14-Year Age Gap? The Famous Singer Who Dated His Wife When She Was Just 17 Years Old
Legendary Mandopop singer, Jay Chou, began dating his wife Hannah Quinlivan when she was just 17-years old. They have a 14-year age gap.
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One of the most famous singers in Mandopop is undoubtedly Jay Chou (born 1979). After being single for over three decades, he married Taiwanese-Australian actress Hannah Quinlivan (born in 1993). Though they are still happily married several years later, their love story raised eyebrows in the beginning due to their significant age gap of 14 years.
In an interview on Crossing NBA, Hannah revealed that she met her now-husband when she was just 17 years old while auditioning for one of the music videos on his album WOW!
It was filmed around July 2010 and released a year later in November 2011. They went on several dates within this time, with the teenager playing the then-31-year old’s favorite sport on their first date.
"The first date we did was on a basketball court. I was watching him mostly at the time, but now I play with him a lot." — Hannah Quinlivan
Before the music video could be released, their relationship was exposed to the public and her scenes were scrapped. The actress was pressured to end the relationship by a substantial number of netizens who believed that she was not “worthy enough” to date the famous singer.
(The picture after that paragraph is so fucking gross. She's visibly a teenager in that scene girl outfit and he's a 31 YEAR OLD MAN! He looks like your dad's friend who's all "Where's my hug???" EVERY time he goes to your house.)
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She broke up with him and left Taiwan for the United States to study. Barely two days had passed when the singer booked a flight to chase her back.
They eventually reconciled and tied the knot on January 17, 2015 at a private wedding ceremony in Taipei and another one later at Yorkside, Australia. By this time, they were dating for four years. Jay Chou was 36 years old and Hannah was 21 years old.
The Mandopop legend defended their significant age gap in interviews prior to the wedding. He stated that their mental ages are on par with each other and they rarely ever fight.
"My mental age is about the same as hers and we just get along like children." — Jay Chou
(Translation: I'm an immature manchild and I want someone I can control.)
They now have three children: a daughter born in 2015, a son born in 2017, and another daughter born in 2022. Jay Chou is now 45-years old while Hannah is turning 31-years old.
Hannah Quinlivan Wanted to End Relationship with Jay Chou Before
As one of Taiwan’s most famous megastars, Jay’s love life has always scrutinized by the public eye. When Jay and Hannah went to Australia for vacation in 2011, their dating relationship was exposed and became a hot topic because of their immense age gap.
In an interview, Hannah recalled, “I thought it was really annoying! We’re just dating, why can’t we talk about it? Why were there so many different [opinions]? Why did they make it like us falling in love was a very wrong thing.”
(Because you were a minor when you started going out with him...
He was a celebrity looking to hire you for a job...
Because he was already a 14 year old boy when you were born...)
In hopes of avoiding the drama, Hannah went to the United States for film school in hopes of separating herself from the relationship. However, Jay dropped all his work and flew there to find her on the third day she arrived. Hannah was very moved and knew immediately that Jay is “The One”!
When the couple got married, Hannah was only 21 years old and her career had not peaked yet, but she expressed, “I don’t think marriage is about age. After finding the right person, I got married. In love and relationships, I don’t know what is considered right or wrong. I just know that I love him, and I’m happy. My happiness is overshadowing my sadness.”
The road in love has never been easy for anyone, but Jay and Hannah made it work. Hannah has definitely changed Jay a lot in terms of making him more happy and open. She shares, “I do a lot of random things; you can almost say I am the kindergarten captain. My husband is really childlike as well, which is good because it means he won’t mind that I haven’t matured. So basically our house has four kids, which is a kindergarten.”
(He's also a cheater because of course he is...)
Jolin Tsai admits she broke up with Jay Chou because he cheated on her
Jolin Tsai admits she broke up with Jay Chou because he cheated on her
As it is widely known that Jolin Tsai, a Taiwanese famous singer and dancer, was once in a relationship with Jay Chou. But neither of them ever gave a positive response about their relationship. Recently, when being interviewed by Tao Ching Ying, a top television hostess in Taiwan, for the first...
As it is widely known that Jolin Tsai, a Taiwanese famous singer and dancer, was once in a relationship with Jay Chou. But neither of them ever gave a positive response about their relationship. Recently, when being interviewed by Tao Ching Ying, a top television hostess in Taiwan, for the first time, Jolin Tsai admitted she used to be in love with Jay Chou. In addition, Jolin replied that because Jay Chou cheated on her, they broke up at last. Jolin said frankly: "The days cause Jay Chou cheated on her, they broke up at last. Jolin said frankly: "The days when I hated him most has passed."
Jolin Tsai disclosed when there was a rumored relationship between Jay Chou and Patty Hou in February 2005, Jolin asked Jay Chou to confirm. But Jay Chou denied. When journalists exposed the intimate photographs about Jay Chou and Patty Hou shopping in Tokyo together, Jolin asked Jay again, but Jay still denied his affair.
