Lana Wong Ha-wai
Actress Lana Wong Ha-wai is best known for her distinctive looks and her high-profile public appearances. In recent years, netizens have crowned the 81-year-old a “goddess” and nicknamed her “Ha-wai BB.” She tells Yannie Chan about her epic love story, dealing with being hated, and her recent popularity.
I was born and raised in Hong Kong. I was fascinated by movies. I went behind my parents’ backs and became a part-time actress when I was still in school.
My first role was as a student running away from war. I was chubby like a piglet.
I was still a young actress when I met my late partner Woo Pak-chuen [a married politician and lawyer]. We started dating and he didn’t want me to continue acting.
Mr. Woo and I fell in love at first sight. I was 18 years old when I met him. His daughter was one year older than me. He was like my lover and my father. He spoiled me and gave up everything to be with me.
The fact that he was married left me miserable. I attempted suicide twice for him. I joined a nunnery for him. I loved him so much that I didn’t want him to suffer any more for me, so I came up with every plan I could think of to leave him. But nothing worked. I still really missed him and he wouldn’t let me go.
Being the third person in a relationship is never a good thing. But when you really fall in love with someone, you don’t consider things like that. We had no idea that our love would grow so deep, to the extent that we couldn’t live without each other.