Hilary Tsui
Former actress Hilary Tsui is Cantopop king Eason Chan’s wife. Despite being a full-time mom now, she has a lot on her plate—opening a boutique, frequenting the media’s best-dressed lists, and of course grappling with the paparazzi.
I never planned to become an actress. I finished Form 5 and started my studies at a secretarial school, where they picked me to be part of their ad campaign. After that, my classmates told me to leave my photograph with a modeling agency.
My first audition landed me a role in a music video with Andy Lau. Suddenly, I was in showbiz.
But my parents didn’t like it at all. They’re quite conservative. My curfew was 10pm, even for school events. And I went to an all girls’ school.
I stayed in showbiz for the money really. I don’t like movies. I don’t like acting. I only wanted to make fast money, move out of my parent’s house and buy more clothes.
My love for fashion came from my dad. Being Shanghainese, he always dressed to impress. Footwear was his thing. Even when I was little, we’d buy new shoes at Lane Crawford for school each year.
I was 21 when I met Eason. I heard from Josie Ho, “Hey, there’s this overseas Chinese who sings really well...you gotta meet him.” At the time, I didn’t really like ABCs and the like.