Gaile Lok is Broke After Divorce
What is life like after divorcing Leon Lai (黎明)? When Gaile Lok’s (樂基兒) was still married to Leon, she was frequently lavished with gifts, but now it looks like her lifestyle reverted back to her pre-marital days, with her staying at cheap hotels in order to save money.
Forced to Live a Simpler Lifestyle
When Gaile signed divorce papers to end their four-year marriage, it was revealed that she would not be receiving any alimony from Leon in the exchange for her full freedom. Due to the relationship fallout, Gaile will also not be receiving jobs from Leon’s manager, and will have to rely on her own work to earn an living. An insider said, “Gaile is forced to play the friendship card and contact old brand managers in order to get more jobs.”
In June, Gaile was spotted at a bar in Central, Hong Kong with a female friend. When it was her turn to order, she reluctantly ordered an all-you-can-eat platter with white wine for $188 HKD and openly exclaimed profanities toward the high prices. Eventually, the pair went shopping at brand name stores where Gaile had her eyes on a pair of sandals that cost over $10, 000 HKD, but awkwardly walked away when a sales associate approached them.
However, Gaile’s lifestyle was not always like this. During the midst of Leon and Gaile’s divorce, Leon arranged to have Gaile stay at the lovely Four Seasons Hotel along with her own chauffeur and assistants. However, without Leon to cover the expenses now, Gaile is forced to stay at a hotel that only charges $700 HKD a night.
When asked about her new boyfriend, Cruz, Gaile responded, “My love life is personal and I don’t want to comment. Leon and I have already broken up and who I go out with is nobody’s business!”
Source: Oriental Sunday #808 via ihktv.com
his article is written by Su for JayneStars.com.
Hmm should’ve stick with Leon.
Yep, the two-time cheating sl..t….deserves her lifestyle now after the way she cheated on Leon……..she was nothing before him and is gonna go back to being a nothing now……..
Good riddance for Leon to get her out of his life.
Where there cheating involved or just cheap rumors.
Perhaps Ms. Lok wanted to something else than being forced to bend down, she don’t need private beaches to wear her bikini or the need of a yacht to cryout loud in the middle of no where. Broke not as she still have her personal assets as quick credit id she so desire.
”Ping says:
Perhaps Ms. Lok wanted to something else than being forced to bend down, she don’t need private beaches to wear her bikini or the need of a yacht to cryout loud in the middle of no where. Broke not as she still have her personal assets as quick credit id she so desire”
IT prove that she is not a gold digger,
she did not marry someone for money,
like her guts
‘
I thought she liked a simpler lifestyle? You know, eating mcdonald’s 24/ 7. She said this herself.
Maybe she regretted. After enjoying life with Leon provided for so long.
McChickens and McDoubles are only 9HKD (they were 8HKD a month ago).
They also sell rice-boxes for 23HKD. Maccas is awesome.
If you don’t know anything, advise is to say nothing.
How can HK, a high income country has a McD burger that costs HKD 9????? That is only US$1.10. Makes sense???
Such a silly kitten!
http://www.mcdonalds.com.hk/chinese/mds/images/timezone3/promo.jpg
@Dog chase cat
After dd given you the link, I think you should call yourself Cat Chase Dog 🙂
@Dog chase cat,
“If you don’t know anything, advise is to say nothing.”
Maybe you should take your own advise?
@cloud9,
Oh, that’s funny. LOL 🙂
Or, Lion King chase “silly” dog.
@Cloud9,
This is one time promotion.
Promotion can even be free. This being the case, why not just say you can get free burgers in HK then?
HKD $0.00, yoohoo…
Now, dog not only chase cat, it is barking at the clouds for covering up the sunlight!
@Getwellsoon sure is in sick bed, sick in the head, that is, for not having rational thought.
@Dog Chase cat
FAIL
Is dd’s avatar a cat? Lol.
dog chase cat sucks
i suppose dog chase cat is one of the person nicknamed as trini,kaboom or siying.
kolo says:
July 5, 2013 at 5:24 am
i suppose dog chase cat is one of the person nicknamed as trini,kaboom or siying.
Excuse me Kolo, but this was really uncalled for. It was also really mean because I may be dumb but I wouldn’t go attack dd about burger prices. If you didn’t know already, I actually like dd, a lot.
Though Trini and Kaboom don’t get along with dd, I doubt they would stoop that low to take a jab at dd using burger prices.
Please don’t try to fuel the flames. Thanks.
I’m also starting to question your intention behind that comment Kolo.
You knew it had nothing to do with what’s going on here.
