The soon-to-be 51-year-old TV queen Charmaine Sheh (Ah Sheh) recently attended a jewelry brand event in a sexy outfit. During an interview, she revealed that she had once refused to accept a ring that “carried too much meaning”, sparking netizens’ curiosity and causing her old story of being publicly proposed to by her ex-boyfriend Benny Chan to resurface once again. Many netizens left comments after reading, feeling relieved that Ah Sheh “moved on quickly” back then, joking: “Luckily she didn’t marry”, “If she did, she might have had to bear four children.”
Looking back to 2006, when Ah Sheh turned 31, there were rumors that her then-boyfriend Benny Chan, who had been dating her for about three years, lavishly spent 40,000 HKD (about 20,000 MYR) to throw her a birthday party, inviting many showbiz friends such as Ekin Cheng and Michael Miu and his wife to attend. According to reports at the time, the two interacted sweetly at the party, flirting with each other. In the early morning, Benny Chan, egged on by friends, knelt down to propose in public. Ah Sheh was said to have been emotionally touched and tacitly consented, with the two sharing a half-minute hug and passionate kiss.
Unfortunately, the relationship ultimately did not blossom. It was said that Benny Chan worked long-term in Taiwan and mainland China and was constantly surrounded by rumors, which led the then-career-focused Ah Sheh to end the four-year romance. Now, as netizens review this old story and compare it to Benny Chan’s married life—having four children in five years with his Chinese wife Lisa Jiang—as well as his negative news post-marriage, many are praising Ah Sheh’s decision back then as “wise”.
In fact, Ah Sheh has turned down marriage proposals more than once. As early as age 19, during her first year studying in Switzerland, a suitor suddenly knelt down to propose even though they had not officially dated, startling her and leading her to gently reject him on the spot. At 21, Ah Sheh again encountered a romantic proposal in Switzerland. That time, her Taiwanese boyfriend built a snowman as tall as she was, with a proposal ring hidden inside, but she declined the proposal citing her studies.