Carol Chu | |||||||||||||||||
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朱麗蒨 | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Chu Lai-hing (朱麗卿) 6 April 1966 Penang, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Model | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Children | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 朱 麗 蒨 | ||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 朱 丽 蒨 | ||||||||||||||||
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Chu Lai-hing | |||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 朱 麗 卿 | ||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 朱 丽 卿 | ||||||||||||||||
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Carol Chu Lai-chien (born Chu Lai-hing;6 April 1966) is a former Malaysian model. She has been married to Hong Kong actor and singer Andy Lau since 2008.
Carol Chu was born in Penang,Malaysia. Her family moved to Kuala Lumpur when she was at a young age,and ran a seafood restaurant there.
Chu started out as a model,and in 1985,contested in the Malaysian magazine model contest and emerged as a third runner-up.
In 1987,Chu was introduced by a Malaysian journalist to Hong Kong actor and singer Andy Lau. They started a secret relationship thereafter. [1]
From 1991 onwards,Lau's relationship with Chu was often subjected to media attention and speculation.
In 2004,Chu became a vegetarian for religious reasons.
In June 2008,Lau and Chu married in Las Vegas. [2]
In May 2012,their daughter,Hanna Lau,was born at the Hong Kong Sanatorium &Hospital in Hong Kong. Their daughter was first photographed by the media in April 2015 while they were at the park.
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