@ Cat Chase Dog,
A Chinese saying :
“Do not lift a rock only to drop it on your own foot”
@Dog chase cat:
you sound like a rude, spoilt brat. Always trying to ‘correct’ others even when others are right. Are you currently residing in HK? No? But dd is. If you dont know anything, don’t say anything at all. Period.
@May
The original GIF wags it’s tail.
http://i44.tinypic.com/35cmryu.gif
well she can choose between a white burger or a black one instead of politics she cn choose between which lifestyles white rich black poor
To dog chase cat!!! Since when did Hong Kong became a country?????? U need to get that straight before u start typing wrong info!
Maybe that was how it was when she did not have money. I know some people like that. When they are poor or don’t have much money, they are really thrifty. However, once they have money, they spend it a lot more than many people would. Maybe that is how she is???
If she really didn’t receive any alimony, then I definitely respect her for this.
probably signed a prenup
I highly doubt it. She may not have received alimony, but perhaps she received a one time payment as settlement for not dishing any secrets of Leon. After all a tell all book of a very famous former pop idol is a money maker, even if it is a FORMER pop idol.
Agree!
yep yep i usually dont agree with funn lim but i do this time.
Maybe she provided a portion to support her current bf
I doubt she didn’t get any money from Leon. Just right after splitting with Leon, she was on vacation for such a long while. Also, I read ‘Gaile is allegedly ready to fund Cuz’s (with cap) dream of living in a beach house in Bali and running a diving/surfing training centre.’
Gaile must have been naive as she probably got sweet-talked into the relationship by Cruz who just wanted a piece of her and whatever money she had at the time which was provided to her by Leon or his connections. If she did indeed did not ask for alimony thinking that Cruz was true to her, she will find out that she messed up big time as Cruz is a leach and will bail out on her once her money runs out and can’t support him.
Hmm should the headlines be “Gaile Lok is broke after buying a beach in Thailand for Cody Maverick to surf on”
Oh wait, Cody is that honorable penguin in Surf’s Up.
Who’s that despicable dude who posted a picture of her with her panties showing?
Oh, right, that’s Cuz.
haha you’re funny 🙂
Thanks Erica. You’re sweet. 🙂
yeah broke after spending $$$ to buy houses haha yeah right i agree with you. She cant be broke.
Didnt Leon buy her 2 houses in the US just before their split?
Im sure she can sell them to get money! She cant be THAT poor right?!
housing is bad here in the us no money unless she sells to chinese investors
I dunno… 188 HKD ($25 Canadian) for all you can eat with a glass of white wine doesn’t seem all that bad to me 😛
Gold digging failed.
its like a movie script O_O she should’ve stick with Leon, but probably cuz she dont wanna hav babies with Leon, or cant x[
i remember hearing that she got a one time payment by leon worth 200 m HKD maybe she spent all that money already and she said she earnt all of it by her self yeh she earnt it by marrying and then divorcing leon
Not having money in exchange for freedom is a good bargain in my opinion.
Definitely not a wise one.
If she is BROKE, then majority of the Hong Kongers are in POVERTY.
In my opinion, using the word Broke is too extreme.
Good point and I think this article is just exaggerating things.
I have a feeling that the writer of this article is trying to throw negativity over Gaile.
Many Hong Kongers can’t even afford to stay at a hotel that only charges $700 HKD a night.
Call this BROKE.
uh, well majority ppl have poverty problem since more n more ppl r immigrating from china to Hk O_o
I guess she knows she has to sacifice all the luxuries when she decides to divorce Leon. It shows how desperate she was to be away from Leon, the marriage must be very bad.
I have a feeling that Leon may not have given her much freedom and that was what she wanted. THis is also a good example to show women that they should rely on themselves more and be more independent instead of thinking that you can marry a rich/well off guy and then be set for life. Life is truly unpredictable…
Hi HeTieShou, a lot of women especially the celebrities would like to fish for rich men. Most of them I would say. But, I personally feel Gaile Lok is not that type of person, she has “character” I think she yearns for true love, freedom more than money. I guess the relationship with Leon was so unbearable. She is perhaps those women that want the attention & time to be together not like those ppl like Jackie Chan’s wife or even Andy Lau’s wives which I feel it was a huge sacrifices to remain unknown that they were actually the women married to these stars. Anyhow, I hope Gaile will find her happiness. I mean when we’re poor, we’ve to readjust our finances accordingly. When you’ve more maybe you can be more spendthrift
Hi Bloom,
I agree with what you are saying. But I do wonder about Gaile’s intentions behind marrying Leon. As you have said, you said that she seems like the type that wants true love and freedom rather than money. If that is the case, then I wonder why she married Leon in the first place. I am guessing she should have known him well enough to see how he is and would he give her the freedom that she wants and if he loved her and if she loved him,etc…As a celeb, of course many of them have a higher lifestyle than we do and would want a rich/well off guy, especially if they are not that successful themselves. Therefore, I must say that there is no doubt that she with Leon partially for the money but then again who does not to some extent? But the big question is, is that all that she went for??? I also wondered if she even dated him long enough before marrying him to know how he is?? I think that is why many are wondering if she was after him for money only. Jackie and Andy’s wives have sort of different cases so I do not think we should compare them with Leon and Gaile’s case.
