Everyone Thinks Jeremy Chan Is The "Blessed" One To Marry Jesseca Liu... Except One Person

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If someone asked us to name the sweetest couples in local showbiz, Mediacorp actor Jeremy Chan and his wife Jesseca Liu would surely be one of them.

But can you believe it actually took them eight years before sparks even flew? 

The 44-year-old actor reminisced about their love story when we met him at the recent press conference for new Mediacorp drama The Gift Of Time. The series revolves around life, loss and grief, and Jeremy plays a dyslexic cancer-stricken ex-convict who has a "ridiculous" unfulfilled wish.

We'll have to watch to find out what that wish is in reel life, but in real life, it seems he has already achieved what many people could only dream of - finding the right person who loves you exactly for who you are. 

When 8days.sg caught up with the ever-so-bubbly star, he gleefully recalled that he and Jesseca actually first met on a bus.

"It happened that we were on the same company bus. By right we were not supposed to be on the same bus," said the actor, who married Jesseca in 2017.

You see, Jeremy was from the variety team while Jess was from drama, so they weren’t exactly supposed to be commuting together.

"But she wanted to go back to Mediacorp so she boarded the bus. There was only me, her and the driver, so I found it very awkward, you know, it was all silence."

He tried to make some small talk with Jess, but that conversation sadly didn't go far. 

Their story paused there, only to change again eight years later.

In 2014, their paths crossed once more when Jeremy and Jesseca were both cast in Mediacorp drama Who Killed The Lead. 

"We started talking, and I kept planning gatherings in groups and would ask her to join us. Like that it wouldn't be awkward, as a group we'll have meals or catch movies," chuckled Jeremy.

"Slowly I got rid of the people around us and ate with her alone," he added, bursting into laughter.

The actor shared that they didn't have an actual first date. "It just happened gradually. You can feel it when the other person senses your interest, and the vibe she gives off shows she’s not against it," he explained.

Three years later, the actor decided it was time to take things to the next level: Marriage. 

While Jeremy's favourite thing about Jesseca is that she's "down-to-earth", he confidently told us what she likes most about him is that he's "real and, of course, funny". 

"I have a lot of 'patterns' every day. You have to give her a surprise, you cannot say the same joke. Even if it's the same joke, you have to tell it in a different way," he elaborated. 

Jeremy, though, showed a rare sentimental side when we asked about their most memorable moment together.

"It was one thing she said at our wedding," he replied in a heartbeat. 

"She said in her vows that everyone thinks Jeremy Chan is very blessed to marry and be with her, but that actually, the one who's truly blessed is herself, because [being with me] allows her to be happy every day." 

Needless to say, Jeremy was extremely touched. 

"No one has ever said that. Everyone thinks, be it privately or publicly: 'Wow you found a gorgeous and great wife!'. But to her, she sees something else [in our relationship]," he gushed. 

The Gift Of Time is available on demand for free on mewatch and on weekdays 9pm on Ch 8.

Catch the first episode of The Gift Of Time in the video below: