Jacqueline Wong Sends Kenneth Ma Her Blessings in New Relationship
Jacqueline wishes her ex-boyfriend “good health and safety”.
After ex-girlfriend Jacqueline Wong (黃心穎) had cheated on him last year, 46-year-old Kenneth Ma (馬國明) had expressed wariness about dating vain and superficial Hong Kong girls again. After a year of bachelorhood, Kenneth admitted to dating Jacqueline’s good friend, actress Roxanne Tong (湯洛雯), after they were spotted entering her home together.
Yesterday, Kenneth and Roxanne updated their Instagram accounts with a photo of a hugging horse and unicorn plush animals. Tagging each other, they wrote, “Thanks everyone for your concern.” The gesture simply and effectively disclosed that they are a couple.
Kenneth’s Mother Strongly Opposed Jacqueline
After her cheating scandal with Andy Hui (許志安) made headlines, Jacqueline escaped to the United States to hide from the hounding press for eight months. It was said that she attempted to salvage her relationship with Kenneth through numerous messages and video calls during this time. Despite wavering at one point, Kenneth was stopped by his mother who was strongly against the idea of a reconciliation. The filial actor finally decided to put a resolute end to the relationship, and only spoke of Jacqueline as being of a “friend” afterward.
Suffering a setback in both her romance and career, Jacqueline continued being frozen by TVB even after her return to Hong Kong. With no work opportunities, she tried to remain active on social media with regular updates of life with her niece, pets, or other positive content, in an attempt to rebuild her tarnished image while remaining on the radar.
Asked to comment on Kenneth’s new relationship, Jacqueline gave her blessings in her reply, “I wish him good health and safety. I’ll leave his personal matter to him.”
Friends Send Their Blessings
Replacing Jacqueline in both the drama Forensic Heroes 4 <法證先鋒IV > and in Kenneth’s heart, 33-year-old Roxanne’s latest development with the actor took everyone by surprise. The pair initially met in 2017’s drama Mind Hunter <心理追兇 Mind Hunter >, where they played onscreen lovers and even shared a kiss. A good friend of Jacqueline’s, Roxanne ran into Kenneth at social gatherings and stayed in touch, until their friendship morphed into a more intimate relationship.
Delighted that Kenneth and Roxanne have found love together, many artistes including Natalie Tong (唐詩詠), Tavia Yeung (楊怡) and Selena Lee (李施嬅) congratulated them. Roxanne’s ex-boyfriend Joey Law (羅天宇) said, “I’m happy for [her] and send them my blessings!”
Good friends with Kenneth, Edwin Siu (蕭正楠) and Hubert Wu (胡鴻鈞) claimed they did not know romance was brewing in the air. Edwin, who is currently filming a drama with Roxanne, spilled that Kenneth has visited the filming set many times. Edwin joked, “I was focused on my career and didn’t notice anything else! When the drama started filming, he visited me on set every day. It even made me think that he fell for me, but now everything is cleared up, so I don’t have to worry anymore!”
Many netizens left their blessings for the couple with messages such as, “Hope the two remain ever loving till the end!” Besides complimenting the two on their great compatibility, a few netizens revealed their unwillingness to forgive Jacqueline in their message, “Don’t be like that [woman] who appeared loving publicly but cheated with a married man in private.”
Sources: Sing Tao, On.cc [1,2]
This article is written by JoyceK for JayneStars.com.
Her loss…..His gain….I hope.
They had good chemistry in mindhunter. Might be Roxanne’s best performance so far.
why is Jacqueline is still around we don’t need to know her opinion, she doesn’t deserve to give any blessing she ruined it, she destroy her own life and career, she gave Kenneth the big green hat during all those times…just simply get lost and live a quiet life people will forget you with time.
Lol. Edwin being very funny when he jokes about Kenneth might have a fell for him just because he visited him on the set everyday?
JW should have just smiled and declined to comment because it is really not her place to even say anything. That woman is thicker than 2 planks but I guess that comment gave her some air time. And I think those who date their friend’s boyfriends WHILE they are still together is just not on. However, in this case, JW was the one who betrayed her ex bf in the worst possible way, so he just became fair game for anyone. Including her friend.
I still think 13 years is a huge difference though
@noodlez
I agree and Jacqueline should have just kept her mouth shut. I guess she just wanted her 15 minutes of fame.
13 years is not bad at all, especially when the guy is older. Now people frown when the woman is older. Look at Grace Chan and Kevin Cheng, they are 22 years apart. Now that is a big age gap. I have seen bigger age gaps that have happy and successful marriages. Therefore, it is more than just age.
Excellent news! Early days but I have a feeling that this is going to be a “happily ever after”. They seem really suited. After years of being in show biz, Kenneth doesn’t have that slick, brassy movie-star aura. Anyone with that aura will not suit him. Roxanne doesn’t either, she’s always gushing and laughing naturally.
I don’t think jacqueline ever really liked him that much to begin with. It seemed like a tvb publicity pairing more than anything else. Not sure why everyone seems to think he’s such a catch. He’s almost 50, a momma’s boy that still lives with his mom and has the worst nasally vocal fry.
@chena
Well Kenneth seems like a kind, hard working, filial, down to earth, etc… type of guy and people like that are rare these days, especially in the entertainment circle. I find him a good catch. Why is everyone discriminating against his age? Everyone will get old eventually as who is forever young??? Kenneth deserves a good girl who will treasure and love him.
@hetieshou Agree.
@hetieshou
I agree that Kenneth is likely a very decent guy. It is tough for his type to find some with similar thinking in the entertainment circle where usually the women are either spoilt or glory seekers. It’s great that he feels that he has find someone with similar characteristics to himself…
@jimmyszeto
Yup and finding someone compatible with you is already hard enough but in the entertainment circle it is even harder.
@hetieshou
It’s not really discriminating against his age if it’s true. Same things will be said if it was the other way around and Roxanne was almost 50.
And on the other hand, Roxanne is a good catch for Kenneth because she is young and pretty
@hbc1
Kenneth is not that old but many are making it seem like he is his 60s and is getting a way younger girl. Kevin Cheng is 22 years older than Grace too but yet many are supportive of them.
@chena Kenneth is rich. If he wanted to move out and leave his mom, he definitely could. I see him as a good son who is willing to take care of her.
@chena “Not sure why everyone seems to think he’s such a catch. He’s almost 50, a momma’s boy that still lives with his mom and has the worst nasally vocal fry.”
Exactly!! He seems like a nice, down to earth person but I wouldn’t agree with the “diamond bachelor/good catch”. The momma’s boy part is the worst, given he’s age.
@myxx
I get your point that being a celebrity automatically makes you a good catch if good personality and single even at 50. In the real world parents will be more concerned if your daughter considerably younger is dating a 50 year old. Patrick Tse Is probably a good catch even now…
Kenneth is a “good catch” for some and not a “good catch” for others. It depends on the type of girl and where she is in her life I think. He is a “good catch” in that he’s a good boy, hard working etc etc. But he’s a bit “uncool” in some aspects and some would consider him “boring”…..
@summerdale Right on!! Every time I see any of his roles/face, it spells boring to me. haha lol