Jolin said she believed what she saw. She felt disappointed and broke up with Jay Chou even though Jay asked her "whether there is any chance for them to continue the relationship as he will still miss her".
Jolin Tsai said it cost her a whole year to move on. At the beginning of the breakup, Jolin chose to avoid meeting with Jay Chou in the workplace. She hated Jay Chou and Petty Hou at that time. Jolin said: "It's terrible that I am the last one to know the truth. I never experienced such bizarre love."
Now, Jolin and Jay are still friends. "I know his personality, so it's comfortable to be friends with him." She said, though Jay Chou never apologized to her about his affair.
Personal life (from Wikipedia)
Chou was rumored to have a relationship with Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai with the former being featured on Tsai's song "Can't Speak Clearly", which appeared on her fourth studio album Lucky Number (2001). In December 2001, Tsai and Chou were first spotted dining at an izakaya in Shinjuku, Japan. Although they did not admit to their relationship, their romance was an open secret in those years.
In February 2005, Chou was spotted shopping with Taiwanese news presenter Patty Hou in Shibuya, Japan. After that, Tsai deliberately avoided meeting Chou and Hou during public events. In June 2010, Tsai and Chou finally made amends, and Tsai appeared as a special guest at Chou's concert in Taipei, which shocked the public. In July 2013, when being interviewed by Taiwanese TV host Matilda Tao, for the first time, Tsai admitted she used to be in love with Chou, and that she broke up with him after he cheated on her.
In November 2014, Chou confirmed his relationship with model Hannah Quinlivan. The pair had been dating since 2010, but Hannah first met Jay when she was 14 and had been working as his employee as a clothing shop assistant since 2007. The couple married on 17 January 2015, one day before Chou's birthday. A separate private wedding ceremony open to friends and family occurred on 9 February in Taipei. A third reception, this time in Australia, was held in March. According to Chou's official Facebook page, the couple has been registered for marriage since July 2014.The couple has three children: a daughter born in 2015, a son born in 2017 and a daughter born in 2022.
Religious beliefs
Jay Chou became an Evangelical Protestant Christian as his wife, his mother and some of his friends, including Will Liu and Vanness Wu, are Protestants. In 2012, he was baptised.
(It's always Evangelicals...)
His wife, Hannah Quinlivan, is also an entertainer, making her debut on television through a teen variety show in 2008 at the age of 14.
Waiting For You (to get out of class) lyrics he wrote this song
你住的巷子裡 我租了一間公寓
Nǐ zhù de xiàng zi lǐ wǒ zū le yī jiān gōng yù
I rented an apartment in the alley that you live in
為了想與你不期而遇
Wèi le xiǎng yǔ nǐ bù qī ér yù
So that I could have a chance encounter with you
(so literally stalking...)
高中三年我為什麼
Gāo zhōng sān nián wǒ wèi shén me
In the three years* of high school, why
為什麼不好好讀書
Wèi shén me bù hǎo hǎo dú shū
Why didn’t I study properly
沒考上跟你一樣的大學
Méi kǎo shàng gēn nǐ yī yàng de dà xué
And get into the same college as you
fā xiàn
Eventually, one day, one year, you will find that
有人默默的陪在你的身邊
Yǒu rén mò mò de péi zài nǐ de shēn biān
There is someone quietly by your side
也許我不該在你的世界
Yě xǔ wǒ bù gāi zài nǐ de shì jiè
Maybe I shouldn’t be in your world
當你收到情書也代表我已經走遠
Dāng nǐ shōu dào qíng shū yě dài biǎo wǒ yǐ jīng zǒu yuǎn
When you receive the love letter, it means I’ve already gone far away
kàn xīng kōng
Lying on your school’s sports field to gaze at the stars
教室裡的燈還亮著你沒走
Jiào shì lǐ de dēng hái liàng zhe nǐ méi zǒu
The classroom lights are still on. You haven’t left
(Genuinely wtffff.....)
記得我寫給你的情書
Jì de wǒ xiě gěi nǐ de qíng shū
Remember the love letter I wrote you
都什麼年代了
Dōu shén me nián dài le
What decade is this
到現在我還在寫著
Dào xiàn zài wǒ hái zài xiě zhe
Even now, I’m still writing love letters
總有一天總有一年會發現
Zǒng yǒu yī tiān zǒng yǒu yī nián huì fā xiàn
Eventually, one day, one year, you will find that
有人默默的陪在你的身邊
Yǒu rén mò mò de péi zài nǐ de shēn biān
There is someone quietly by your side
也許我不該在你的世界
Yě xǔ wǒ bù gāi zài nǐ de shì jiè
Maybe I shouldn’t be in your world
當你收到情書也代表我已經走遠
Dāng nǐ shōu dào qíng shū yě dài biǎo wǒ yǐ jīng zǒu yuǎn
When you receive the love letter, it means I’ve already gone far away
* High school in Taiwan is three years
** Dan bing: a Taiwanese egg crepe that’s often eaten for breakfast
*** Love Confession: A song on Jay Chou’s Bedtime Stories album.
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