Vivian Chow (周慧敏) and Joe Nieh (倪震) have been together for two decades, but Joe’s cheating in 2008 nearly shattered the relationship. When Joe was photographed French-kissing college student Miffty Cheung (張茆) at a nightclub, Vivian announced that she would end her relationship with Joe. Within a week, Joe patched up the relationship and the couple got married in 2009. However, the passion in their relationship may have fizzled, with Vivian and Joe currently leading separate lives. Since establishing her own production studio, Vivian has been very busy with her work schedule. In 2013, Vivian performed in her worldwide concert tour and attended a variety of functions – managing to rake in over $29.5 million HKD. During her lunch breaks, the singer would always eat alone and would only use her phone to play games. After completing her Christmas concerts in North America, Vivian spent the year-end holidays in Hong Kong. The couple was spotted going other separately by themselves without each other. Last week, Joe went out by himself to eat lunch on several occasions. On New Year’s Day, Joe stepped out for a sandwich and Vivian was not seen by his side. An insider stated that previously, Joe would bring Vivian to play pool at the billiards he manages. However, he has not done so in the last six months. Instead, he prefers to sit at home and watch the stock market. Despite making a profit from selling his stocks, he does not share the earnings with Vivian. The insider said the couple led separate lives even at home, “After combining two adjacent units, their home is several thousand square feet in size. Sometimes they can be home together but not even see each other.” Perhaps feeling lonely, Vivian uploaded a 1,500 word posting on Facebook reflecting about the future. She wrote, “After being baptized, I experienced many trials again and again. Through these trials, I learned to believe in God and obey God.” She added that she “is ready to face future challenges”. Since Vivian’s career was going well, many speculated that she was complaining about rough patches in her marriage instead. Creds: Sudden Weekly
