Former beauty queen Jaime Teo and ex-radio DJ Daniel Ong announced on Dec 31 that they have been divorced since August.
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Teo, 39, and Ong, 41, announced the news in separate but similar posts on Instagram. They have a six-year-old daughter, Renee.
They were also business partners who founded cupcake chain Twelve Cupcakes, which has 12 outlets in Singapore.
Last day of 2016 and we thought we should make this official going into the new year… After 11 years, and much thought and contemplation, it’s with great sadness that @daniel_ong_singapore and I have decided to go our separate ways. We have been officially divorced since August but we have and will always remain committed and loving co- parents to our daughter @thisisreneeong Though our journey as a couple has ended, we will always remain friends and our focus is now on giving Renee as normal a childhood as possible. Please, we ask for your kindness, prayers, and love as we walk into 2017 – if you have something to say, please let it be out of love and words of encouragement. This has been a very tough time but we look forward to a brand new 2017 and future.
Teo wrote in her post: “Though our journey as a couple has ended, we will always remain friends and our focus is now on giving Renee as normal a childhood as possible.”
Last day of the new year, thought we should make this official. After 11 years, and much thought and contemplation. It’s with great sadness @jmeteo and I have decided to go our separate ways. We have been officially divorced since August after a reflective 2016. But we have and always will remain committed and loving co-parents to our daughter Renee. Though our journey as a couple has ended, we will always remain friends and our focus is now on giving Renee as normal a childhood as possible. We ask for your kindness, prayers, and love as we walk into 2017 – if you have something to say, please let it be out of love and words of encouragement. This has been a heartbreaking and a very tough time but we look forward to a brand new 2017 and future.- dan
Ong added that the past months had been “a heartbreaking and very tough time, but we look forward to a brand new 2017 and future”.
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A version of this article first appeared in The Straits Times
(Photos: Respective Instagram accounts)
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