Qin Lan once said: "Photogenic actresses are skinny like ghosts in private", don't think that this sentence can completely isolate excessive obesity from stars.
Kung Fu superstar Sammo Hung, "Fat Cat" Zheng Zeshi, and "Old Urchin" Qin Huang are all "heavyweight" actors, contrary to female stars pursuing thinness, their fat is equally endearing. But in their old age, they are also plagued by diseases caused by obesity.
1, Sammo Hung - suffering from coronary heart disease, losing weight in his later years, arousing suspicion
Sammo Hung is respected as "big brother" in both the Hong Kong film industry and in the rivers and lakes, and this big brother, not only because he is the first of the "Seven Little Fortunes of Hong Kong", Jackie Chan has to honor him for three points, but also because of his good skills.
The young "big brother" was skillful, once fought with a generation of kung fu superstar Bruce Lee, and was also the founder of the famous "Hong Family Class", leading Jackie Chan and his younger brothers to open a new world of Hong Kong martial arts movies, and was jokingly called "the most flexible fat man" by outsiders.
With a height of 172cm, he weighed up to 227 pounds, and his large body + flexible martial arts movements made his works quite personal, and his movie "Ghost Fighting" created a precedent for Hong Kong zombie kung fu comedy.
The other two films he starred in "Beware of Little Hands" and "Seven Little Fortunes" also sent him to the throne of Best Actor at the Academy Awards.
But as he grows older, Sammo Hung's physical condition is far less than it was back then, let alone maintaining the healthy posture of a martial artist, and even the basic living state of a healthy person cannot be maintained.
When he appeared in front of the camera a few years ago, he was already inseparable and faltering, but the "big brother" at that time was still burly, and his face was full of red light and quite good.
In 2009, while working as an action director for the movie "Di Renjie: Babel Empire", Sammo Hung secretly returned to Hong Kong for surgery due to a heart attack.
Although he easily took it with the sentence "It's okay, I still have to return to the mainland to film" in response to the Hong Kong media's question, his physical condition did not recover as he said.
At the age of 66, Sammo Hung's knee was overwhelmed due to an old disease of long-term martial arts practice and his constant excess weight, and he had to undergo surgery, and his "eldest brother" often traveled with a wheelchair after the operation.
Hong Kong media have repeatedly taken photos of him walking in a wheelchair to the vegetable market and attending events, and at that time, the flexibility was no longer the skill of the "big brother", but this "scooter" that did not look amazing.
In order to "reduce the burden" on his body, doctors have repeatedly advised him to lose weight, but Sammo Hung, who has been fat for most of his life, lost weight after losing weight, but it made people feel terrified.
In 2020, Alan Tam posted a photo with "big brother" Sammo Hung on social platforms, the eldest brother in the photo was thin and thin, his face was not good, his previously full cheeks became sunken, and his neck was thinned into several layers of skin, loose and crumbling, and the state of emaciation was shocking.
Coupled with his gray hair that day, the contrast with his previous image was too great, causing many netizens to leave messages to let the eldest brother take care of his body, and some even frankly said that "it's not like it", this time the "big brother" is really thin and out of phase.
For a while, rumors about Sammo Hung's physical condition were everywhere, and his daughter-in-law had no choice but to come forward to clarify: the father was just a healthy diet and weight control properly, and nothing else.
In August this year, "Big Brother" seemed to be fat back when he directed the movie "Band of Seven" again, and the familiar big belly and round face returned, but this time Mr. Hong's eyebrows were white, and his face was covered with age spots, which had to make people sigh that the vicissitudes of the years and heroes are easy to age.
Qin Huang - "old urchin" suffers from geriatric diseases and is hospitalized many times in his later years
As popular with Sammo Hung's "flexible fat man", there is also Qin Huang, the actor of the old urchin Zhou Botong.
