Aimee Chan Ready for a Second Child
“To find my other half should be considered as the best thing that happened to me in Hong Kong,” said Aimee Chan (陳茵媺).
Truthfully, this pairing should not be a surprise to anyone. Aimee, born and raised in Toronto, Canada, shares many similarities with Moses Chan (陳豪), who was raised and educated in Australia. In 2005, Aimee traveled to Hong Kong alone to compete in the Miss Hong Kong pageant. After winning the crown in 2006, Aimee left behind her work in Canada to sign a management contract with TVB, and debuted in the drama Catch Me Now <原來愛上賊>. Struggling with cultural differences and speaking in heavy Americanized-Cantonese speech, Aimee’s first few years in Hong Kong were difficult.
Evidently, due to their upbringing overseas, Aimee and Moses immediately clicked when they first met on the set of TVB’s Master of Play <心戰> in 2010. Aimee’s cheerful, positive, and straightforward personality balances well with Moses’ more introverted ways.
“I’m happy by the smallest things.” Aimee may now be a mother, but upon interacting with the actress, one may realize that her childish innocence was never lost. She said with a smile, “In the past I never thought I would end up dating and marrying someone from the industry, but this is life. It always gives you something that is out of the expected.”
Though the couple met in 2010, Aimee and Moses did not begin to officially date until 2011, while Aimee was filming Ruse of Engagement <叛逃>. On her character in the drama, which is currently airing in Hong Kong, Aimee said, “It is my first drama as a main actress. I worked hard on the role. She is very cool, and she is someone who tends to close off her heart to outsiders. Therefore, I worked extra hard on her emotional scenes.”
Aimee maintains that she is just a simple woman. She entertains at the thought that she is now a “Mrs” – a housewife – but she stressed that in order to be the perfect modern-day woman, she must be able to maintain both her career and her family. Aimee is currently resting and caring for her three-month old son Aiden, but she plans to return in the summer to film a new TVB drama.
She said she was eager to return onscreen, but truthfully, she was considering having a second child after Aiden was born. “When we were still dating, we planned in having kids. At the time, we wanted it to happen in 2014, but the baby came early. I’m ready to have a second child. I’m actually really conflicted! I do want to work first before trying for another, but I don’t want to wait too long. I still think that it is healthy for kids to grow up with siblings.”
At the mention of Aiden, Aimee reflected, “Taking care of him is a lot harder than I expected. Before my son was born, I would think that since I am used to the grueling hours of filming, I should be able to handle the lack of sleep, but that’s not the case at all. When you care for a baby, you have to give him all your mental and physical strength. Once he starts crying, you’d naturally just wake up and rush to him. But no matter what, being a mother is something that is happy and enjoyable.”
Source: ihktv.com
This article is written by Addy for JayneStars.com.
It is really hard to be a good mother and at the same time have a good career. I hope Aimee can achieve both.
It is hard but doable, but of course she would need to hire help and cut back on her career and workload.However, that does not mean that she has to give up on her career.
In general, the father can cut back on his career and workload to help with childcare too. haha 🙂
Crush those double-standards.
spoken like a mother. proud.
i hope Aimee pops a baby every year, then we won’t be seeing her for a long time.
good ideas, i was thinking samething
Hahaha, truly funny
Wow, I didnt think she was the type who would want to have another child right after her first…dont know why I just felt that way. Anyways, in my opinion I think being pregnant again right after a child is hard work and not really good for the mother’s body. My doctor told me that a woman’s body needs at least a year to recover after giving birth. I waited for my son’s 1st birthday before getting pregnant with my second, and people were still frowning upon me for having them too close together.
She should wait for a while but it’s great to get pregnant :).
Have a daughter and completes the family unit.
I also think Aimee should wait for a year at least before she has her second child. It is super hectic to take care of a baby and a young child at the same time unless she plans to leave both to their nannies.
Agree, especially if she wants to witness her child’s growing up stages. (:
Good luck to her (:
She sounds like a great mother and wife. Good for her. Too bad I can’t say the same about being an actress..
Sounds like a good mother too (:
I just don’t see how Aimee is going to hold two jobs, having and looking after her kids well and giving her time to acting. You just can’t serve two masters and pay them equal attention. No doubt she may afford to have hordes of servants to help her but that’s not the same. Remember, she has a husband to be with too? Where can she find the time?she’ll be taking on more than she can chew if she does that.
When the child is a bit older, she can. Since she is actively promoting series right now instead of taking a break, I will assume she is hiring nannies and family members to help ease her burden. And Moses can help too. I am not surprised by her ability to juggle so many roles. She is very ambitious; she wants her career, she now has a husband (who probably doesn’t need that much mothering unlike their infant son). As for having a second child, it could be she is pregnant again (unlikely perhaps) or is stating something that will benefit her sponsors of baby products (if any) or is just a passing statement which is made in a positive sense so that her image is elevated.
She can but of course she has to hire help and I am sure with her family background, she definitely can afford to do so. She would have to cut back on her workload/career but that does not mean that she has to give up her career completely.
Shouldn’t it be “Canadianized-Cantonese” if she was born and raised in Canada? Or Cantonese with heavy Western accent may be better?
You are right. Lots of people assume that people born and raised in North America speak Cantonese with north American accents. However, Canadian accents are quite different from American accents. Even in the States, the accents in northern states are different from the ones in southern states.
You mean accented Cantonese? I don’t think there is such a term as Canadian Cantonese or American Mandarin.
Anyway don’t they speak Mandarin more?
Okay, accented Cantonese or Cantonese with accents.
Even Hk speaks accented Cantonese. As long as errr grammatically correct, shouldn’t be a problem?
wow……………aimee are u really sure to have
a second child??????? she just had aiden alot of people
prefer to have two or three children but i think some parents would rather have one child
yeah me took she is quite a good mother
as well:)
I do not think she should have a second child yet. She should wait a year or 2 for Aiden to grow up a bit more.
I had my baby in 2012 and I’m still not ready for my second. She must have a brilliant support network to want another baby so soon after her first!
I don’t see what the big deal is. Whether she will have the baby ASAP or one year later, it’s not like she is taking care of the baby full time? Whether or not if they can have cheap philly marias or toronto, like they will NOT hire help????
She should definitely have a bunch of kids now and then focus on her career after that. They can hire babysitters to take care of the kids while the work.
if i were her , i would have another baby by the end of this year. and come back to tvb 2 years time. She will still be only 34 by then. Myolie turning 35 this year and she still look stunning.
Hate to be a naysayer but Aimee will have a very difficult time having another child, raising both of them together and giving them a nurturing childhood while maintaining her acting career. There are only 24 hours in a day and both are full-time jobs. Yes, hired help is possible but the children will be losing out on growing up with the parents. After a long and exhausting day(night) at work, one has to decide quality rest versus hands-on loving and sweet talking to both children. If she embarks on her plan, she will doom to fail with or without Moses.
judgamental
Proven and unbiased statistics… definitely not head in the sand like many dreamers…
Wow two kids… at such a short time frame. Wow. How to care for both at the same time? Anyway, however I feel about the logistics of having two kids is irrelevant. Everybody’s family situation is different. Maybe Moses’ parents take care of the babies, maybe Aimee’s parents take care of the babies. Maybe they take turns? Who knows. If they (husband and wife) sat down and discussed everything out, I’m sure they’ll manage just fine. Sometimes, we are held back by our fear of “no money, no help, no time” and delay having babies. By the time we think we are ready, too much time already passed. Moses and Aimee are already at the right age. If you ask me, moses is already too old. LOL. They should get a move on. =D