Faye Wong Suggested Divorce, Reveals Singer's Ex-Husband Li Yapeng
And it took him six months to come to terms with it.
We think Faye Wong, who in April was spotted in Hongkong looking radiant and youthful, might not be too pleased with what ex-husband Li Yapeng has revealed in a recent interview. Appearing on a popular Chinese talk show, the Chinese actor was grilled on his 2013 divorce with Faye (they were married in 2005), and he said, "I cannot avoid saying that this was a great failure of mine." According to Apple Daily, he was referring to how he's unable to give his 12-year-old daughter Li Yan a complete family. "When I see her, I am reminded of how much of a failure I am," he also said.
The confessional
Li Yapeng, who's reportedly still single, also revealed that he was unwilling to separate from the singer. When questioned by the host about how long it took for the divorce to be definite, Li thought pensively and said "about six months". “I felt really lonely during that time, but it doesn’t count for much anymore. From the moment I agreed to go our separate ways, I have already come to terms with it," he said, while holding back his tears. His statement also implied that it was Faye who suggested and insisted on the divorce. While he didn't reveal the exact reasons for the split, netizens are now wondering if it has anything to do with the rekindling of Faye's relationship with Nicholas Tse less than a year later.
In good times
Yapeng and Faye at a charity event to benefit kids born with cleft lips, a cause close to the couple's hearts since their daughter Li Yan was also born with the condition. This event was also the last time the couple was seen together in public.
Suiting up
Faye and Yapeng at another charity event for their Smile Angel Foundation in 2012.
Better days
The former couple kissing for the cameras at a charity dinner for their Smile Angel Foundation, which aims to help kids born with cleft lips.
Faye Wong and Li Yapeng at a charity event in 2012
Once upon a time
Walk, walk fashion baby
Their daughter Li Yan has also become somewhat of a fashion icon in China now. Here she is seem strutting it up at a runway show in Paris last year.
Girl power
Faye with her two daughters Li Yan and Leah Dou (from her first marriage with Chinese rocker Dou Wei).
