Famous singer, actress and TV show host Maria Cordero will reveal for the first time her struggles with an abusive husband and domestic violence in a TVB program on Monday, local media reported.
Better known as Fei Ma, or Fat Mama, the Portuguese-Chinese star – who also has her own cooking show Maria’s Kitchen on cable TV – gives a frank account of the physical abuse she endured three decades ago from her husband, who was a pianist at a Filipino restaurant.
Her work ethic began early in life, beginning at the age of 11 when her father died. She took on a variety of jobs from the menial such as taking out the trash to working as a coolie carting sacks of flour, being an usher in the cinema, selling cigarettes and singing in nightclubs.
In 1988, she impressed many fans after her role as a Filipino domestic worker inTVB drama, The Seasons.
The 63-year-old recalls how at the age of 18 she married a 40-year-old musician in 1972. A year after their wedding, her husband lost his job and had no inclination to find another one, Oriental Daily reported on Thursday, citing a TVB press release on the Litigaton Home show.
Cordero then became the sole bread winner, financially supporting not only her two children but four others by her husband’s ex-wife. Soon her husband started beating her and the children.
In one incident, he threatened her with a knife and hit her hard in the face. Cordero said she ended up in hospital several times.
One day, she discovered that her husband was sleeping with their pregnant maid, Metro Daily reported.
With the support of all six children, Cordero divorced her husband, but still bought him an apartment and a car with money she made earned from overseas concerts.
Cordero lived with the shadow of that abusive marriage for years until she found love again – at 45. She married a Portuguese engineer in 1999 and the couple are still together. There have also been a few additions to the family – 13 grandchildren.
how can I pay g I want to order…can it be COD.???
How come until now you are still using Mr Cordero’s family name? That name makes you famous right ?
its nice tv shows before i’ve watched it too first time am in hongkong…..
Order what?
cordero is her real family name not her husband name for your info!
Here in Hongkong…. married woman dont use their husband surname…
She should not talked about the bad thing of her ex-husband to made her more famous. Because that was a family secret and not a public secret 🙂
domestic abusers should not be kept a secret; this is why they continue their violent cowardly act.
What a stupid question
She should have killed the bastard
No need to pay anyone. Many people go for a walkr on.the hills of Hong Kong. Some happen to take the wrong step. I t happens often
Levary Rene LOL!
Levary Rene and ended up in jail? no way, she did the right move, brave woman
Pilipina ba sya
Hahaha, did you read the article? Sure you read it hindi mo lang naintidihan
Portuguese/chinese
Ian Ferns agree
DBA naging Portuguese LNG sya dhl sa Mr nya,
If she killed him she’ll definitely go to jail, no matter what the mitigating circumstances are. Why let that happen? The guy is the bad one. He is the only one deserving to be jailed and she has all the reason to make him rot in prison. She is brave in exposing that but she should have done it on the first few times he did it . But a lot of women are martyrs who just tolerated domestic violence to save their marriages and families. I hope her coming out will give courage to other women who suffer the same fate.
Yup
ilove her cooking show..i thought before shes half filipino but now cleared to me shes portugees/chinese����
Mayabang pala tong cordero nto kung maliitin ang pilipino ganun nlang