He is a white-haired, white-eyed, thick and naughty old child in Huang Rihua's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and his meticulous interpretation has made many netizens regard this version of Zhou Botong as a classic and has become an indelible memory for a generation.
In addition to the role of the old urchin, Qin Huang has also starred in many Jin Yong's famous works, he is the proud Mao XVIII in "Luding Ji", and he plays the villain South Sea Crocodile God in "Dragon Babu", which is also one of his few negative roles.
Back in modern dramas, the old urchin has become the "father" of many people.
In "Records of Verification", he is Norma Lin's father, and in "Records of Brave Detectives", he becomes Yuan Jieying's loving father.
There must be Qin Huang's name in TVB's gold medal green leaves, no matter how many scenes, his chubby body and amiable soft cute image have left a strong mark for TVB.
But Cheng Ye Xiao Xiao He defeated Xiao He, and the diseases caused by obesity became more and more unbearable for Qin Huang, who was getting older.
When he participated in the reunion of a classic TV series held by a satellite TV in 2011, he seriously exceeded the standard by 260 pounds, and it was slightly difficult to walk, and his body was almost three times larger than that of the host Zhu Dan on the side.
Because of his overweight body shape, which led to excess body fat accumulation, and even affected the spinal nerves, resulting in limited lumbar movement and mobility difficulties, such a physical condition also made it difficult for him to insist on shooting, and he made up his mind to lose weight after weighing up, but he did not achieve immediate results.
Last year, the 73-year-old urchin was readmitted to the hospital due to obesity and geriatric diseases.
From the photos sent by the media, it can be seen that the old man's feet have become puffy enough to wear shoes, and his feet are "fat" like two huge balls of cotton.
In fact, hospitalization was already commonplace for Qin Huang in his later years, and in November 2020, he suddenly lost his footing and fell to the ground due to heart discomfort.
After falling to the ground, I don't know whether it was because of his physical discomfort or because of his excessive weight, he couldn't get up himself.
It took four security guards at the scene to lift him up with difficulty, and from his paralyzed limbs, we can also feel his weakness and pain.
What is regrettable is that the old urchins who once brought so much happiness to the public were almost all alone when they were admitted to the hospital in their later years, and they rarely saw their children accompanied.
Qin Huang also told the media that although he had four children, he rarely contacted his children after his wife's death, and the scene of the old man being hospitalized alone was somewhat bleak.
Qin Huang, who was seriously ill, did not give himself a long vacation, but after cultivating for four months, he returned to the set on crutches to prepare for resuming work.
From the photos taken by the media, we can see that his chubby cheeks have obviously lost a lot of weight in the past, and his physical condition is still worrying, I hope the old man can take good care.
Zheng Zeshi - "fat cat" was so thin that he lost his phase in his later years
TVB's gold medal green leaves also has a well-known "fat cat" - Zheng Zeshi.
In the early years, Zheng Zeshi only ran tricks in movies were inconspicuous small roles, until he was nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards in 1984 for the movie "Unmarried Old Bean", which allowed him to find his place in small-role movies.
The following year, he directed and acted in the movie "Why Have Me", which sent him to the throne of the Academy Awards.
When receiving the award, the fat cat was jokingly called the "fattest actor" by the outside world, which shows that fat is not only the public's recognition of him, but also his unique feature in the Hong Kong film industry.
But after winning the award, the fat cat's luck began to decline.
Investing in a film and television company with a friend originally wanted to make a big profit, but he didn't want the audience's preferences to change and cause his investment to fail, and the friend ran away with money, and the debt was pressed on Zheng Zeshi, and when he was at his worst, he sold all the items that could be sold at home.
Since then, Zheng Zeshi has been crazy to take over the play, no matter how big or small, the role does not care just to pay off the debt as soon as possible.
Fortunately, the emperor did not live up to the hard work, and the 1996 movie "Three Wounded Policemen" allowed him to defeat the nominees Leslie Cheung, Jackie Chan and Liu Qingyun in one fell swoop, and won the Academy Award for Best Actor again.
