Zanilia Zhao Filmed with Son, Asks for Privacy
(Above) Holding his hand, Zhao looked every bit the doting mother.
Chinese actress Zanilia Zhao (趙麗穎) and ex-husband William Feng Shaofeng (馮紹峰) have a son nicknamed Xiang Xiang (literally ‘miss’ or ‘think’). However, their marriage only lasted three years before they divorced in 2021, with custody of their son granted to Feng. Recently, media outlets spotted Zhao Liying crossing the street with her son and a nanny, with the actress exuding maternal warmth and happiness.
Netizens Critique Unethical Paparazzi
The video of the scene quickly made it to the top of Weibo’s trending list, prompting a rare response from the actress, who earnestly asking reporters not to turn their cameras on minors saynig in her statement, “Their private lives should be protected.”
Zhao Liying was photographed out shopping with her 6-year-old son, hand in hand as they crossed the street, accompanied by a nanny. After shopping, the three waited at a crosswalk, with Xiang Xiang carefully protected in the middle. The actress kept a low profile, dressed in a casual white tee with loose grey pants and a face mask. Spotted with a huge backpack, some netizens speculated might be filled with toys for her son. The video showed that Xiang Xiang has grown taller, his height already reaching his mom’s shoulder.
The hashtag “Zhao Liying holding hands with her son while crossing the street” had amassed nearly 100 million views the morning after the video was released. Many netizens criticized the media for filming celebrities’ private family moments, especially involving minors, calling it “unethical” and calling on them to “stop pointing cameras at kids.”
The actress wrote on her personal Weibo that “‘Mother’ is also one of the roles in my life. Accompanying my child as he grows is something every mother must do. Now, as his mother, I sincerely ask media reporters not to point their cameras at minors. Their private lives should be protected. Thank you”. Her studio reposted this and echoed her plea, calling for space for kids to grow, and freedom from disturbance.
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Right after she self proclaimed to be the top actress of China but losing awards and not being featured in Vogue, also showing very disrespectful behavior when advertising some toothpaste, she got lots of criticisms regarding her professionalism and attitudes. Then, this came out. Don’t forget when she wanted to force FSF into marriage she paid all the paparazzi to feature their secret datings. Now she’s losing face so she hired paparazzi to take photos of her kid then she pretends to act like a hero about it to white wash her dirty image at the right timing. She’s been using that child as a shield for everything. From the start she lied she wasn’t pregnant with it, by doing a fake split, and cursed her own fans. What else won’t she do?