4 most shocking Chinese celebrity divorces of 2021, from Meteor Garden star Barbie Hsu and Wang Xiaofei to Zhao Liying and Feng Shaofeng – but who did fans congratulate for breaking up?
- Zhao and Feng worked on the film The Monkey King 3 and TV series The Story of Minglan, while Tong Liya met Chen Sicheng on the set of Beijing Love Story
- Liang Jie broke up with actor and singer Purba Rgyal, who won awards at film festivals in Los Angeles and Monaco for 2006’s Prince of the Himalayas
And amid the chaos, star couples breaking up or even filing for divorce stirred things up even more.
Here are four of the most shocking Chinese celebrity divorces in 2021.
Barbie Hsu and Wang Xiaofei
Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, best known for portraying the strong-willed and courageous Dong Shancai in the hit romcom television series Meteor Garden in 2001, got married to businessman Wang Xiaofei, heir to the Chinese South Beauty restaurant group, after only four dates over 49 days. Right after their engagement announcement, the couple received a storm of criticism from netizens concerned about Hsu’s overly hasty decision to marry, reported china.org.cn.
The couple stood firmly beside each other despite this and, once they had two children on top of that, Hsu’s fans hoped for a happily-ever-after. However, the couple officially confirmed their divorce in early November after a decade of marriage. They are now discussing the division of their US$32 million of assets and custody of their children.
Zhao Liying and Feng Shaofeng