bloom says:
”Hi HeTieShou, a lot of women especially the celebrities would like to fish for rich men. Most of them I would say. But, I personally feel Gaile Lok is not that type of person, she has “character” I think she yearns for true love, freedom more than money. I guess the relationship with Leon was so unbearable. She is perhaps those women that want the attention & time to be together ”
agree, i really felt that she is not gold digging type girl.
wasting her youth
Who could predict the future. No one likes to get married & get a divorce if there’s a choice.
You can’t put a price tag on freedom. When you are in a bad relationship, you just want to get out. I would rather live a simple life on my own terms than live someone else’s lavish life.
word*
staying at a hotel consider broke? lol..
you get free buffet breakfast every morning lol
Its her choice, now she has the hard way.
This piece of news reflects how shallow the media is.
More like how some people can be nasty to her in regards to her divorce. Calling her a gold digger or an idiot? Money is not everything! And it’s not like she’s trash talking about her ex.
HK media and society is just about money. HK values? Haha.. All crap. Just because someone stays in a cheap hotel meant she is no longer happy or broke. All garbage. Great that the China locusts are eating up HK!
no – if they divorced then they were never in love which means they both had perspective at the time of divorce so Gaile Lok probably has a LOT of money and is just putting on a show of having nothing (he had to have paid her for confidentiality otherwise there’s no reason for her to keep quiet if she has nothing to lose if she breaks that) so she is saying things cuss-mouthed in public so the reporters will be sure to help her spread the image of being penniless – BECAUSE there are so many predators in Asia and she is female and alone.
To Cleo, we’re just speculating & discuss about how we felt. We dont know what actually happened to them, whether Gaile was paid a sum of money after the divorce.
It doesnt mean that when you divorced someone you didnt love that person. It’s not that true, that really depends what was your intention of marrying that person. Some ppl married for money, there are ppl married because of love, there are some married because of matched marriage etc etc…. They could have loved each other, but the love has changed. Some ppl are lucky that their love grows after marriage, but, some are not that lucky. I guess that really depends on both the person.
if it changes, it’s not love. if it’s corn, it’s not water. if it’s a dog, it’s not a cat, etc.
many people call whatever they are doing “love” without respecting the definition of the word. I wonder if Aaron Kwok and his ex “loved” each other? because he certainly doesn’t what happens to her now. I don’t see him making sure she doesn’t walk in empty parking garages by herself or that there is no one hiding in the stairwell outside her apartment door.
PUHLEEZE let’s not support their interest in beautifying their reality. It is what it is.
Does it look like Gaile Lok would sell herself to save Lai Ming’s life? Did it EVER look like that? Maybe Carina Lau would do that for Wai Zhai – I don’t know – who knows. Would Michelle Reis and Julian Ho die for each other?
Would Stanley Ho and his wives sacrifice their lives for one another?
Charles Saatchi doesn’t care about Nigella Lawson if he divorces her without giving her advance notice. I bet he NEVER loved her. Hopefully, her reportedly dead husband got plastic surgery and will be her next husband.
I think Galen Lo ca do better guys surely
Hmm….Why is everyone hating on her? Is it because she is the female in the relationship that she is getting the bad rap? She wanted a simple life to begin with and I wondered why she was really wasting her time with someone that was over 10-15 years older than her. This woman was a model before she married him and she probably made a lot of money BEFORE she married him. I hope she can find someone that respects her values and loves her for who she is.
Hi Chuchu, not all models are rich & the same applies to celebrities. They look nice on the outside, some really struggle. Hong Kong is a place where ppl are so materialistic, they looked at your clothes before they judge you. As a celebrities, I’m sure a big part of their monies have to be put aside for clothing, an assistant, etc etc. She could be just average before she got married to Leon. Now, she could be back to square 1 that’s all.
I don’t hate her. I barely know who she is. I like fantasizing about being Wealthy and intelligently frugal – it excites me!
I think she has tons of money & I’m sure she can make tons more!
How she spend her money is really not anyone’s business. In fact what’s wrong with a simpler life style?
Those showbiz bosses would like to portray the glamorous life of these celebrities to attract new and innocent guys and gals into the showbiz industry to make monies for them.
Thus they will never allowed their charges to lead a simple life.