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Lea Salonga confirms separation from husband
The Straits Times
|January 24, 2026
Tony Award-winning Filipino singer and actress Lea Salonga has confirmed that she and her husband have been separated “for a while”, and that her focus now is to help with her child’s gender transition.
“It’s not a secret that we've been separated for a while... Now, he’s happy, and I’m happy that he’s happy,’ Salonga said in an interview via TikTok with an entertainment journalist on Jan 21.
Salonga married Mr Robert Chien, who had businesses in Singapore and the Philippines, in January 2004.
She said Mr Chien and his new partner have been very supportive as their child - born Nicole Chien in 2006 - transitions into a trans man named Nic.
“We're both so busy, but thankfully, the dad and dad’s partner are the ones, when you have a cold, will send you food, will make sure that you're well,” she said.
Addressing Nic’s gender, Salonga said: “Children are not customisable. Every kid is like a blind box. You don’t know what you will get.
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