Is Ms Quinlivan quivering over "losing" her unique last name?
Guess what? Jay Chou made Hannah Quinlivan cry.
No, don’t lose it just yet, “Jaynah” shippers: No domestic squabbling on the horizon, as far as we know.
The reason for Hannah’s howling? If the man is to be believed, Jay’s proposal was so bombastic – MV-worthy fireworks! the man on one knee! lovey-dovey London locale! – the bashful bride-to-be couldn’t help but burst into tears. (Chou insists that he was cool as a cucumber throughout. But of course.)
Jay’s uncharacteristically candid tell-all at a press junket last week dovetails with his damsel’s own account at a separate Boxing Day conference for her latest TV drama, in which she confessed to being “terribly touched” at her beau’s big-budget overture.
Well, what about our reigning Mandopop prince’s proclamation that he expects five royal babies in the palace? Chinese entertainment portal CRI News reports that Hannah’s response was coy in the extreme: “I will let nature take its course.”
Oh, and just so you know, the model-actress has a self-deprecating sense of humour that’s quite endearing indeed; she says she’ll be pleased as punch “if [she] can give birth to that many.”
That’s about as much juicy gossip you can squeeze out of her, though. Quizzed for the lowdown on their London proposal and upcoming wedding, Hannah demurred, only saying all would be revealed in due time.
Ah, well. Patience, pop culture pundits: Just a fortnight or so ‘till D-Day on January 18!
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