Michelle Chia

Michelle Chia
Born	(1975-09-19) 19 September 1975 (age 49) Singapore
Other names	Xie Yunyi
Education	Raffles Girls' Primary School Bowen Secondary School
Occupations	Host actress businesswoman model
Years active	1980–present
Spouse	Shaun Chen ​ ​ (m. 2009; div. 2011)​
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	謝韻儀
Simplified Chinese	谢韵仪
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiè Yùnyí
Jyutping	Ze6 Wan6 Ji4
Hokkien POJ	Chiā Ūn-gî

Michelle Chia Yun Yi (born 19 September 1975) is a Singaporean television host, actress and businesswoman. She was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1980 to 2012 but continues to film on an ad-hoc basis.

Chia was educated at Raffles Girls' Primary School and Bowen Secondary School.

Chia started her career as a child actress with SBC.^[1] She later joined TCS (predecessor of MediaCorp) after finishing her school. In 2000 she switched to SPH MediaWorks but was transferred back to MediaCorp when it absorbed MediaWorks.^[2] In May 2012, Chia left the entertainment industry due to the expiry of her contract with MediaCorp. She had declined to renew it, stating that she wanted to temporarily "take a break" from showbiz.^[3]

In a 2018 interview with 8 Days, Chia revealed that she made investments into businesses while she was acting full-time, and was a partner of Monsoon Hair Salon and owned an investment firm.^[4][5]

In May 2009, Chia and Shaun Chen was married, after dating for six years.^[6] On 28 April 2011, it was revealed that the couple was filing for divorce due to "personality differences".^[7] The divorce proceedings were finalised in October 2011.^[7]

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