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So This Is What Happened To Faye Wong’s First Ex-Hubby Chinese Rocker Dou Wei

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When Faye Wong married Chinese rocker Dou Wei back in 1996, their unlikely pairing surprised everyone. She was an ethereal beauty who was also Asia’s number one pop diva while he was a nerdy-looking and far less well-known rocker from the Chinese band Black Panther. But they were madly in love — Faye moved into his dilapidated hutong in Beijing where she was snapped clearing his trash in the morning, while he had told reporters during a trip to Taiwan that he “can’t do without [Faye] in this life”.

1 of 3 Faye, Dou Wei and their daughter Leah

But even after becoming parents — Faye gave birth to their daughter Leah in 1997 — their marriage lasted just three years and they split in 1999. It’s rumoured that back then, Faye, returning home from a work trip in Hongkong, had walked in on Dou Wei with another woman, renowned Chinese photographer Gao Yuan.

And it wasn’t like he had tried to hide the affair. Dou Wei, while still married to Faye, reportedly told reporters who chanced upon him and his mistress: “This is Gao Yuan. She is my lover.” After divorcing Faye, he married Gao Yuan, who bore him a daughter, but that marriage ended in divorce two years later.

  • 2 of 3 Uneasy rider

    Dou Wei has been living in obscurity for a number of years now but recently, he was spotted on his motorbike in Beijing. Netizens were shocked to see how much the 50-year-old has aged over the years, with some shocked at Dou Wei’s disheveled appearance and his “non-existent hairline”. There were also those who felt that he should be fined because he wasn’t wearing a helmet.

    Despite all that, he’s still doing well in his love life. In March this year, it was revealed that Dou Wei had gotten married again, this time to a woman two decades younger than he is and who is said to be his longtime fan. According to reports, they got hitched three years ago and that she gave birth to their baby girl, his third daughter, in 2016.

  • 3 of 3 Dou Wei in his younger days

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