Dad of Taiwanese Actress Bea Hayden Rubbishes Rumours That She Financially Supports His Family With In-Laws' Wealth

Taiwanese actress Bea Hayden’s marriage to actor Jacky Heung, son of Hong Kong entertainment tycoon Charles Heung, has long been a subject of public fascination.

The couple tied the knot in 2019 after dating for less than a year. They have a four-year-old daughter Cora, and son, Isa, three.

Her mother-in-law, film producer Tiffany Chen, recently mentioned in a video that Bea, 41, is prudent with her money and uses her own savings to support her family.

The remark quickly fuelled rumours online, with some claiming that Bea financially supports her father’s “seven children.”

Last week, Bea’s father issued a lengthy statement dismissing the speculation as “complete nonsense.”

First, he clarified that he has seven grandchildren, not seven children.

“How did this become ‘seven children that Bea has to support’?” he wrote.

He then explained in detail the current situation of his three daughters.

His second daughter will return to Canada with her husband after giving birth, while his youngest daughter and her husband both work, earning a combined monthly income of NT$100,000 (about S$4.1K), and do not need help raising their child.

All three sisters, he emphasised, are financially independent with families of their own — they simply have a close relationship and meet up often.

There is absolutely no truth to claims that “everyone relies on Bea for support.”

Addressing speculation that Bea uses her husband’s family’s money to subsidise her own, he clarified that Bea mainly covers his living expenses and medical bills, which are modest thanks to his health insurance.

As for the claims that she “takes care of two households,” he explained that it is because he keeps many pets, so Bea often returns to help care for them, adding that this is not the financial responsibility the public assume it to be.

He also expressed gratitude toward his in-laws, revealing that Bea and Jacky recently brought their son back to Hong Kong to celebrate Charles Heung’s birthday.

He said that the Heung family treats his daughter very well, even buying two large plots of land — each several hundred square metres — as gifts for his daughter.

 “I know how kind my in-laws are to my daughter. I’m grateful for how well they treat their daughter-in-law,” he wrote.