Jackie Chan’s daughter, Etta Ng Chok Lam has become a source of media attention due to her father’s celebrity status. Etta is Jackie Chan’s estranged daughter who was born due to her father’s extramarital affair with Elaine Ng. Elaine was crowned the Miss Asia title in 1990 and had a secret affair with Chan while he was still married to his current wife, Joan Lin.
Who is Etta Ng Chok Lam?
Etta Ng Chok Lam is the result of an extramarital relationship between Jackie Chan and Elaine Ng Yi Lei, who was a former actress and Miss Asia in 1990. Despite this, Jackie Chan has been with Taiwanese actress Joan Lin since 1982 and they are still married.
Etta was born on November 19, 1999, to Elaine as a result of her affair with Jackie Chan. She was born and raised in Hong Kong and gained the nickname “Little Dragon Girl” due to her father’s fame.
The birth of Etta was shocking not only due to Jackie Chan’s illicit affair but also due to the 19-year age gap between him and Elaine. Chan reportedly severed all ties with Elaine when he learned about her pregnancy.
Chan addressed her estranged daughter in his autobiography Never Grow Up where he confessed to having made a terrible mistake. He stated that he “screwed up royally.”
“When the news broke about an affair I’d had that resulted in a love child, the media frenzy was like a bomb going off. It wasn’t a mistake I could fix by saying, ‘I’m sorry.'”
Etta Ng’s Relationship With Her Father
Etta revealed that she does not consider Chan as her dad, as he had no involvement in her upbringing, which was completely taken care of by her mom, Elaine.
Despite her father’s lack of involvement in her childhood, she does not harbor any resentment towards him. She has no interest in rekindling their relationship, even though she has had a better relationship with her mother.
In 2015, Etta Ng spoke to E! News where she discussed her relationship with her father.
“He is my biological father but he is not in my life. He never existed in my life. I will never regard him as a father.”
It has been said that Etta had no contact with her father while growing up and chose not to use her biological father’s surname. She has been quite vocal about her celebrity parents on her various social media accounts over the years.
Quite recently, Etta also disclosed that she no longer shares a loving relationship with her mother, Elaine. She also accused her mom of being cruel and violent towards her. On one occasion, Elaine exposed that Etta had emotional issues like anxiety and was in need of regular psychological counseling.
In January 2023, Etta told Hong Kong media that she did not wish to continue having any relations with her mother.
“I’d rather be homeless and eat stale bread than reunite with my mother.”
Etta Ng Personal Life
In 2017, Etta made a post on her social media account stating that she is queer and lesbian. She was overwhelmed by the amount of positive feedback she received and thanked her followers for their support.
In 2018, Etta Ng publicly declared her union with social media influencer Andi Autumn. In her now-deleted post, Etta wrote,
“If you never give up on love and you put all your heart into the family you’ve dreamed of, an open mind and warm heart will guide you to happiness. If you never give up on love and you put all your heart into the family you’ve dreamed of, an open mind and warm heart will guide you to happiness.”
In 2018, Andi Autumn and Etta Ng made a YouTube video in which they asserted that due to their parents’ homophobia, they had been left without a place to live. They said that even institutions like government agencies, soup kitchens, and homeless shelters had been unable to help them.
Etta Ng’s Net Worth
According to various sources, Etta Ng’s net worth is estimated to be around $1 million. On the other hand, her estranged father, Jackie Chan is said to have a net worth of $400 million. Despite his fortune, Chan has never financially supported Etta or Elaine.
