And not just any short giggle either. This chuckle is a laugh that’s hearty, deep and warm. A lived-in laugh, if you will, between a pair of lovers who are as comfortable in their skin as they are with each other. There’s also a closeness and a sense of security between them that’s electrifying in person, and can’t quite be put into words.
From afar, Joanne, 36, and Yuwu, 43, are your quintessential celebrity couple: Both statuesque, impossibly gorgeous, and with a movie-star aura about them that’s almost untouchable. There’s such a heightened sense of awe that follows them that you can’t help but wonder whether their interactions with each other are real, or the product of careful orchestration.
Real Love
All preconceived notions go out the window after watching the couple and their private moment together over the music playing on-set. This couple isn’t aloof and ice-cold. They are not putting on an act. They come across as a couple who don’t have to prove anything to anyone else but themselves.
“Even when I’m acting, I’m not acting. This is real, we are real and this is our married life,” reveals Yuwu. “In the beginning, we were a bit more careful not to reveal too much because I felt that this marriage belongs to us. It is our private life, and we need to protect it, not treat it like a consumable.”
This story is from the February 2020 edition of The Singapore Women's Weekly.
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