(Beijing, 13th) Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung, 45, rose to fame through Stephen Chow’s The King of Comedy. She married actor Nicholas Tse in 2006, had two sons, and the couple divorced in 2011. In 2018, Cheung announced via her studio that she had given birth to her third child, though she has never publicly revealed the child’s father. Recently, she appeared on the Chinese variety show Blossoms Along the Way 2 (一路繁花2) and spoke candidly about motherhood, saying, “I want to keep having children until I can’t anymore.”
During the episode, Carina Lau shared an old story: back in the 1990s, when Lau attended an event in Shanghai, Cheung reportedly told her bluntly, “I want to have a baby,” even though she didn’t have a boyfriend at the time. The revelation sparked lively reactions on set and quickly became a hot topic online. Cheung did not deny it and responded with a smile, saying that children are “angels” and that having kids “has nothing to do with whether you have a boyfriend.”
Cheung also mentioned that her mother felt concerned after she had three children and advised her not to have more, but Cheung insisted she genuinely loves being a mom. She added that her lifelong dream is to build a family and devote her time to it, which she believes makes life meaningful. After the show aired, the clip trended on Weibo, with many netizens praising her strong affection for family and children.
Some media outlets also noted that Cheung has expressed similarly family-centered views in the past, making this latest statement consistent with her long-held stance.
