Kenneth Ma Says Elena Kong is His Ideal Type
Dubbed as a “mother and son” pairing, Elena Kong (江美儀) and Kenneth Ma (馬國明) will portray a lust-filled couple in Triumph in the Skies 2 <衝上雲霄Ⅱ>. Having previously starred in Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles <名媛望族> together, Elena and Kenneth became even closer friends after spending months overseas to shoot Triumph in the Skies 2.
Being in charge of caring for the casts’ meals and traveling schedules, Elena easily took up the role as the mother of the crew, but maybe Kenneth has a preference for maternal-types. The 39-year-old star admitted that Elena is his ideal type!
“We spent over half a month in France to shoot Triumph in the Skies 2,” said Elena. “During breaks I would go explore the cities, but Kenneth is a very boring person! When he’s not working, he would stay in his hotel room all day. I convinced him to go out. Our trips were pretty romantic… we went to The Louvre. When we were in London, we spent the entire day at the London Eye! It was awesome! I told him [going out] was much better than spending an entire day in the hotel!”
Kenneth retorted, “I just didn’t have a partner! But being with Elena feels different. She’s very considerate. She knew that we were used to eating home meals, so when we were in France, she took us all to Chinatown to eat Chinese food. It was great… we are Chinese after all. Only rice and soup can make us full! When it came to our meals, [Elena] took care of us very well. We also spent almost $600 on taxi rides. We brought soup back to the hotel for the cast, and they were so touched.”
Elena said, “Besides going to tourist spots, we also went shopping. I had siu sangs Him Law (羅仲謙) and Kenneth Ma to help me hold my bags! I felt so honored. Kenneth is someone who really needs to be taken care of – he even wanted me to tell him what souvenirs to buy! But he is very filial; wherever he went he said he would bring along his mother next time.”
“We are actually very compatible,” said Kenneth. “My mom saw photos of Elena and I hugging each other when we were in England and France. Elena didn’t have make up on, so my mom thought she was another woman. My mom wanted me to pursue her. I told her later that the woman was actually Elena Kong, and my mom was very disappointed.”
“But I am taken! However, my boyfriend likes to joke about it. Earlier, he arranged a party for me, and when it was time to announce me on stage, he actually said Kenneth was my boyfriend, and that he himself was my rumored boyfriend! Although you are not my boyfriend, I do think you are TVB’s good deal!” Elena praised.
Kenneth laughed, “You make it sound like TVB is a real estate agency. If that is the case, there are many potential properties out there – Jason Chan (陳智燊), Roger Kwok (郭晉安)… I am not a good deal. Moses Chan(陳豪) is one! This name was just passed down to me by the media! I have no career, no money… at least wait until I win the TV King award first! In my opinion, a ‘good deal’ is someone who has a successful career, a stable income, and a dedicated partner. I don’t dare to call myself dedicated. I am really indecisive.”
“Being a good deal doesn’t necessarily mean you have to be dedicated. If you are a good deal, you will have many pursuers. Chasing you is like a conquest!” Elena chirped.
Kenneth said, “I am a very boring person, though. I’m a nerd! But I do like the feeling of having someone to care for me, so I really like Elena’s type. She knows how to take care of men. She can help me choose a partner. I will definitely not choose young girls. My future girlfriend must be mature and independent. We must be able to communicate. Sometimes I really don’t understand why a 60-year-old old man would date a 20-year-old girl.”
“When it comes to a May-December romance, it’s pretty obvious that it’s lust! Take us for example – we had a lot of intimate scenes, but the heavens must have approved our relationship! The weather was not very nice when we were in Paris, but when it was our turn to shoot a kissing scene under the Eiffel Tower, the rain went away and the skies turned blue!”
Kenneth added, “We were indeed a very lucky pair, but too lucky. We didn’t have the chance to shoot more takes!”
Source: Oriental Daily
This article is written by Addy for JayneStars.com.
It’s obvious he’s never going to get married or have kids – which is fine, it’s his choice. But he always sounds like such a try-hard to me.
Lee,
Kenneth seems very passive in his dating approach. Maybe he prefers the woman to take initiative and take care of him.
