Actress Ngoc Lan: Not just on March 8, I want to receive gifts from 'young men' every day

Ngoc Lan is a familiar face to audiences who love Vietnamese television dramas. After many years of working in the arts, the actress has a certain place in the hearts of the audience. Besides her work, she often shares with the audience about her lovely son Louis. This is the result of her happy but rather short-lived marriage with actor Thanh Binh.

On March 8, Ngoc Lan confided in VTC News about her and her daughter's life after divorce.

Actress Ngoc Lan is satisfied with her single life with her son.

Boys are great "companions"

- After nearly 6 years of being a single mother, can Ngoc Lan share about the current life of mother and child?

My son Louis is 7 years old this year. For me, from the day he was born until now, everything has been like a dream. I always have the feeling that just yesterday I was an independent, free woman, and then I woke up and had a child this big.

Even though he is still young, he already knows how to share with me, knows how to worry when he sees me sad, knows how to be lonely when he comes home from school and doesn’t see me at home. He knows how to compete with his friends, knows how to strive to achieve a certain goal, knows how to read, write, and text his mother… The first time I read my son’s text message, I was very moved.

Even now, I still can't believe that I have a child in my life. I am happy that I have such a wonderful child.

I don’t care how I was a single mother for 6 years. For me, as a mother, responsibility to my child comes first. Maybe I’m used to this so I don’t think about “single mother” at all.

I don’t see any difference between raising a child with a husband and raising a child alone. The difference is that I have had a wonderful partner for the past 7 years.

Ngoc Lan always considers her son as her great companion.

- On March 8, women all take the opportunity to "show off" their happiness of receiving surprise gifts from their husbands and lovers. Does Ngoc Lan feel sad?

This year on March 8th I feel very happy, like I received a big gift because on March 7th I get to leave the film crew and go home with my son.

For the past 6 months, I have been traveling back and forth between Ho Chi Minh City and Da Lat to work and take care of my son. This time I am officially home with him so I am very happy.

- What is the March 8th gift that Ngoc Lan wants to receive the most?

I think everyone likes to receive gifts, and I am no exception. I even like to receive gifts every day, not just on March 8th (laughs).

From the day my son started school when he was over 1 year old until today, for the past 6 years, every year I have received gifts from my son. Those are gifts he made himself with the support and guidance of the teachers at school. I know my son will grow up, and as he grows up he will gradually move away from his parents, so I hope that every year, on every occasion, I will receive gifts from my "young man", not just on March 8th.

- What will you do on your special day?

During the holidays, no matter what I do, I always try to spend as much time as possible with my child. I always want to have my child by my side in all my activities. This is what I like and look forward to the most during the holidays.

After the divorce, Ngoc Lan received many flirting and acquaintance offers but she refused them all because her number one priority was her son.

My son is still young, I have not thought about "remarrying" yet.

- As your son grows older, Ngoc Lan will surely find it much more difficult to be both a mother and a friend to him. Can you share about the care and education of your son, what changes have you made to better suit him?

As parents, all parents can guide and educate their children. But being friends with your children, being “bad” with them, growing up with them, and being able to accompany them when they stumble is not a simple thing.

I am making friends with my children in life. I don’t know if I am doing well or not, but up to now, I have not felt any difficulty in making friends with my children. Children grow up quickly, there will be changes every day, every month, every year… so we need to observe, need to be with our children more so that we know, see the changes in our children and have appropriate solutions according to each stage of their development.

The most important thing I see when raising children is that parents need to be calm. When we see something happening, we should not rush to judge or make a decision at that moment.

If the matter is serious, we need time to think, find out more information, learn more experiences from parents. Then, based on the child's personality and environment, we have a suitable way to handle it. I think this is something that everyone should really pay attention to.

I see the journey of being a parent as growing up with our children, learning with them. They will teach us many lessons. I have learned a lot from my children, from teaching them.

- Has your son ever made you sad or disappointed?

Yes, I am sad, but not disappointed. Because it is a child and it is my child, so I cannot be disappointed. A child is in the process of development, if it is wrong, it is my fault, so I have no right to be disappointed.

I am sad because my child is sometimes naughty and sometimes makes me worry. I am a worrier by nature, so I am often sad. The sadness is not because of my child, but because I think too much and worry about the future. I imagine too many bad things that will happen in the future for me and my child, so I am sad and worried.

Although an amateur actress, Ngoc Lan is always highly appreciated by the audience for her acting ability.

- When your son is older and understands, does Ngoc Lan have any plans to remarry?

My son is still young and needs me a lot, so I haven't thought about changing my current life.

From the moment I decided to raise my child alone, to accompany him alone, I made my own decision. That is, how to arrange my life to accompany my child in many roles in the best way, so that my child can develop and grow up with the best moral foundation.

At the same time, I also have an economic plan to be able to raise my children in difficult times like now. Currently, I am developing my own projects and plans quite well.

- “No matter how strong a woman is, deep down she is still weak and needs support”? What do you think about this statement?

I think not only women, but everyone in this life needs a support in life. As an actor, I have a high level of observation of social life, so I have realized this. This is also the life experience I bring to my role.

Like everyone else, I also need someone by my side to lean on, to have motivation, to share in life. Sometimes, in society, I have to be strong, but when I am alone, I also have weak moments.

Actress Ngoc Lan: When I'm alone, I also have weak moments.

- Recently, audiences often see Ngoc Lan on livestreams instead of TV dramas. Is this your long-term direction?

For more than 10 years, I have not participated in game shows because I do not think it is suitable for me. Regarding TV series, since my divorce, I have decided to only accept 1-2 series a year and limit the time to 6 months. The remaining 6 months I will spend on my business projects and take care of and raise my son.

So the frequency of my appearances in films will be reduced by more than half compared to before. But fortunately, every year I have a film broadcast so that the audience does not forget me. Conversely, I do not forget my profession.

The audience sees me on livestream because I work when the brand books. I don’t dare to “show off” because the livestream sellers are very professional. I can’t surpass them. I can only try to do my best within my capacity.

Besides, I also have a business product so I want to try this form of business to see how it goes. I also want to challenge myself in this new job. In the long run, I will still follow my strengths, traditional business and art.

Ngoc Lan has a sharp and attractive beauty.

- What are your upcoming plans for work?

I probably won’t be taking on any new films this year. Because the film I took on in 2023 is already 6 months long and is going into 2024, I feel sorry for my child. I want to be home with him more in the future.

Besides, I will also focus on my business to develop more. Being a boss not only means taking care of my own work, but also taking care of the economic life of my employees. Therefore, I am quite pressured and want to do better.

I consider myself lucky in the new field of business, I have very good colleagues who support and accompany me, helping my work go more smoothly.

Trinh Trang

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