Celebrity couple Hong Ling and Nick Teo reveal they are having a baby girl

They were so convinced they were having a boy, as predicted by their TCM practitioner, that they wondered if Hong Ling's dad and sister, who were entrusted with the gender reveal results, had “read the letter wrongly”.

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Mediacorp stars Hong Ling, 32, and Nick Teo, 37, are expecting a baby girl.

But here's the funny thing: the couple were so convinced they were having a boy that when the gender reveal showed otherwise, they thought there might have been a mistake.

They announced the happy news on Instagram on Monday (Nov 2), sharing a video of their gender reveal, which was filmed last week.

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In the clip, the couple, dressed in matching white outfits, are seen waiting as two cars – a cream-coloured one with a giant pink bow and a teal one with a blue bow – are parked nearby.

The cream-coloured car then drives towards them, its boot opening to reveal a cascade of pink and white balloons.

Teo joked in his caption: "Well, looks like we've got a new boss coming soon! But my wife is still going to be the ultimate big boss… or so she thinks."

Speaking to 8days, Hong Ling revealed that her traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioner had predicted she was expecting a boy. "Nick and I had always thought it would be a boy. We were genuinely shocked when we found out it was a girl!" she said.

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In fact, they even wondered if Hong Ling's dad and sister, local tattoo artist Casiline Ang , who were entrusted with the gender reveal results, had “read the letter wrongly".

And Hong Ling had good reason to worry about her dad getting it right. Remember how he was completely clueless when the couple announced their pregnancy to the family?

"So this time, I was a little worried that he might misread the gender reveal letter or miss the moment again!" she laughed. "Thankfully, my sister was there to help him, so everything went smoothly."

Interestingly, Hong Ling had initially wanted to wait until the baby was born to find out the gender. "But Nick was the one who couldn't wait, so we decided to do a gender reveal instead," she shared. The couple had no preference for a boy or girl.

"Ideally, it would be nice to have both a mini Nick and a mini me because I think having a boy and a girl would be very different experiences," said Hong Ling.

"I love Nick so much, so of course, having a little boy who reminds me of him would be very sweet. At the same time, I'm very close to my [late] mum and sister, so I would also love to have a daughter whom I can share that special mother-daughter bond with."

And now that she's expecting a daughter, Hong Ling is already dreaming of all the girly things they can do together. "I've always loved pink and all things Barbie, so I was already imagining all the pink things I could buy for my little girl!" she gushed.

Describing themselves as "quite chill as parents-to-be", Hong Ling said they haven't picked a name for their daughter or started shopping for baby essentials.

"A lot of our friends have been telling us that we should start shopping, planning everything and even rushing us to book infant care, but we're taking things at our own pace."

Their baby is due in 2027. This is Hong Ling's second pregnancy. The couple, who tied the knot in 2023, revealed in May last year that Hong Ling had suffered a miscarriage at 11 weeks .

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他们深信自己怀的是个男孩，正如他们的中医医生预测的那样，所以他们怀疑负责揭晓性别结果的洪玲的爸爸和姐姐是不是“看错了信”。

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新传媒旗下艺人洪玲（32岁）和张建宗（37岁）即将迎来一个女宝宝。

但有趣的是：这对夫妇一直坚信他们怀的是个男孩，所以当性别揭晓结果显示不是男孩时，他们以为可能弄错了。

他们在周一（11 月 2 日）在 Instagram 上宣布了这一喜讯，并分享了一段上周拍摄的性别揭晓视频。

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视频片段中，这对情侣身着配套的白色服装，正在等候，附近停着两辆车——一辆是奶油色的，上面系着一个巨大的粉色蝴蝶结；另一辆是蓝绿色的，上面系着一个蓝色蝴蝶结。

然后，那辆米色的汽车朝他们驶来，后备箱打开，露出一串粉色和白色的气球。

Teo在配文中开玩笑说：“看来我们很快就要迎来一位新老板了！不过，我的妻子仍然是最终的大老板……至少她是这么认为的。”

洪玲在接受《8days》采访时透露，她的中医医生曾预测她怀的是个男孩。“我和尼克一直都觉得会是个男孩。所以当得知是个女孩时，我们真的非常震惊！”她说。

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事实上，他们甚至怀疑洪玲的父亲和姐姐、当地纹身艺术家卡西琳·昂（Casiline Ang）是否“读错了信”，因为他们被委托负责揭晓性别结果。

洪玲担心爸爸会搞错，这完全可以理解。还记得当初他们向家人宣布怀孕消息时，爸爸一脸茫然吗？

“所以这次我有点担心他会不会又看错性别揭晓信，或者再次错过那个重要时刻！”她笑着说。“幸好我姐姐在场帮他，所以一切都很顺利。”

有趣的是，洪玲原本想等到宝宝出生后再揭晓性别。“但尼克等不及了，所以我们决定提前举办性别揭晓派对，”她说道。这对夫妇对男孩或女孩都没有偏好。

“理想情况下，最好能有一个迷你版的尼克和一个迷你版的我，因为我觉得生男孩和生女孩会是非常不同的体验，”洪玲说。

“我非常爱尼克，所以，如果能有一个长得像他的小男孩，那当然会很甜蜜。同时，我和我已故的母亲和姐姐关系也很亲密，所以我也很想有个女儿，可以和她分享那种特殊的母女情谊。”

如今洪玲怀的是女儿，她已经开始憧憬和女儿一起做各种充满女孩子气的事情了。“我一直都很喜欢粉色和芭比娃娃的一切，所以我已经开始想象可以给我的小女儿买哪些粉色的东西了！”她兴奋地说。

洪玲表示，他们“作为准父母非常冷静”，还没有给女儿取名字，也没有开始购买婴儿用品。

“很多朋友都劝我们开始购物、计划一切，甚至催促我们赶紧预订婴儿照护服务，但我们打算按自己的节奏来。”

他们的孩子预产期在2027年。这是洪玲的第二次怀孕。这对夫妇于2023年结婚，去年5月透露洪玲在怀孕11周时流产。

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