Gaile Lai confirms marriage to Leon Lai

Model Gaile Lai

HONG KONG : After it was recently reported that Hong Kong star Leon Lai got hitched to girlfriend Gaile Lai in March last year, Gaile has come forward and admitted that she and Lai are indeed married.

During an event on Monday amid much media speculation, the 29-year-old model confirmed their marriage but did not respond to other questions and requested the media not to publicly declare her as Lai’s wife, according to Oriental Morning Post.

In an attempt to prevent further probing by the media while keeping them at bay, Gaile said that they could ask all they wanted but she would raise her hand if she refused to answer.

Among the questions pertaining to the marriage that Gaile dismissed were about the proposal, how it felt being Lai’s wife, whether she was wearing any wedding band or if there were plans to hold a banquet to whether marriage will affect work plans and if Lai takes care of the household expenses.

When asked if there was anything else she would like to add, Gaile said, "All I want to say is that I am now married. Whatever happens in future, whether or not there will be banquet, we will see when the time comes. Leon and I would like to retain our personal lives and hope that everyone can respect that. I would rather not be called 'Mrs Lai' and prefer to be addressed by my name."

Thanking the media for their concern, Gaile added, "For those familiar with Leon and myself, you should understand that we seldom talk about our private matters. We initially wanted to keep the marriage a secret, but now everybody seems to know!"

Just before Gaile left, a reporter asked if she felt happy now and she responded with a smile and simply said, "Thank you."

Lai and Gaile's secret Las Vegas wedding came to light over the weekend after the death of the father of Hong Kong star Andy Lau's partner Carol Chu sparked queries about the couple's relationship. A check on the records at Clark County, Nevada, not only showed that Lau, 47, had married Chu, in June last year, it also revealed that Hong Kong singer-actress Miriam Yeung and Heavenly King Leon Lai had registered their marriages with their partners in the United States.

Lai, 42, has not made any comment about the marriage.

- CNA/nc

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Two more HK celebrity secret marriages come to light

It looks like now that Andy Lau has come clean with his secret marriage to long time girlfriend the other Hong Kong actors are following suit in announcing their marriages as well.

Singer and actress Miriam Yeung

CNA reports...

HONG KONG : King of Canto-pop, Andy Lau, has admitted to getting hitched in Las Vegas but he isn’t the only Hong Kong celebrity who has chosen to say his vows in Sin City, away from the media’s scrutiny. Singer Miriam Yeung and another Heavenly King, Leon Lai, have also been exposed to have secretly jumped on the marriage bandwagon.

According to Hong Kong’s Apple Daily, Yeung and her boyfriend of two years, Gary Ting, 30, secretly wed in Las Vegas earlier this month. America’s Clark Country Nevada’s public records showed that 35-year-old Yeung and Ting registered their marriage on August 9, and were officially married two days later.

Yeung disclosed that in the past, Ting had repeatedly tried to win her hand over in marriage. The Las Vegas trip was on the pretext of celebrating Ting’s birthday, but he had explicitly indicated that his birthday wish was that this would be his “last birthday as a single”.

It was only after holding discussions with her manager Peter Lam of East Asia production company, that Yeung decided to focus on finishing her work before revealing her marriage to the public.

“At that time, it was very romantic and spontaneous, so it was an impromptu wedding. It was a very simple wedding. Because we bought the rings there, the sizes didn’t really fit and we wore it on the wrong hand!” revealed Yeung.

Though they are married, Yeung and Ting are still living separately and will only hold their wedding banquet next year.

As for Leon Lai, he is reported to have married model Gaile Lai, 29, at a casino resort city on March 9 last year, just before rumours of a secret wedding in Maldives on March 15 started spreading. It was Yeung’s manager Peter Lam, who is also Lai’s boss, that revealed to the Hong Kong media that another of his artistes has been hitched too.

"Our company has another big star who has married. You may wish to check. "Marriage is a happy matter, why should we hide it?" said Lam.

Lai, 42, and Gaile met in 2000 when the singer was still linked to actress Shu Qi. It was only in 2005 that he started dating her openly.

- CNA/jk

Andy Lau admits to marrying Carol Chu last year

It is about time he (Andy) comes clean about his marriage to Carol Chu.... there were so many rumours and they say, there's no smoke without fire! But after reading his explanation you have to forgive him for lying to you wouldn't you?

I hope the couple all the best and that they will have a child of their own soon!

CNA reports...

HONG KONG : Hong Kong star Andy Lau has admitted to marrying long-time girlfriend Carol Chu in Nevada last year. The 47-year-old made the admission on his Andy Lau Club site on Saturday after Hong Kong’s Apple Daily reported that the singer-actor and Chu, a former Malaysian beauty queen, had registered their marriage in Clark County, Nevada, on June 23.

Lau had repeatedly denied his relationship with Chu and even said that he would announce to the public when he decides to get married. The Heavenly King who has been romantically linked to Chu, 43, for 24 years, apologised to fans for not being truthful.

“I am ashamed that I have not been able to keep my promise and tell everyone about it [the relationship], I have caused my family, friends, and friends in the media much embarrassment, I am sorry... I will explain everything in due time,” he wrote.

That same day, Lau dropped another bombshell, revealing that he and Chu wed because they wanted to have a child. The doctor had advised the couple to opt for artifical insemination due to their age but in order to do so in Hong Kong, they needed to be married.

“After much thought, we decided to register our marriage in the United States in order to receive artificial insemination in Hong Kong. We kept this a secret because she [Chu] did not want to be pursued by the press. I thought I’d let everyone know when it was successful and the foetus was stable but I only complicated things,” he wrote.

Lau revealed through his assistant that Chu is not pregnant and that they do not have any kids. The couple were rumoured to have an 11-year-old daughter after a girl was spotted travelling with them to Malaysia for Chu’s late father’s funeral.

- CNA/il