Comedian Ali Wong and husband Justin Hakuta are getting a divorce after eight years of marriage.
Wong’s rep Jason Heyman confirmed the break up to USA Today. The couple met at a buddy’s wedding ceremony reception in 2010, in accordance to People and Entertainment Tonight, and married in 2014. Wong and Hakuta share two daughters: Mari 6, and Nikki, 4.
In her 2016 Netflix particular Baby Cobra, Wong mentioned she knew Hakuta, son of sport present host Ken Hakuta, was husband-material immediately.
“The very first thing I realized about him was that, on the time, he was attending Harvard Business School. And I used to be like, ‘Oh my God, I’m gonna entice (him),’ ” Wong mentioned. “And I trapped (him) initially by not kissing him till the fifth date, which is a really uncommon transfer on my half. But I did it on objective as a result of I knew that he was a catch.”
The couple met at a buddy’s wedding ceremony reception in 2010. Photo: Twitter
Wong additionally poked enjoyable at married life in her Netflix particular Don Wong, launched earlier this yr, saying she felt “deep envy” towards single folks.
“If you are romantically concerned with anyone, after which all of the sudden, that anyone reveals a character trait that you do not like, you may simply go away, transfer to one other metropolis and by no means see their silly face once more,” Wong joked.
“Because you did not make a promise in entrance of your grandma and all of your co-workers and ask your mates to purchase you an Instant Pot. You did not fuse your DNA to create human life that can eternally ask you, ‘Where’s Daddy?’ “
Speaking to USA Today about her memoir Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice For Living Your Best Life in 2019, Wong mentioned she’s unafraid of failure as a result of her mother and father “embraced” it rising up, and that this angle has served as a catalyst for her personal success.
“It was form of simpler to rise up from (failure) as a result of I used to be taught it was a means of life and an vital means of studying about your self,” Wong mentioned. “I had hit two parked automobiles, and normally some mother and father would flip out. My mother and father have been like, ‘Well, now you understand not to do a three-point activate a slender avenue.’ “
She added: “I need to instill that in my youngsters. I need them to not beat themselves up after they inevitably fail.” – USA Today/Tribune News Service
