Kate Pang (born 11 March 1983) is a Taiwanese actress, television host and businesswoman based in Singapore. She was a full-time Mediacorp 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 Mediacorp. Since giving birth to her son in 2014, she has put her career on hold.[1]
Pang is also brand ambassador of Dyson Vacuum Machine (2015), Maxi-Cash: Le Gold (2016) and Maggi Oat Mee (2017).
Pang left Mediacorp on 31 October 2017 with her husband, Andie Chen, but still continues to act and host.[2]
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.[3] The website's name was changed to Kandie Media in 2017. Kandie Media currently includes Facebook, Instagram and YouTube via the name Kandie Family.[4]
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.[7] She subsequently moved to Taipei to study and stayed with her cousin.[7]
Pang is married to actor Andie Chen, her co-star from Joys of Life and Break Free. They dated secretly after first meeting on the set of Joy of Life and married in November 2013.[8] Their son Aden was born in 2014.[1] They were expecting their second child in early 2015 but Pang suffered a miscarriage in April.[9]
The couple also have a daughter, Avery, who was born in 2016.[10]