The Thrill is Gone, says Gigi Leung

(Credits– Chow Ee-Tan Malaymail)

HONG KONG  Jan. 16, 2006    EKIN CHENG and Gigi Leung’s break-up dominated Hong Kong’s entertainment news last week.

The news was officially announced by both their managers and two days later, at a function, Gigi confirmed that she and Ekin had split up.

“We were busy with our work and had very little time to see each other. We both thought it was better to just be friends.

“Our feelings for each other subsided because we hardly spent time together.”

She also faxed a letter to the media saying many things had changed over the years the couple had been together.

It is best to just be friends, she said in the fax, and emphasized that she treasured the time spent with Ekin. She asked to be given more space.

Meanwhile, a downtrodden Ekin only shook his head when bombarded with questions at a camera launch function.

“People were concerned and wanted to know whether we have split up. We have given them the answer so that should be enough. The cause should only be known between the two of us.”

There were speculations that the reason for the break-up was because Ekin was unhappy with Gigi for pressuring him to get married.

It was reported that just before Christmas, Gigi had asked Ekin to travel to Guam with her parents, with the objective of getting married.

However, when Ekin found out, he returned to Hong Kong and soon after that, the two announced their split.

In 1999, Ekin and Gigi had faced much pressure when they became an item.

Gigi was often blamed as the third-party in the then relationship between Ekin and actress Maggie Siu.

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