Property tycoon Cecil Chao has previously offered £39
million to the man who will marry his lesbian daughter, but has recently
offered to double it in the hopes of finding her a man.
The fact that she is already married is not apparently important.
She married partner Sean Eav (yes a girl) in 2012, but gay marriages are not
recognised in Hong Kong. This hasn’t stopped her taking her partners name, going
by Gigi Eav.
She believes that this financial offer is a reflection of
how much her father loves her. Cecil himself has said “I don’t want to interfere
with my daughter’s private life. I only hope for her to have a good marriage
and children as well as inherit my business”, which suggests that’s how he sees
it too.
Sacha Baron Cohen is reported to be working on a film based
on the Chao’s story, which will doubtless sum it all up in the most hilarious
manner possible.
Ari Carrington
@ari_carri