Gary Chaw’s son Joe is turning 17 next month, and he’s already officially announced his girlfriend! On Douyin, he posted a funny pouty selfie asking his girlfriend for a kiss. The girl has long hair draped over her shoulders, sunglasses on her forehead, and looks very distinctive and calm as she watches Joe act cute. There’s also a photo of her with her arm around his shoulders, showing their natural and close interaction as a couple. Gary Chaw once brought his son Joe and daughter Grace onto “Where Are We Going, Dad?” which aired in 2014, nine years ago. Viewers seeing Joe’s sweet photos all exclaimed at how quickly time has passed: Joe has already grown so much and now even has a girlfriend.
Joe’s official announcement of his girlfriend actually stemmed from a mix-up. Because his English name is Joe, netizens have nicknamed him “Uncle” (the Chinese character for ‘Joe’ is a homophone for ‘uncle’). A while ago, he posted a photo of himself with his younger sister and another girl. The two girls were sitting together and seemed to be close, so netizens were curious if the girl was his girlfriend, leaving comments like, “Is this Auntie?” Joe liked the comment, leading people to believe he’d tacitly confirmed the relationship. But some netizens suspected he hadn’t understood the question and directly asked, “Is the girl on the far right your girlfriend?” He liked that comment as well. News about his supposed relationship quickly trended, but soon after, he claimed, “She’s not my gf HAHAHA.” Some netizens pointed out that liking a comment only meant he’d seen it, and wasn’t confirmation of anything.
After denying dating that girl on the evening of the 12th, Joe simply went public with his real girlfriend the next day. As for the girl who was mistaken for his girlfriend before, he explained: “That other girl isn’t my girlfriend—she’s my cousin’s.”
News source: 1Apple News Net