The following year, good luck followed, and ATV prepared to shoot the TV series "Fat Cat", which made him reach the peak of his career again and became people's favorite fat cat.
Another actor who is famous for being fat, but it is often these people who are too obese when they are young will suffer from obesity-induced diseases when they are old.
In 2019, 67-year-old Zheng Zeshi was photographed when he went out on the street, and everyone was surprised to find that he, who had a face and a three-fold chin, was so thin that he was out of phase.
At that time, he had deep wrinkles and gray hair, and even the "three chins" of the past disappeared and became a pointed chin.
It turns out that the fat cat has suffered from diabetes for many years, and its weight has dropped by 30 pounds (about 27.2 pounds) in one year, no wonder it will surprise the public that its thin state is indeed plagued by the disease.
Fortunately, Mrs. Zheng Zeshi did not give up on him and insisted on letting him control sugar, so that the fat cat gradually recovered his former spirit.
When his friend celebrated his birthday in November this year, the fat cat took his wife to celebrate together, and in the photo, Zheng Zeshi was rejuvenated, and the person was fat again, and he changed back to the fat cat familiar to the public.
Big Joe - weighed 700 pounds and died young at the age of 42
Unlike the fat cat gradually recovering to health, the Korean singer Big Joe, Big Joe, is not so lucky.
Da Qiao is a Korean-American mixed-race child, who weighed as much as 250 kilograms when he debuted as a rapper, plus he is 186cm tall, and it is not an exaggeration to describe him with a huge figure.
When Big Joe is in the same frame as the other singers in the group, he always seems very incongruous, as if he is from the country of giants, and the other members are automatically "shrunk" around him.
He weighed up to 700 pounds, and his huge stomach made him a problem sitting on the bench, standing up and squatting were extremely difficult, and the meat on his stomach was piled up like a hill.
Although he also tried to lose weight in the middle, he had little success. The chronic excess weight caused a huge burden on his body, and Big Joe suffered from severe heart failure and diabetes.
As a last resort, he was treated at a hospital in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, which even opened a small hole in his head to connect a tube to breathe.
However, due to his deteriorating health, Big Joe eventually died of bleeding during the operation.
What a shame it is that the rapper was only 42 years old when he died.
Shen Dianxia - Fat sister struggled with illness
The famous name of the pistachio Shen Dianxia in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, almost everyone knows everyone, her fat image and happy and hearty personality, not only loved by the audience, but also left a super good reputation in the circle, and was respected as the fat sister.
The fat sister has been fat almost since she was a child, and at the age of 14, she caught up with the Shaw family to recruit little fat and fat child stars, which made Shen Dianxia, who already liked to sing and dance, sign up without hesitation, and also opened her own acting path.
With her unique appearance, she has played a lot of pleasing roles, in "Seventy-Two Tenants", "Rich and Powerful", "Rich and Pressing", "Rich and Powerful" and other series of movies, fat sister is a well-deserved protagonist, whether it is the temperament of the city people or the funny proportions, she is just right.
In terms of hosting, Fat Sister is also particularly talented, her hosting style is relaxed and pleasant, and her ability to control the field is also first-class.
TVB specially signed Shen Dianxia to host the ace column "Happy Tonight", and it was during that period that countless viewers remembered this cute host with owl hairstyle, black butterfly glasses, and chubby figure.
Fat sister can be described as smooth sailing in her career, but she is extremely difficult emotionally.
Many people know about her sadistic relationship with Zheng Shaoqiu, and the two have been sung by the outside world since their public relationship, and the combination of Merry Boy and Fat Sister has never been favored.
But Shen Dianxia loved him deeply, and although the outside world had constant scandals about Zheng Shaoqiu and other women, Fat Sister was still bent on marrying him.
After marriage, despite his 40-year-old age and his obesity and heart disease, high blood pressure and other diseases, he risked his death to give birth to his daughter Zheng Xinyi.
