Liza Wang & Lydia Shum’s Girl Talk; Friends For 40 Years

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Liza Wang was overseas when she heard that Lydia Shum passed away. Liza was shocked and saddened by the news. But she knew that Lydia’s condition was unstable for a while. She knew that Lydia was enduring a lot of pain. In the past, there were rumors and tabloid stories that the two were feuding. Liza reinforced that they were friends for over forty years. They have a deep affection for each other. They would talk about woman’s issue in their private time.

Yesterday, Liza finished her performance at Toronto. She went to Atlantic City for another performance. Liza caught a cold and lost her voice temporarily. She accepted an interview with 查小欣 yesterday. Her voice was coarse. When they talked about Lydia’s death, the shock and grief can be heard from Liza’s voice. But Liza knew that Lydia’s condition was unstable. She also knew that Lydia was suffering from her illness. In a way, Lydia does not have to endure her illness anymore. Last year, Lydia went to Macau to attend a friend’s birthday party. In the middle of the night, Lydia was hospitalized. Liza was also at the party and she told Lydia to rest if she felt tired. But Lydia wanted to finish hearing her good friend sing a Cantonese opera song. Afterwards, she wanted to play mahjong and Liza felt tired for Lydia.

Liza survived cancer. One time, when Liza was performing in Vancouver, she had dinner with Lydia. She and Law Kar Ying discussed about cancer with Lydia. They told Lydia to not fear cancer. Allegedly, Lydia did not take the advice and did not restrict her diet. She had a love for food.

Why were there rumors about Lydia and you feuding? Liza snappily said that they never feuded with each other. It did not matter if the audience liked one of them better. Also Lydia was the big sister. If Lydia spoke about something, nobody will say something else. She and Lydia have been colleagues for decades. In the past, when Liza worked with Adam Cheng, Lydia would still visit her on set. They were close to each other. They would speak up when they have opinions and different views. Liza feels that she and Lydia are good friends because of their similar age and both of them experienced a failed marriage. Besides work, they would talk about woman’s issue in private. At work, Lydia was very professional and she brought laughter to everyone. She also took care of everyone. Lydia was honorable and willing to help others. She would come forward for someone else and fight for them. But she doesn’t go to another person for help and ask them to speak up for her. Do you support Joyce Cheng working in the entertainment industry? Liza feels that Joyce has the ability and only needs other to give her a chance. Would you be going to Canada for Lydia’s funeral and the March 2 memorial at Hong Kong Coliseum? Liza said: “I am not sure yet. But I need to go to a meeting in Beijing so I may not be attending.”