When you’re a public figure, you may be used to having every aspect of your life speculated upon. But South Korean actor Song Joong-ki was not pleased when the rumours being spread were about his new wife Katy Louise Saunders instead.
Netizens dug up Katy’s past, speculating she was a single mum after old photos resurfaced of the British former actress attending events pregnant and later with a young child, presumed to be her daughter. They even found her in an old ad with George Clooney.
Joong-ki, 37, told GQ Korea in a recent interview about the scrutiny on his wife: “At first, it was nothing. It was a normal thing for us, and even if many people knew about it, our love wouldn’t change.
“But when the nonsensical stories increased, I honestly felt angry. Except for the name of the university she attended, most of the rumours aren’t true.”
It was not clarified what ‘it’ referred to when he said “even if many people knew about it”.
He added that Katy, 38, was the one to calm him down: “While my frustration grew, Katy told me, ‘There’s no need to get angry at these people’. I won’t say too much here, but she’s that kind of person. She makes me have a positive outlook, and we balance each other out.”