HK actor Raymond Lam and family kick off their summer vacation in Singapore
Hong Kong actor Raymond Lam was recently in Singapore to kick off his family's summer vacation.
The 45-year-old is married to Chinese model Carina Zhang, 34, and they have a daughter, Luna, who turns five in September.
Zhang posted photos of their stay here on Luna's account on Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, with the caption: 'Transformed into a mermaid in SG'.
'Singapore was the first stop of my summer vacation,' Zhang wrote in Chinese on behalf of her daugher.
'I've become obsessed with The Little Mermaid lately, so my dad booked a hotel where I could watch the fish from my room, and my mum bought me a mermaid costume, making my little wish come true.'
Zhang also posted photos of Lam and Luna at Universal Studios Singapore and the three of them at Merlion Park. According to Zhang, Sydney, Australia, is the second stop of the family's summer vacation.
Lam also met up with Singaporean actor Ben Yeo, his co-star in the Singapore-Hong Kong TV series Yummy Yummy (2005), during his four-day stay in Singapore.
Yeo, 46, told Chinese-language evening daily Shin Min Daily News in a July 26 report that he took Lam to his restaurant, Charcoal Fish Head Steamboat, where they spent time catching up.
Lam was previously in Singapore in November 2024, when he was one of the judges at the finals of Mediacorp's talent competition Star Search .
When he was in town this time, Lam was spotted by several local fans, who uploaded videos and photos of him on social media.
In one clip posted on Instagram and TikTok on July 24, the star of Hong Kong action crime thriller Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In (2024) was seen at Changi Airport's arrival hall and then boarding a car with his family.
A fan posted a photo of herself with Lam on Xiaohongshu on July 25. She replied to a netizen that she had bumped into him in Haji Lane on July 24.
'I was so lucky to run into him,' she wrote in Chinese. 'He was very nice and even helped me take a selfie with my camera. I was so happy.' – The Straits Times/Asia News Network
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