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The Heartbreaking Tale of a Decade-Long Marriage: Quang Minh’s Emotional Breakdown and the National Artist’s Confession of Failure in a Billionaire Divorce.

"Veteran performers, each with a career spanning over three decades, NSUT Chi Trung, renowned comedian Quang Minh, and People's Artist Bach Tuyet have all faced the end of their long-term marriages. Despite their success and longevity in the entertainment industry, these artists have had to navigate through personal challenges, ultimately leading to their respective divorces."

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3 December, 2024

In the Vietnamese entertainment industry, it is not uncommon for artist couples to divorce after living together for about a decade. However, when decades-long relationships, lasting up to three decades, fall apart, the public is often taken aback.

Behind these separations lie heartaches, irreparable regrets, and tearful stories. Renowned artists such as Chí Trung, Quang Minh, and Bạch Tuyết had marriages that lasted for around 30 years, yet they eventually had to face goodbyes. Although each of them chose a different path forward, they still share the common memory of a once-beautiful relationship that cannot be forgotten.

NSƯT Chí Trung: Preserving mementos of his ex-wife after 32 years of marriage

NSƯT Chí Trung and artist Ngọc Huyền tied the knot in 1986 and were together for 32 years before officially divorcing in 2018. They were once considered the golden couple of Vietnamese theater, having weathered many storms of life together. However, they decided to part ways when they could no longer find common ground.

In the program Lời tự sự, Chí Trung once confided: “In my life, I feel guilty towards Ngọc Huyền because I couldn’t bring her true happiness and couldn’t walk with her to the end. But, to this day, I still care deeply for Ngọc Huyền. I’m sure she cares for me too, but that doesn’t mean we have to live together.”

Chí Trung admitted that he still cared for Ngọc Huyền even after their separation.

The male artist shared that the divorce was not his choice. According to the “Táo Giao thông,” in many divorces, people often blame the husband. “Yes, in a couple’s life, the husband is at fault, but that doesn’t mean the husband always chooses to leave. If you follow the news, you’ll see that it’s usually the wife who asks for a separation, whether it’s due to domestic violence, the husband’s domineering behavior, or infidelity.

I’m no exception. We chose to remain silent from 2016 because we knew we were public figures and were considered a ‘marriage symbol’ among artists. We had six years of dating and 32 years of marriage. I fell in love with Ngọc Huyền when we started working at the theater. Even after we separated, I still loved her, and she loved me.

Perhaps we parted ways because, over time, we grew indifferent to each other, or perhaps it was due to my overbearing nature or my philandering ways, which became unbearable as we aged,” he admitted.

To this day, NSƯT Chí Trung still holds NSND Ngọc Huyền in high regard. In a recent video, when filming at the apartment where he used to live with his ex-wife and children, the comedian kept all her mementos except for a large photo of her, which he put away. The artist said: “When I first broke up with Ngọc Huyền, I was very sad. For two years, I lived alone in this house, swaying and suffering from severe depression.”

Chí Trung shared about the house full of memories with his ex-wife and children.

Chí Trung revealed that, in 2019, he found a new partner, Ý Lan, who is 18 years his junior. They are still together but have decided not to get married or live together. The comedian affirmed that his girlfriend is not a “third party,” emphasizing that he divorced properly before finding a new love.

The “Táo Giao thông” confessed in his latest video about his current life, saying that he lives alone but is not lonely. He also mentioned his ex-wife: “In the house I once shared, there used to be a complete family with my wife and two children. However, life changes in ways we cannot predict; it’s fate. We know the past, but we don’t know the future.

The decades we spent together were painful when we parted ways. The reasons were not as simple as people thought. It was a gradual drifting apart, a loss in an instant, and both of us felt the need to ‘set each other free.’ Currently, I live my old age without loneliness.”

The “Táo Giao thông” is happy with his girlfriend, who is an actress and 18 years younger.

Comedian Quang Minh: Breaking down in tears when mentioning his ex-wife, Hồng Đào

The 24-year marriage between comedian Quang Minh and artist Hồng Đào also ended in regret for many fans. The couple married in 1995 and had two beautiful daughters. They were once the symbol of happiness in the overseas artist community, often appearing together on stage and in comedy programs.

However, in 2019, Quang Minh and Hồng Đào officially divorced. In an interview, when asked about his ex-wife, Quang Minh couldn’t hold back his emotions. He bowed his head and wept. The actor choked up and apologized to everyone, saying he only wanted to talk about the film project.

Quang Minh once broke down and couldn’t speak when asked about Hồng Đào (Source: TikTok Meow Entertaiment).

In the program Chuyện ngại nói với Xuân Lan, Quang Minh also cried when mentioning his two daughters and felt guilty towards them: “Because of the adults’ issues, my children can’t be with both their father and mother at the same time. When they’re with their mother, they don’t have their father, and when they’re with their father, they don’t have their mother. I always regret this and feel sorry for my children because of this”. The artist tearfully addressed his daughters: “Vicky and Sophia, Dad loves you both. Dad misses you a lot.”

Regarding his failed marriage, the 6x actor said: “It’s because I still love Hồng Đào that I chose to leave. Why? If a couple continues to live together despite having different views, it will only make both of them suffer. That’s why it’s better to set each other free. If, in the future, we understand each other better, it’s better to remain friends.”

Quang Minh said, “I left because I still love Hồng Đào.”

Currently, Quang Minh has found a new partner in 9x-er Tăng Khánh Chi, and at the age of 65, he became a father again to a son named Dustin. The artist happily shared: “I never thought I’d have a son at the end of my life. It’s challenging, but I love him dearly. Quang Minh promised to take care of his health to take care of his son as best he can. And thank you to my roommate, Tăng Khánh Chi, for agreeing to raise Dustin with me until he becomes an adult.”

Quang Minh became a father again at the age of 65 with his young partner.

NSND Bạch Tuyết: Returning the house to her billionaire husband after 31 years of marriage

After a marriage with footballer Tam Lang, NSND Bạch Tuyết – known as the “Treasure of Vietnamese Opera” – married a wealthy businessman. Their 31-year marriage once made the public envious. However, she surprised many people by admitting that she had divorced.

In the program Trò chuyện với tương lai, the artist and Opera Doctor shared about her decision to divorce: “One day, she came home from a performance and saw him, feeling sorry for him. She called the billionaire husband ‘dad,’ as he was much older than her, although they were legally husband and wife.

‘Hey, dad, you’re getting old now. You need a woman to take care of you. I’m useless and talentless. I’m a famous person, I work for everyone, but every night when a man needs me, I’m not there, and when I’m there, he doesn’t need me. Every night I come home at 12 o’clock, and dad has been asleep since 8 o’clock because he’s a government employee.

NSND – Doctor of Opera Bạch Tuyết in her youth.

I’m grateful for his endurance over the past 31 years of being married to a performing artist. So now, let’s free each other. If you care for someone or find a good woman, please go ahead. If you do this, I will be very grateful. Because, after all, I have to repay someone who has lived with me for 31 years but hasn’t gained anything.’

That strange man waited for six or seven months before saying, ‘Now I think about what you said, and I think it’s true. Let’s do as you said.’

Okay, fine. She moved out of the house and returned the $1 million house to him to make up for the ’31 years I wasn’t the best wife to you.'”

Despite experiencing much pain, NSND Bạch Tuyết always looks back on that time with calmness. For this renowned artist, divorce is not an end but a way for both parties to live a free life without constraints.