MICHELLE Yeoh has been the topic of discussion following her Oscar win on March 12, 2023.
However, her ex-husband, Dickson Poon, has also been circulating on social media.
Michelle Yeoh was married to ex-husband Dickson Poon from 1988-1991Getty Images
Who is Michelle Yeoh’s ex-husband Dickson Poon?
Dickson Poon was born into a wealthy household in Hong Kong, China.
He studied at St. Joseph’s College in Hong Kong and later studied economics and philosophy at Occidental College in Los Angeles.
Poon later returned to Hong Kong in 1980 where he became the Executive Chairman of a jewelry company called Dickson Concepts.
He’s also the chairman and owner of Harvey Nichols and co-founded the production company D&B films.
In 1984, his company signed Michelle Yeoh for a television ad alongside Jackie Chan.
This ad helped launch her career as an actress as she starred in Yes, Madam in 1985.
How long were Michelle and Dickson married?
Soon after Michelle’s first film, the actress started dating Dickson and later tied the knot in February 1988.
However, while they were married, Yeoh took a break from acting because she wanted to be a mom and believed she wasn’t good at multitasking.
Yeoh told Bustle: “I loved the idea of having kids.”
Though Yeoh wanted kids more than acting, she soon found out that she wasn’t able to conceive children of her own.
This later led to her divorce from Poon in 1991 and she then got back into acting.
Yeoh went on to play vital roles in hit movies such as Crazy Rich Asians, Avatar: The Way of Water, Memoirs of a Geisha, and Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Michelle Yeoh received her first Oscar for her leading performance on Everything Everywhere All At OnceFilmMagic
What are people saying about Dickson Poon?
Michelle Yeoh’s ex-husband has been circulating on Twitter due to his name.
Users on the app have been joking about the multimillionaire’s name and how he would’ve been presented at the Oscars.
One Twitter user said: “Michelle Yeoh’s first husband was Sir Dickson Poon. She stopped acting during that marriage, so…probably a good thing they didn’t make it. But I want to reiterate that the guy’s titled name is Sir Dickson Poon.”
“Michelle Yeoh is an incredible actress, one of my favorites and a very deserving Oscar winner. But one fact I just learned about her is that her ex-husband’s name is Dickson Poon and that’s hilarious,” said another user.
