Award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga has confirmed her long separation from husband Robert Chien. She stated it's not a secret and both are happy in their current lives. The topic arose in an interview about supporting their son Nic's coming out regarding his sexuality.
In an interview posted by MJ Marfori on Wednesday, January 22, Salonga said, “It’s not a secret. We’ve been separated for a while. And now he’s happy, and I’m happy that he’s happy.”
The topic emerged when she was asked about supporting her son Nic’s transition. The Broadway star quickly added that if “your love will stop” when a child comes out about their sexuality, “don’t have children.”
Nic is following his mother’s footsteps as a theater actor, debuting in 2017 as Alice in Matilda the Musical. He later appeared alongside Salonga in the Philippine staging of Into the Woods.
Although Salonga and Nic have busy schedules, her ex-husband and his partner step in to care for Nic when he is sick. Chien and Salonga tied the knot in Los Angeles in January 2004, nearly two years after getting engaged in July 2002. In 2006, they welcomed their son Nic, who is set to star as Moritz in The Sandbox Collective’s adaptation of Spring Awakening.
