Pan Lingling Reveals Huang Shinan Was Initially Not Her Ideal Type: "I Wanted To Marry A Caucasian"
Singaporean actress Pan Lingling shared the story of her 29-year marriage to actor Huang Shinan, revealing that he was not her initial 'ideal type' as she had once hoped to marry a Caucasian. The couple, who met in 1987, have since built a long-lasting relationship and family together.
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Sometimes, the right person may already be around us, just that we've friendzoned them before even giving them a chance.
That was exactly what happened when Pan Lingling first met her husband, Huang Shinan , way back in 1987.
Speaking to 8days.sg about her love story with the 65-year-old actor, Lingling, 56, confessed that Shinan was actually “not the ideal partner in [her] heart”.
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