'Jade Emperor' Quoc Khanh: Still single at nearly 70 but affirms he does not lack love

As a familiar face of Tao Quan, Meritorious Artist Quoc Khanh will continue to play the role of Jade Emperor in this year's program.

Over the years, he has been loved by audiences for his charming, natural acting and valuable statements.

On stage he is like that, but in real life, Quoc Khanh is a quiet person, living a rather private life. He considers himself a simple artist, dresses simply and never uses branded items.

Quoc Khanh lives in his mother's house with a private room of quite modest area of ​​only about 10 square meters.

Sharing about his residence, the male artist once said that the room was so narrow that the items in the room such as bed, wardrobe, table and chairs had to be made.thin in proportion to the room. My wardrobe is not even deep enough to hang my clothes vertically, they have to be hung… face down.

Living alone but not lonely. At the age of 61, he chooses a happy single life, working hard. Many friends and colleagues want him to get married, but Quoc Khanh believes that marriage is a matter of fate.

He revealed that he had a love affair and considered getting married, but it didn't work out.

"Jade Emperor" Quoc Khanh admitted that if he wanted to get married, he would do it right away. But marriage is like a circle, many times he puts one foot in and then pulls out, not daring to move forward because he doesn't want to make the woman who has to spend her life with an artist suffer.

“I think it's simple, if a woman comes to you and doesn't receive love, her life is like hell on earth. But being husband and wife, living together for life, not just for a day or two, you can't force her to put up with you.”, Quoc Khanh once shared in the media.

Many people questioned his choice to be single. Quoc Khanh once said: "People say I'm crazy. I don't need to explain or justify that, nor do I need to think about it to ease my mind. What people say doesn't decide anything in my life. If anyone who knows me and understands me will sympathize with the fact that I'm not married, and won't be curious or critical.

However, over the years, Quoc Khanh still believes in love. He once shared with the media: "Love is a miracle. It makes people young again, always smiling and seeing life as beautiful. A wife can be missing but love… cannot.

Quoc Khanh said that when she was alive, his mother also urged him to get married and have children, but later, understanding her son's personality and lifestyle, she stopped urging him.

After his mother passed away, Quoc Khanh became more pensive than before. The male artist said that there were also ups and downs, but birth, aging, sickness and death are inevitable.

In 2022, social media was abuzz with a clip from a farewell party for retired artist Quoc Khanh. In the clip, after thanking everyone for their affection, "Ngoc Hoang" announced that he had a girlfriend at the age of 60. He happily introduced his "girlfriend" to close friends at the party.

Many fans were happy that Quoc Khanh had found his other half. However, in reality, this was just a happy situation that took place at Quoc Khanh's retirement farewell party. The woman that Meritorious Artist Quoc Khanh introduced as his "girlfriend" was actually just a colleague and already had a family.

A colleague at the Vietnam Drama Theater spoke up:"This is a farewell party for Khanh's "father" at the Vietnam Drama Theater. The girl in the clip is just a colleague at the same office. She is married and I don't understand why the clip is being spread with such incorrect content as it is now."

In an interview, Quoc Khanh confided that he understands that in old age, there will be times of loneliness, but up to now, he still chooses this single life because:"Everyone has their own thoughts, I don't have to follow anyone, I feel that as long as my life is happy and comfortable, I don't have to please anyone."

Quoc Khanh also said that although he is single and has no obligations, like many other artists, if he only lives on his performance salary, it will not be enough to cover his living expenses. Therefore, he does many different jobs to meet his living needs.

In 2022, he received a decision to retire from the Vietnam Drama Theater. Quoc Khanh said he received many invitations to act in long films. However, because he could not arrange the time, he did not accept. After retirement, he will arrange to participate because for him, being an actor is the happiest thing.

Meritorious Artist Quoc Khanh, born in 1962, is a prominent face among the famous artists of the first class of actors of the Vietnam Drama Theater. Having been associated with the Vietnam Drama Theater for nearly 40 years, Meritorious Artist Quoc Khanh has appeared in many plays. He has become a popular face of the Theater.

In his career, he also made his mark in television and cinema with dozens of roles. Quoc Khanh is loved by audiences through many comedies such asJealous, Who will come to your house this Tet, Happy single people,...He won the Golden Lotus Award for Best Actor for the movieHa Dong silk shirt.

In 2012, he was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist. He is also on the list of 77 artists awarded the title of People's Artist signed by the President on June 22, 2023.