Bai Baihe doesn’t regret getting married at twenty-two

OHMYGOSSIP — Some viewers may have not heard of Bai Baihe (29) before last year. She was a classmate of Wen Zhang and Tiffany Tang at the Central Academy of Drama, appeared in a handful of dramas after graduating, and starred in the 2011 romantic comedy, Love is Not Blind.

But in 2013, the 29-year-old actress soared to the top of the box office charts with three successful feature films, including one directed by Feng Xiaogang. Despite her status as a young mother, Bai Baihe has risen to new heights in the entertainment industry and is poised to continue her success in the upcoming year.

Before 2006, the name “Bai Baihe” did not even exist. Baihe was originally called Bai Xue, which happened to be the name of a popular singer. A television editor suggested that she fashion a new name in order to differentiate herself, so a friend came up with two names: Bai He and Bai Jia. She ended up combining the two names to create Bai Baihe.

With her new name and a brief spurt in popularity due to her appearance in the 2006 television drama Bloom of Youth, many of Baihe’s classmates expected her to go on to film movies. The last thing they imagined was that, at 22 years old, she would get married to singer/actor Chen Yufan, whom she had met on the set of Bloom of Youth. In 2008, just two years later, Baihe gave birth to her son, Chen Shengtong.

“My mother was very surprised when I got married,” Baihe shared. “She thought it was a little too early.”

However, Baihe does not regret getting married so early in her career, even though the trend for actresses is to tie the knot as late as possible. “Sometimes I regret a little that we can’t go out together anymore, just the two of us,” she admitted. “But I don’t regret getting married.”

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Bai Baihe (Chinese: 白百何) (born February 28, 1984) is a Chinese actress. She is known for her breakout role in the 2011 romantic-comedy Love is Not Blind, also starring Wen Zhang. The low-budget film became a surprise hit and end up grossing over 350 million yuan at the Chinese boxoffice. In 2013, she starred in the romantic comedy A Wedding Invitation opposite Eddie Peng.