Kate Pang
Kate Pang 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.Pang is also brand ambassador of Dyson Vacuum Machine, Maxi-Cash: Le Gold and Maggi Oat Mee.
Pang left Mediacorp on 31 October 2017 with her husband, Andie Chen, 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 Marcus Chin opened a Sichuan restaurant named Tian Tian You Yu at 111 Somerset, and later a second outlet located along East Coast Road area.
Personal life
Born Pang Xin-yi, she legally changed her name to Kate Pang Lei-xin.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 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. 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.