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Marco Ngai, 55, Who Weighed 118kg At His Heaviest, Sheds 30kg & Is Now One Of China’s Rising Live Stream Stars

The former TVB actor not only transformed his looks, but his career too.

Marco Ngai, 55, Who Weighed 118kg At His Heaviest, Sheds 30kg & Is Now One Of China’s Rising Live Stream Stars

Hong Kong actor Marco Ngai, who disappeared from the limelight in 2021 after his divorce from his wife, Zhang Lihua, has made a successful comeback as a live streamer.

According to reports, the 55-year-old, who is the spokesperson for a China company, focuses on selling liquor and is quite the salesman.

He would often interact with netizens and even sing on his live streams.

But that wasn’t the only thing that got people buzzing.

Netizens were fixated on Marco’s noticeably "rounder" face when he started live streaming in April.

Many left comments about his appearance, lamenting that his significant weight gain made him look like an uncle — a far cry from his younger days as one of TVB's leading men.

When fans suggested that he lose weight, Marco said that he had already shed 15kg and his goal is to drop another 20kg.

Marco was unrecognisable when he first made his live streaming debut

Well, looks like he is on track to achieving his goal.

After two months, Marco has successfully transformed his physique, shedding a total of 30kg, with netizens saying he now looks "more handsome" and "instantly rejuvenated".

It is said that at his heaviest, he tipped the scales at 118kg.

Looking fit and fab now

Along with his physical transformation, he has gained a large social media following and is a rising live stream star on Douyin, raking in more than HK$10.7mil (S$1.87mil) in sales in a single session.

According to reports, he has topped rankings on Douyin in four categories: product sales, new celeb host, worldwide food rankings, and bai jiu rankings.

He's one of the up and coming live stream stars on Douyin

The past couple of years were very different for Marco.

In 2020, he shared that he had ended his 12-year marriage to Lihua, who is 20 years his junior. There were rumours that she cheated on him multiple times.

Like many in showbiz, he also struggled to find work due to the pandemic and had no income for more than a year.

He contemplated committing suicide but gave up the thought for the sake of his daughter Jessica, who is 13 this year.

Photos: Marco Ngai/Douyin, Chinapress

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