Lead actress of Taiwanese film Spider Lilies and a
supporting actress in the film, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon, Hong
Kong artiste Isabella Leong gave birth to a baby boy in April. The
news was revealed last Thursday.
The 21-year-old-to-be actress has been dating 42-year-old
businessman Richard Li for over a year. During this time, she was
involved in a contractual dispute with Emperor Entertainment Group
for half a year before they agreed to terminate the contract. Since
then, Leong has kept a low profile but was rumoured to have been
pregnant and awaiting delivery overseas. Last Thursday, the Hong
Kong media received news of her baby's birth.
Leong gave birth naturally to a seven pound baby boy in Toronto
in end April. Grandfather of the baby, Hong Kong entrepreneur Li
Ka-Shing, named him 'Ethan'.
A spokesperson of Leong's revealed that the child has been planned
for, and that she is recovering very well from the delivery under
her mother's care.
She said, "Isabella feels blessed to be bestowed with the baby
boy and is glad that Ethan is a happy baby. She is currently busy
taking care of her newborn and has no intention of resuming work
anytime soon."
Though they have a child now, Li and Leong have no intention of
tying the knot just yet.
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