In the past year, Shirley Yeung's image has hit rock bottom after the
news broke out that she became an unmarried mother and its still a
mystery who the father of her baby is, thus she was frozen by TVB.
During her exclusive interview with [SkyPost], Shirley answered all
questions positively and with dignity. "Women can strive to be stronger.
Being a single mother is not a problem at all. Since the Heaven made
arrangements for you to walk down this path, then let's see how this
mother that I am can take on different roles, and be a father too."
Perhaps, it is me (reporter) who underestimated Shirley's strength or
maybe its just too difficult to hear what's really in the bottom of her
heart!
Wilson Chin directed a new film called
Black Comedy,
he disclosed for this film, he wanted to tell a story about an angel
and a devil. "An angel is not necessarily always righteous, nor is a
devil always evil. Sometimes, its the opposite. This is just like a
person with good intentions, but ends up making things worse or someone
does something bad to help others. There are a lot of gray areas in
life." Just like Shirley Yeung, she debuted 13 years ago, but to her
2011 was definitely a black comedy.
Life is Much Happier with a BabyThat
year, she made an one-sided announcement that she broke up with her
boyfriend Gregory Lee of 9 years. It was said she left Gregory for
former Hong Kong driver Andy Ng and was pregnant with his baby. Since
then, her previous images of being the most "stingy" Miss HK and a
well-behaved girl turned into a big joke. This also caused a heavy
impact on her career in showbiz. The following year, Shirley gave birth
to her daughter Krystal Yeung in the U.S. To date, Shirley has been
unwilling to disclose who the father of her baby is. When asked whether
she regretted her decision at that time? She said without hesitation:
"No. With a baby in my life, I am much happier. I will not go back and
think about whether I should have done it or not. I only think about how
I could make life better for my daughter. Also, the next generation is
very important because I am not young anymore. I fear I'll be too old to
have any children. Now that I have a baby, I can keep maintaining
myself to look pretty. It is actually a joy to be a young mother."
Truly No RegretsWhether
Shirley is really happy is just a matter of opinion. The only thing is,
Shirley hasn't been able to give her daughter a complete family. Does
she feel even a little guilt inside? "I don't think like that. You can
be all pitiful, but life still goes on. I tell myself: 'I must be
strong.'" Shirley is not worried of her daughter asking who her
biological father is when she grows up because she feels her daughter
will understand. What about herself? After so many twist and turns, she
still hasn't found her Mr. Right, any regret there? "I really don't have
any regrets. I already have a daughter. You tell me, what regrets do I
have? Many people really hope to pass on the generations, but because of
their health, environment or work-related reasons, they can't make it
happen. As for me, I already did it. Now, I can really focus on my
career."
Willing to Portray a Mistress When
speaking of her career, Shirley had been frozen by TVB for two years.
Last year TVB finally unfroze her and gave her the opportunity to
participate in new series
All the Bitter is Sweet, portraying
Linda Chung's step-mother. In reality, she is only 6 years older than
Linda. Earlier, she was fortunate to have been spotted by director
Wilson Chin. He invited her to participate in his new film
Black Comedy,
portraying a very bad mistress. She also had a bed scene with Wilson.
Shirley said: "I am not worried the mistress role might damage my image.
I must give everything a try and I hope to participate in films or TV
series of different genres." Could it be possible that it is what the
report said, Shirley has to raise her daughter, her parents and a
mortgage to pay off that she is willing to "fish up anything" that comes
to her? Shirley said: "I didn't give myself that much pressure. My
mentality is I will do as much as I can." Let's hope this positive
thinking isn't just Shirley trying to tough it out.