“It’s not that love isn’t important or unnecessary,” she clarified, according to The Star. “Of course, a relationship could work if I really made the effort, but love doesn’t take up as much space in my life anymore;”

However, Cheung admitted that as a mother now, romance no longer takes up as much space in her life as it once did. Reflecting on her younger years, she recalled how she would make time for a partner despite a busy career.

Cheung also opened up about her views on the challenges of love. She believes that the only thing in love that can truly hurt people is “being unwilling to let go.” She offered a piece of advice from her mother that has helped her maintain an optimistic outlook.

“There’s no reason to feel unhappy because you don’t know these people. It’s your life,” Cheung recalled her mother’s words. “As long as you know how to make yourself happy, even the harshest words will sound like a song to you.”

When discussing how she handles tough emotional moments, Cheung shared that she prefers to process her feelings privately.

“I’d hide at home and cry when I’m upset, but I wouldn’t cry in front of him,” she revealed.

Cheung’s personal life has been of significant public interest. She was married to Hong Kong actor Nicholas Tse in 2006, but the couple divorced in 2011. They share two sons—Lucas, 18, and Quintus, 15. Although the children live with their mother, they maintain a close relationship with their father, even after Tse rekindled his romance with his ex-girlfriend, Hong Kong singer Faye Wong.

In 2018, Cheung welcomed her third son, but the identity of the father has been kept private, sparking speculation. Chinese media tycoon Sun Donghai was rumored to be the father, but he has denied the claims and threatened legal action against those spreading the rumors.

Cheung, 45, first rose to fame in 1998 through a television commercial for lemon tea, which caught the attention of Hong Kong filmmaker Stephen Chow. Her film debut came in Chow’s 1999 hit “King of Comedy,” where she played a call girl. The film became the highest-grossing local production of that year and launched Cheung into stardom.