Her daughter had just turned 8 months old, and Shen Dianxia chose to divorce Zheng Shaoqiu because she could not bear the gossip from the outside world.
Maybe it's a serious emotional injury, or maybe it's the reason why she still insists on giving birth at an advanced age, the fat sister's body has already issued a warning at that time, severe depression plus diabetes, so that her hair is lost a lot, in order to ensure the image, the fat sister even wore a wig.
Alone with children, but also to bear the pressure of high-intensity work, but I can imagine how difficult the fat sister's life was at that time. After surviving until her daughter grew up, she was accidentally found to have cancer.
In September 2006, Shen Dianxia was admitted to the hospital due to complications after bile duct surgery, but was unexpectedly found to have liver cancer, and the operation was supposed to be completed within 8 hours, but she did it for more than 20 hours.
After walking through the ghost gate, the fat sister was extremely thin, and her cheekbones were protruding, which was not at all the fat and pouty she used to be.
Since then, it has been rumored that the fat sister has pancreatic cancer again, although her daughter Zheng Xinyi has not publicly admitted it, but from her increasingly weak physical state, everyone can also guess one or two.
The last time Fat Sister appeared in a large-scale event was at the 2007 TVB "Thousands of Stars Acting Awards", when her cheeks were sunken, her limbs were dry and her stomach was thin, but she could see obvious swelling, her mental state was also very poor, and she struggled to speak.
Seeing the fat sister lose weight, many people burst into tears, and their hearts missed her who was once fat, but unfortunately, the fat sister who suffered from illness is difficult to regain her former style.
On February 19, 2008, Sister Fat left forever with her thoughts and reluctance for her daughter.
Wang Tianlin - the "fat" godfather of the film industry
Like Shen Dianxia, there is another heavyweight in the Hong Kong entertainment industry - Wang Tianlin.
He is the father of the well-known director Wang Jing, and there are famous apprentices such as To Qifeng, Lin Lingdong, etc., think of these big-name juniors promoted by him, you can think of his status in the Hong Kong film industry.
As early as 1950, Wang Tianlin began to direct film and television dramas, and it was simply a privilege to appear in his films at that time.
Xie Xian, Chow Yun-fat, Wang Mingquan, Liu Songren, Weng Meiling, Huang Rihua, Miao Qiaowei, Tang Zhenye, Ouyang Zhenhua and other first-line stars were all the protagonists in front of Director Wang's screen.
In 1959, Wang Tianlin won the Best Director Award at the Asian Film Festival for "Family Happy Events".
At that time, Wang Tianlin could catch almost all types of films, and he was also the first to introduce "Weiya" into martial arts scenes, and his bold way brought more shooting possibilities to martial arts dramas, and he was also respected as the "godfather of the film industry".
Wang Tianlin has been a director for a long time, his position in the film industry has become more and more stable, and most of the film and television industry is controlled by him, but it is difficult for him to control his weight.
The growing fat made him develop from a normal body when he was young to a 200-pound fat man.
The large belly makes the legs more burdensome, and crutches have become a regular item in his hands.
In 2005, Du Qifeng invited his master in his movie "Underworld", but he did not expect that Wang Tianlin at that time not only had mobility difficulties, but even could hear his heavy gasping when he spoke.
His son Wang Jing also revealed to the outside world that his father has been suffering from heart disease in recent years and has not been able to recover. In February 2010, Director Wang was hospitalized for physical failure.
On November 16, 2010, Wang Tianlin, the godfather of the film industry, passed away in his sleep due to physical decline at the age of 83.
epilogue
It is said that the heart is wide and fat, but after it really develops into obesity, the huge weight will also make the health of the body threatened, and after being plagued by heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes, it is estimated that no matter how big the heart is, it may be difficult to accept a sick body.
Therefore, it is still necessary to maintain a healthy diet and moderate exercise to obtain physical and mental happiness.
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