Gillian Chung’s Divorce: Why This Aquarius Deserves Applause for Finding Strength in Adversity
Gillian Chung’s Divorce: Why This Aquarius Deserves Applause for Finding Strength in Adversity
“Gillian Chung is getting divorced.”
When this news broke just three days before Saturn’s retrograde in Aquarius, it made me reflect on how far this Aquarius woman has come since her highly emotional wedding day. Back then, she tearfully thanked the heavens for bringing loving people into her life. We all thought she’d finally found someone worthy of her love.
The Astrological Backdrop
On March 1, 2020, Gillian and her husband signed separation papers – just 14 months after their wedding. This period coincided with Mercury retrograde in Pisces, that introspective phase when we examine past events before Mercury moves into Aquarius. Saturn was also transitioning into Aquarius at 28° Capricorn, conjunct Gillian’s 1° Aquarius Sun – what London School of Astrology’s Frank Clifford calls the “degree of death,” representing Saturn’s ultimate challenge: putting everything in its proper place.
Two months later, news broke that Gillian was “preparing for divorce.” While not immediately finalized, her husband’s public statement – “She doesn’t love me anymore” – revealed the relationship’s core issue. Meanwhile, Saturn stationary at 2° Aquarius conjunct Gillian’s Sun highlighted how this Aquarius woman was handling commitments under public scrutiny – but this time, people noticed she’d grown.
The Aquarian Journey: From Childhood Wounds to Self-Discovery
Every Aquarius carries childhood scars, often related to patriarchal authority – just like their mythological counterpart Ganymede, who was forcibly taken from his family to serve the gods. Gillian’s story echoes this: her father died when she was one, and her mother shuffled her between relatives’ homes across Hong Kong while rebuilding her own life.
This rootless childhood created deep insecurity. Like many Aquarians, Gillian grew up feeling like an outsider in her own family, that invisible wall separating her from lasting love and belonging. Early in her career, despite fame, she remained the quieter one in Twins, her hands shaking on stage – that classic Aquarian doubt: “Do they love the real me?”
Two Responses to Pain: Dimming Light or Breaking Walls
The 2008 scandal cracked Gillian’s protective wall wide open. Typically shy, she was the first to face the media, taking full responsibility – a quintessential Aquarian moment of courageous truth-telling. Yet the backlash that followed showed how the world punishes those who dare to be different.
Aquarians typically respond to such pain in two ways: angry rebellion or self-erasure. Post-scandal, Gillian chose the latter – playing the demure girlfriend in relationships, even in marriage watching her husband’s reactions when spending her own money. She was still seeking external validation, that Aquarian dilemma of conforming versus being authentically unconventional.
The Turning Point: Saturn in Aquarius Awakening
When Saturn entered Aquarius on March 22, 2020, it marked Gillian’s rebirth. Her divorce wasn’t an ending but a declaration: no more seeking approval. Those quiet years away from spotlight saw her studying English, dancing, acting – gradually dismantling that inner wall through self-improvement.
Her comeback roles in “The Next Woman,” “Swords of Legends,” and “The Wasted Times” (earning award nominations) showed new depth. On “Actor Please Take Your Place,” she addressed past regrets directly – neither crying nor avoiding, but facing them. This was the Aquarian breakthrough: embracing the world by first embracing oneself.
The Aquarian Archetype: Self-Defined Lives
Gillian’s journey mirrors fellow Aquarius Zhou Dongyu’s – another initially underestimated talent who became a double award-winning actress by refusing to be typecast. Their stories embody the Aquarian truth: you don’t need external validation to shine.
By 2016’s “Thanks for Your Love,” Gillian could sing about her past with clarity: “What forced my strength out? Thanks for that disaster.” The scandal that seemed to break her actually forged her resilience – that classic Aquarian alchemy of transforming pain into wisdom.
Now 39, whether divorced or not, Gillian represents Aquarius’ ultimate lesson: your life is yours to define. Through all adversity, Aquarians retain their youthful spark – like the self-cleaning water in their symbolic vase, they emerge renewed. As her friend Joey Yung observed: “I never worry about her. She’s truly blessed.”
So while many pity Gillian’s divorce, they miss the point: Aquarians don’t marry for happiness, but they divorce for it. Because sometimes, it takes losing what never truly fit to find the freedom to be wholly, unapologetically yourself.
