Kate Pang facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kate Pang
Pang in April 2017
Born	Pang Xin-yi (1983-03-11) 11 March 1983 (age 41) Taiwan
Other names	Pang Leixin
Occupation	Actress television host businesswoman
Years active	2008–present
Spouse(s)	Andie Chen ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	龐蕾馨
Simplified Chinese	庞蕾馨
Hanyu Pinyin	Páng Léixīn
Birth name
Traditional Chinese	龐心怡
Simplified Chinese	庞心怡
Hanyu Pinyin	Páng Xīnyí

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.

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.

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 (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 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.

Filmography

Television series

Film

Variety show hosting

Awards and nominations