Last week, tabloids in China published pictures of Chinese actress Bai Baihe getting chummy with an unnamed male, later revealed to be Chinese model Zhang Aipeng, in Thailand.
After news got out, it was reported that the actress, who is married to Chinese singer Chen Yufan, was dropped from her upcoming projects and endorsements. On Sunday (April 16), Yufan broke his silence and posted a video on Weibo, where he revealed that the couple had separated in 2015, and quietly divorced.
However, they did not publicise the news of their divorce as they wanted to protect their 9-year-old son, Chen Shengtong. Baihe followed suit with a statement of her own, which she uploaded on Weibo on Monday (April 17).
“I’m thankful to all the people who have shown their care and concern to me, [sorry] for letting you guys worry. I feel sorry as this matter has affected Chen Yufan as well. I would also like to apologise to my parents and Yufan’s parents, as well as my 9-year-old son,” she wrote.
The 33-year-old shared that in their son’s eyes, the three of them “will forever be a family,” and expressed her wish for some privacy and time alone as they sort out their family matter.
Baihe reiterated that the couple did not publicise the news of their divorce in order to protect their son, writing, “Divorce is something that’s between the two families [only]. As we wanted to give our son a complete family during his growing-up years, we did not announce the news [of our divorce].
Baihe tied the knot with Yufan in 2006, and gave birth to Shengtong in 2008. In 2015, she was suspected to be the third-party in Taiwanese actor Ethan Ruan’s relationship with Taiwanese actress Tiffany Hsu.