Kate Pang (born 11 March 1983) is a Taiwanese actress, television host and businesswoman based in Singapore. She was a full-time

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artiste till 31 October 2017 but continues to film on an ad hoc basis.

Career

Pang was a model in Taiwan before going into acting. She impressed during her audition and was given a contract with

. Since giving birth to her son in 2014, she has put her career on hold. Pang is also brand ambassador of

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Vacuum Machine (2015), Maxi-Cash: Le Gold (2016) and

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Oat Mee (2017). Pang left Mediacorp on 31 October 2017 with her husband,

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, but still continues to act and host.

Ventures

Pang and Chen set up a social media company in 2016 by the name of Kandie Network to share their experiences of bringing up a family. The website's name was changed to Kandie Media in 2017. Kandie Media currently includes Facebook, Instagram and YouTube via the name Kandie Family. In May 2021, Pang and host

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opened a Sichuan restaurant named ''Tian Tian You Yu'' at

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, and later a second outlet located along

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area.

Personal life

Born Pang Xin-yi (庞心怡), she legally changed her name to Kate Pang Lei-xin (庞蕾馨). Pang's parents divorced when she was two and was raised by her grandmother. She subsequently moved to Taipei to study and stayed with her cousin. Pang is married to actor

, her co-star from ''

Joys of Life ''Joys of Life'' () is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Chew Chor Meng, Alien Huang, Rui En, Chen Liping, Zheng Geping, Chloe Wang, Kate Pang, Andie Chen, Hu ...

'' and '' Break Free''. They dated secretly after first meeting on the set of ''Joy of Life'' and married in November 2013. Their son Aden was born in 2014. They were expecting their second child in early 2015 but Pang suffered a miscarriage in April. The couple also have a daughter, Avery, who was born in 2016.

Filmography

Television series

Film

Variety show hosting

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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