Show Lo's ex-girlfriend gets home as birthday gift from her father

Chinese influencer Grace Chow, who broke up with Taiwanese pop star Show Lo in April, turned 32 last Saturday. PHOTO: GRACE CHOW/WEIBO

She may be unlucky in love, but Chinese influencer Grace Chow can count her lucky stars in other ways.

Chow, who turned 32 last Saturday, caught the attention of netizens when she posted on social media a photo of herself in a luxury home and wrote: "I have received the most important gift in my life."

"Mum said my father told the contractors they have to complete the renovation by Sept 12 as that day is his daughter's birthday," she added.

She added a photo of herself at a cinema and wrote: "Dad knows that I like starry night, so he installed a starry night-themed theatre for me."

The pictures confirmed talk that Chow comes from a rich family. Her father, whose name is not known, is rumoured to be a Chinese magnate with a military background.

When a few netizens commented that they were envious of her father's love for her, Chow replied: "My father is not an expressive person and seldom communicates with me. He is 'all action and no talk'".

Chow grabbed headlines in April when she announced her break-up with Taiwanese pop star Show Lo, her boyfriend of nine years, with an explosive social media post that accused him of being unfaithful to her. Lo has been keeping a low profile since and has had projects in China cancelled.

Besides the apartment, Chow also received other gifts, including about 10 cakes.

She said a friend, whom she did not name, paid for three giant photos of her to be put up at a department store in Harajuku in Tokyo. Chow said her photos can be seen by shoppers in Harajuku and Omotesando.

She posted photos of birthday celebrations with her friends, including Ms Laurinda Ho, daughter of late Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 15, 2020, with the headline Show Lo's ex-girlfriend gets home as birthday gift from her father. Subscribe