Jackie Chan is, without a doubt, one of the biggest stars from Asia to arrive in Hollywood after Bruce Lee. This Martial Arts legend got his foothold in the US with the 1995 film ‘Rumble in the Bronx’, and his stardom found a new global reputation. The actor is married to Taiwanese actress Joan Lin, with whom he tied the knot in 1982. However, a few years before that, Chan had romantic thoughts about a Taiwanese singer in one instance. The singer had finished her concert, and amidst the roar of applause for her stunning performance, Chan felt a strange connection with her.

In his 2015 autobiography ‘Never Grow Up’ with Zhu Mo, Jackie Chan narrates this incident in Chapter 14 of his book, appropriately titled, ‘The Fling’. The incident happened in 1979 when Chan and his team were scouting locations for a film in Taiwan.

Jackie Chan narrates the exact moment when he felt like dating Teresa Teng

Teresa Li-Chun, also known as Teresa Teng, was a Taiwanese singer and actress who met Chan when he was filming the movie ‘The Big Brawl (1980)’. It was an accidental meeting in Los Angeles. However, it was only later that Chan reunited with her in Taiwan to rekindle his interest. After The Big Brawl did badly at the box office, Chan returned to Hong Kong and wanted to work in a film desperately to restore his image. While deciding on locations, Chan came up with the idea of Taiwan, mainly because he wanted to meet Teng.

So they met, and after a few meals together, Chan decided to go to one of her concerts. “I went to one of her concerts, too. Sitting in a special box above the auditorium, I saw her looking up and knew she was gazing at me. The crowd clapped and shouted their hearts out for her, and I thought, ‘That’s my girlfriend’,” he wrote about his experience that night in his autobiography.

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He left the concert before it ended in order to avoid any commotion. Although he liked spending time with her, he knew it might create problems. Chan has narrated several such intimate incidents from his life in the book, including the darkest phase of his life. One such is that of an obsessive fan.

From hoax calls to sensational news, Jackie Chan’s fame knows no bounds

In a separate part of the book, Jackie Chan talks about facing a hoax call from an obsessive female fan about planting a bomb at a Las Vegas concert. She tried to meet Chan before, but he had to avoid her, for the risks were too high. Finally, after being ignored, she orchestrated this call to get his attention. Unfortunately for her, it was to no avail.

Although Chan refused to speak about his interest in Teresa Teng for a long time, his confession in the book caused major news all around. Eventually, when things didn’t work out with Teng, he married Lin, and they have been together since.

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