No, that Charlie Chaplin dude is not Hannah Quinlivan in disguise. Image: Straits Times / Xinhua, Apple Daily
Jay Chou is out and about plugging his new album the “traditional” way, but could he have done a Beyonce and dropped a bombshell of the marital sort? Dun-dun-dun.
Grilled by ravenous reporters on rumours that he had secretly proposed to his sweetheart Hannah Quinlivan at (of all places) Hyde Park in London, Jay said nay.
Here’s the preeminent Mandopop prince in his own words: “They're just wild guesses, how could I propose in a park? If I were to do it, it would be at a secret venue and it wouldn't be secret if I were to reveal the location.” Duly noted!
Speaking at the same press junket in Taipei, Mandarin entertainment portal NetEase reports that Jay also renewed his “vow” to put a ring on it on January 18 – which just happens to be his 36th birthday. (A “shuang xi” double celebration is such a Chinese thing to do; we approve!)
If you’re still not convinced the celeb couple hasn’t done “it” on the sly, well then Jay says the proof is in the pudding and on the finger: “You'll have to see whether there's an important keepsake on the other party's hand.”
Well, what about the grainy photos circulating on the Net showing a rock sitting pretty on one of the fingers on Hannah’s left hand, then? Jay’s cheeky rebuttal is more than a little vague: “Really? It’s there? The pictures need to be slightly clearer.”
Ah, well. It looks like we’ll have to wait ‘till January 18 to truly find out!
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