rings displayed prominently.
The couple then posted the photo on their respective social media accounts that evening and announced their marriage.
The couple were recently spotted by netizens at a mall in Johor Baru, where she had likely travelled to meet her husband’s family and spend Chinese New Year.
Another pair of lovebirds currently in Malaysia are Malaysian singer Joey Chua and Taiwanese actor Talu Wang.
She posted on social media last Saturday a video of her and her boyfriend returning to her home town in Johor Baru to meet her parents.
The couple confirmed in December 2022 they were dating after taking part in the latest season of Chinese reality show Wow! Nice Figure (2019 to present). – The Straits Times/Asia News Network
