Television stars Qi Yuwu and Joanne Peh have announced they are dating, scarcely a month after she said she had split up with DJ Bobby Tonelli.
Qi, 36, and Peh, 29, have played a couple in dramas including C.L.I.F. and C.L.I.F. 2, which aired last month.
In his-and-hers interviews with 8 Days magazine, they said their relationship was based on 10 years of friendship.
The China-born star said he thought "maybe it's possible" with his frequent co-star, after they wrapped up C.L.I.F. 2 and he realised she had ended her four-year relationship with Tonelli, 38.
"The energy I feel when I am with her is very special," Qi said. "There's a trust between us. She has always said the things I tell her make her think. When you have this kind of communication and connection, what else do you need?"
He recalled finding her "very cute" on the set of their first drama together, Beautiful Connection, about 11 years ago.
He said he went steady with her only in "the past two weeks", but decided to go public with it because he "didn't want to sneak around".
She said: "There's no possibility that this relationship will fail. You know the cliche about finding your other half? I've never felt more strongly about that than now."
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