{"id":401296,"date":"2026-04-28T09:27:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T09:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/401296\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T09:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T09:27:07","slug":"congratulations-to-me-for-marrying-you-actress-singer-charlene-choi-weds-personal-trainer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/401296\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Congratulations to me for marrying you\u2019: Actress-singer Charlene Choi weds personal trainer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Charlene Choi, one-half of the Cantopop duo Twins, is officially off the market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Canadian singer-actress announced her marriage to personal trainer Elvis Lam, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/life\/entertainment\/hong-kong-singer-charlene-choi-confirms-romance-with-personal-trainer-10-years-her-junior?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\">who is 10 years younger than her<\/a>, on social media on April 28.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cCongratulations to me for marrying you. Congratulations to you for marrying me,\u201d the 43-year-old wrote in Chinese. \u201cPlease take good care of me in the future. Thank you all for your blessings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The couple did not mention when they tied the knot, but shared photos of them in wedding attire, their wedding bands and what is believed to be her engagement ring on their accounts. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Dozens of Choi\u2019s celebrity pals left comments to offer their congratulations, including her Twins bandmate Gillian Chung, Hong Kong singers Joey Yung and Sammi Cheng, Taiwanese singers Cyndi Wang and Valen Hsu, Malaysian singer Gin Lee, Malaysian actress Fish Liew, Hong Kong actor Carlos Chan and Hong Kong actress Michelle Wai.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Choi\u2019s manager Mani Fok, who treats the singer-actress like her own daughter, also wrote a separate social media post congratulating her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cTo be honest, I\u2019ve been imagining this scene in my mind all these years, hoping to witness this moment in person,\u201d Ms Fok wrote. \u201cI could feel that everyone who was present that day was deeply moved by the love (between) both of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">She continued: \u201cWatching you step into this new chapter of life, I\u2019m truly overjoyed for you. A new journey, a new identity &#8211; may our SaSa (Choi\u2019s nickname) be wrapped in love from here on, enjoying both the stability of having a loved one by your side and the freedom to be yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Choi was previously secretly married to Hong Kong singer-actor Ronald Cheng between 2006 and 2010. Their union came to light only after they announced their divorce in 2010.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">She also dated \u201cMahjong Prince\u201d\u00a0Anthony\u00a0Shek, whose family runs a\u00a0mahjong\u00a0school business, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/life\/entertainment\/hong-kong-singer-charlene-choi-breaks-up-with-boyfriend-of-six-years?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\">for six years before they broke up in 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Choi was first linked to Lam, a star fitness coach and the co-founder of a gym studio in Hong Kong\u2019s Central district, when fans spotted them together at Hong Kong singer Terence Lam\u2019s concert in late August 2025. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">She confirmed their relationship at a fan event in January 2026 when a fan asked\u00a0her about her rumoured romance, to which she replied: \u201cYou can remove the word \u2018rumour\u2019 now.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">She disclosed to the media in March that Lam had moved in to live with her and that he had met her mother during Chinese New Year in February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charlene Choi, one-half of the Cantopop duo Twins, is officially off the market. 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