Throwback Thursday with Qi Yuwu in Melbourne

Toggle was part of the entourage from start to finish: we got to breathe the same air, sleep under the same roof, and had equally early call times too – but that’s another story for another day.

Each week, starting today, we’ll be featuring one of the six celebrities who travelled down under with us, as part of a special ‘Dream Makers 2’ #throwbackthursday series. In the spotlight this week is new dad Qi Yuwu, who spoke extensively about his longing for his wife, Joanne Peh, and their two-month-old daughter, baby Qi, as both mother and daughter celebrated their first Mid-Autumn Festival at home “without papa”.

While he isn’t worried about the situation at home, especially since Joanne is coping well for a first-time mum, Ah Wu let on he’d hoped to be at home to help lighten her load in any way possible, especially since the both of them are very hands on and self-reliant parents.

“This is the first time I’m away from her (Joanne) since the baby’s arrival,” he shared, “And I feel that Joanne needs support and help, especially during this period of time. It’s been quite tough and I could not bear to be away.”

So what did he do to try to make up for his absence?

Apart from daily video calls and text messages, Ah Wu also shopped up a storm during what little free time he had and in between takes, too, and bought “a fair bit of clothing” for his little princess – not including kitchenware (“crockery like plates and cups” he told us) and a few (we mean, three) chopping boards he lugged back to Singapore for his culinary adventures at home.

Watch The Dream Makers 1 on Toggle.

Special thanks to Tourism Australia and Tourism Victoria.