Benny Chan welcomes baby girl

Hong Kong actor Benny Chan recently shared a piece of happy news amidst all the negativity he's been getting due to his improper behaviour towards 19-year-old actress Rose Chan. Benny held a press conference on Nov 30 announcing that his wife and model Lisa Chiang had given birth to a healthy baby girl, weighing at 6 pounds (2.7kg), and named their baby Chan Ya-Ru. Lisa's gynaecologist had previously detected that her baby's umbilical cord was caught around her neck, thus making it dangerous for a natural birth. As such, a Caesarean section was recommended. At 10am yesterday, Benny accompanied his wife to the hospital for the surgery. It turned out to be a meaningful day for both mother and child as they share the same birthday (Nov 30). Commenting on being a first-time father, Benny said that he was more nervous than his wife. He also let on that his hands were shaking when asked to cut the baby's umbilical cord, but managed to summon the courage to do it. When asked how he would reward his wife, Benny expressed that Lisa, who is currently in confinement, needed ample rest and he would stay by her side to accompany her before returning to China to continue filming Ji Gong 3. When asked if the recent incident with Rose Chan would affect his work, the actor hoped that everyone would give him another chance. Previously, a tabloid claimed that Benny paid Rose HK$1 million (S$160,000) as a form of compensation. Commenting on the report, the actor said, "Today's my two queens' birthday. Let's not talk about that."