Lydia Shum Din-Ha (Chinese: 沈殿霞, born July 21, 1947 in Shanghai, China), also known as Lydia Sum, is a Hong Kong comedian and actress known for her size. Regularly sporting her signature dark rimmed glasses, she is affectionately known to peers and fans as Fei-fei (肥肥, literally Fat Fat or Fatty), and has appeared in numerous Hong Kong films.Lydia Sum passed away on February 19, 2008.
Marriage
Shum married actor and singer Adam Cheng Siu-chow(郑少秋) in 1985 after 11 years of cohabitation. Prior to the marriage, in December 1984, Shum was asked by good friend Lee Xiang Qin to fly to San Francisco for the opening ceremony of Lee’s shop. Shum, who was in Taiwan then with Cheng, was reluctant to do so initially. Eventually, Shum left for San Francisco for 3 days. When she came back, she heard rumors that Cheng was having an affair. When asked, Cheng denied it and suggested marriage. Thinking that marriage would deter any woman from becoming close with Cheng, Shum agreed. In January 1985, Cheng and Shum flew to Canada to marry.
Due to the hurried circumstances of their marriage and Shum’s size, there was insufficient time to prepare for a wedding gown, and Shum wore a Chinese cheongsam instead. Shum later said in a 2005 interview in Taiwan that one of her greatest regrets was to not have put on a wedding gown for her marriage.
They had a daughter, Joyce Cheng Yan-yee, in 1987. 8 months after Joyce was born, Cheng and Shum divorced.
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