He does have that 5 year marriage pact with Selena Li, so maybe he’s even more passive now that he knows that he has another option. haha
I hope that he does not take that 5 year marriage joke with Selena as something serious. If he does, he is in big trouble.
they look good together. and the age difference is really small. would be nice for the both of them if they end up togeter.
the age diff is small but she seems to be a lot older than him…must bc she keeps playing the role of a housewife.
I think he does prefer the mature type too – rmb he was rumored with Margie tsang before
Why not consider Do Do Cheng ?
I think he is still in love with Margie Tsang. He seems to like older women.
Funn,
“He seems to like older women.”
Kenneth realized that younger women may be more high maintenance, while he is looking for a low maintenance relationship.
It seems obvious Kenneth hopes the woman will be the “caretaker” in the relationship. But will older women be interested in taking care of Kenneth? Seems like a lot of work from the outset.
Older women may have a children or two which will be high maintenance at the end of the day. I think he just likes to be “mothered” if you know what I mean. Young girls, he may have to “father” them in return.
I think Kenneth’s type is someone more talkative than he is to balance him out. Too bad Sharon has a boyfriend. I actually think she’s his ideal gf.
sharon? no, she’s way too smart for him, see who she got now? a very very rich man
I think kennath is really shy and does lime mature woman there’s nothing wrong. With it tv king award. Not a big deal now
Awwww Aunty Angela is taken?! Oh well. Maybe Elvina Kong would be a good choice, she’s single now, mature and independent. Everything he is looking for.
Kenneth loves M.I.L.F !!!!
“I will definitely not choose young girls.”
Man, my hopes of becoming Kenneth’s wife, crushed just like that. But do not be deceived by my age, Kenneth, I’m a mature and an independent individual. Pick me!
xD
How is this a May-December romance? Their age gap is only 2.5 years!!
Only? Wow. Elena looks much older!
That’s the advantage of men. They aged slower than women.
It’s interesting how Kenneth did not go exploring with the main group. Is it due to awkwardness with nancy?
Haha, cute article. They even seem go complete each other’s sentences! Kenneth needs to fjnd a girlfriend who’s more pro-active than him as he seems rather shy and lacking confidence. Selena Li seems to have a big crush on him.
lol selena is too “young” for him he prefers older women xD
I think Kenneth Ma likes older and more mature woman who can guide him, give him opinions and confidence. He seems to be insecure.
Kenneth Ma loves his mother too much. Therefore, he needs some women, similar to her mother, to help him in his social life. He is just like a mummy’s boy forever.
But how many woman likes to marry a mommy’s boy? Most women like to have security as well.
Yea, there are some guys that like and prefer women who are like their own mom.
Sandcherry,
“But how many woman likes to marry a mommy’s boy?”
Mommy’s boy type of guy may let the woman make most decisions until the woman comes into conflict with his mom. The biggest problem in dating mommy’s boy types is he may want to live with mom after marriage.
Not necessarily in terms of making decisions. Many times he will even ask his mother to make decisions. He will compare his wife with his mother and expect her to be as good as his mother. Unless his mother is super nice, otherwise there will be a lot of conflicts.
I don’t get why people say that Kenneth looked really uncomfortable in those intimate and kissing scenes in his past series. He looked totally fine and he seemed to really enjoy them.
Anonymous,
Kenneth doesn’t melt into the kisses he shares with his costars. In “The Mysteries of Love”, Kenneth had a bed scene with Bernice Liu and he kept almost a foot away from her chest while kissing her in bed. His arms were ram-rod straight; I found it very awkward and funny for a bed scene. 🙂
I think there’s only a 2 year age difference but so what? I think HK media is really unforgiving if the female is older. Gone are the days when it is ok for the man to be older. I am female, live in UK and 6 years older than my boyfriend and no-one batters an eye. Younger men has their benefits 🙂
Initially, I was shocked by the “mother and son” label too. My first reaction was ‘Elena was not that much older’.
But, thinking over, I think the label does not come from Elena looking much older, but, from the fact that Elena played Kenneth’s stepmother in ‘Silver String Sterling Shackles’.
i swear if kenneth could date his own mother, he would! it really looks like he’s trying to find a replacement for her now she’s probably getting too old.