It’s easy to forget that Taiwanese actress and producer, Ruby Lin, is 47 this year.
The doe-eyed beauty, who first made a name for herself playing Ziwei in the iconic 1998 drama My Fair Princess, hardly looks a day over 40.
The large age gap between Ruby and her daughter became a topic of discussion between the star and host Quan Yifeng in the latest episode of Hear U Out.
While we totally understand it’s a common concern amongst women who choose to have children later in their lives, we weren’t expecting Ruby to share the same worry as well.
Ruby tied the knot with actor Wallace Huo, 43, in 2016, and they welcomed their daughter ‘Little Dolphin’ a year after.
Although the couple is fiercely protective about their six-year-old’s privacy, Ruby’s joy is palpable everytime she speaks of her Little Dolphin.
When asked by Yifeng about her favourite roles to take on in life, Ruby says it’s being a mother and a daughter without a second’s hesitation.
“I think that’s the most blissful thing. After having my daughter, I realised that a mother’s love for her daughter is really limitless,” she says.
She, however, regrets having her daughter at 40.
“I feel like it’s the best time to raise a child, because I’m [financially] stable and a lot more mature. But I also feel like it’s too late because we have a 40-year age gap. From the day I delivered her, I’ve been thinking [about how] I would be 60 by the time she’s 20,” explains Ruby.
Though she acknowledges many people don’t look their age these days, she is very aware the age difference between herself and her daughter is very real.
“I don’t want her to be like me and wait until 40 to get married. By then, I’ll be 80. Would I even get to see my granddaughter?” laments Ruby with a chuckle.