Taiwanese singer Rachel Liang divorces husband over alleged infidelity

Singer Rachel Liang and her husband Amos Chang in a photo taken in April. Taiwan's Apple Daily reported that Mr Chang confessed at a church service last month that he had "betrayed" Liang and their marriage. PHOTO: RACHEL LIANG/ INSTAGRAM

Three weeks after Taiwanese singer Stella Chang announced her shock divorce from her banker husband Sung Hsueh-jen, Taiwanese media reported that singer Rachel Liang has also ended her marriage.

Liang, 33, married evangelist Amos Chang, 31, in 2016 after they had dated for more than two years. They had met at a church event.

She has posted several photos with Mr Chang on social media since their marriage.

On April 9, she posted photos of her birthday celebration the day before, which was attended by several friends. In one of the pictures, her husband hugs her from behind.

But in a hint that not all was well, Liang wrote on May 7: "I am sad today, but I don't think anyone can tell."

Taiwan's Apple Daily reported that on June 21, Mr Chang confessed in front of 500 people at a church service that he had "betrayed" Liang and their marriage.

The singer's manager told Apple Daily that the two have since "parted amicably", but did not address the rumour of a third party in their marriage.

Liang, the runner-up of Taiwan's reality star search television show One Million Star in 2008, had said in past media interviews that she could not adapt to marriage life initially.

She had, on occasion, moved back to her family home and even kicked Mr Chang out of the house due to her outbursts. She said her husband would give in to her for the sake of harmony.

The couple had planned to have children, but Liang has had problems conceiving as she suffers from polycystic ovary syndrome.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 15, 2020, with the headline Taiwanese singer Rachel Liang divorces husband over alleged infidelity. Subscribe