[Peekabooitzme]

HONG KONG : Actress Michelle Reis has decided to undergo artificial insemination in a bid to keep her business tycoon husband Julian Hui, said Hong Kong media reports.

The 39-year-old reportedly promised her mother-in-law that once she finishes her current work obligations, she plans to have a baby by no later than 2010, giving the Hui family their very first grandchild.

The couple who have been married for almost 11 months, have yet to have any children, prompting rumours that Reis is infertile. With Hui’s mother longing for a grandson causing additional tension, the pressure has been on for the former beauty queen to have a baby as soon as possible.

Afraid that her husband might take on a mistress to bear his offspring and in a bid to maintain her status within the Hui family, Reis has decided to become a mother.

An insider disclosed that although Hui is devoted to Reis, if she was unable to get pregnant, there is nothing to stop him from seeking a child with another woman.

“Even if Michelle did not want children, she has little choice now if she wants to salvage her marriage.”

With Reis’ biological clock ticking away and after discussions with her doctors, Reis has been advised to proceed with the artificial insemination procedure in America as soon as possible in order to ensure a smooth pregnancy.

Besides having more advanced artificial insemination technology, having the procedure done overseas will enable Reis to recuperate fully in peace without being under the watchful eye of the paparazzi.

Source: Channel News Asia

[polaris]

talk about pressure...

and what kind of Jck As husband is that?... just because you dont get preggo.. he's gonna go out and impregnate some mistress?

If my husband thinks that way... there's one word from me: DIVORCE.

[i_4got]

^

What kind of husband is he? A rich one. Why do you think she's going through so much pain to keep such a jackass?

[badhairday8]

Having a baby is a great thing.. but not when you are pressured like the way she has been. I hope it all goes well. Her husband is a douche!

[thua]

For everyone involved, I pray she gives birth to a girl first.

[shinhwaholic]

^LOL.

I don't get why everyone's calling her husband a douche; I doubt he actually TOLD the media that he would go find a mistress if she can't get pregnant - I bet the article just added some info in there just to support their stance.

[_dax_]

A child to hold a marriage together?
I wonder what lead her to believe he would search else where if she was to not rush into pregnancy.
Either she is paranoid, having trust issues, or there must be some evidence that he is more than willing to depart from her.

[MaliceInWonderlandx]

talk about pressure...

and what kind of Jck As husband is that?... just because you dont get preggo.. he's gonna go out and impregnate some mistress?

If my husband thinks that way... there's one word from me: DIVORCE.

seriously

devoted husbands don't just go find mistress because the wife is infertile.

[chubbygirl1]

well, she souldnt marry him if she doesn't want to be a mother , b/c that's exactly what they expect her to do.
She married him, is DUhh, becuse he's uberrr uberr rich,
n he marry her b/c she's super pretty and want his kids to inherit her genes..lolzzz
But she needs to give birth in order to maintian her status in the family, and it has to be a BOY. yes a boy, a girl means nothing, really. cuz wealthy family always want a boy to carry on their bloodline, the thousands year old Asian mentality.
How sad.

[clouds4ME]

Either she must love him a whole lot to do that or her husband is a jerk.

[Awkward Smile]

A baby isn't going to "salvage her marriage."

[tian`tian]

geez what personal information to be reported....artificial insemination

[tinatran_]

leaving a wife because she can't get pregnant is harsh. =\

[Lalala~]

This sounds like something that would happen in the old days

[Swtess]

The family is traditional and really rich people are like that. They want a kid to pass on their legacy. I do hope she has a boy

[crunkyp0p]

it's expected from a traditional, rich family like that, hope she is going to have a boy or else she's really going to feel the family's disappointment

[lovejyk]

How harsh and sad her life must be right now. I hope she gets pregnant quickly! It must be devasting to know that your body can't become pregnant on it's own. Every woman hopes to have children when she is older and to find out that you might be infertile sounds quite devastating. Good luck to her and her family.

[PlayGirlx]

He's the one that doesn't look very fertile.

But the article does sound like it's adding more colorful adjectives to make the situation more interesting than it realistically is. Far too often, people believe that by having a baby it'll salvage their marriage or make them more domestically happy. If this is truly her situation, poor woman. That's not the kind of life I would wish for myself, to have babies in order to please a man and his family.

Editt: "He's the one that doesn't look very fertile." That was just my comment; however way you want to interpret that is your choice, and no I did not mean he's ugly.

[c0lap1nada]

He's the one that doesn't look very fertile.

So he's ugly. Now what does being ugly have to do with fertility? Hm.

[JJ no Baka]

seriously

devoted husbands don't just go find mistress because the wife is infertile.

When you are a rich man who has mother with traditional values, you have no choice. If your wife can't give birth, you opt for another way to produce a child to please your elders. That is the way it goes for traditional Chinese people.

And yes, being a rich man he is, if he can't get impregnate his wife, he'll impregnate another woman for that matter.