Moms, if no one has told you this, let me (gently and lovingly) shatter your illusions: There is no such thing as “having it all.” It’s not what many of us once imagined. No one can have a career and become a mother without help. one a lot of help. Not even celebrities. In a recent feature interview style, Comedian Ali Wong credits her ex-husband Justin Hakuta and mother Tammy Wong with having it all.
Wong had two daughters with Hakuta – Mari, 8, and Nikki, 6, and separated from Hakuta in 2022. She described Hakuta as “amazing” and her “best friend” style. She also highlights the fact that her mother accompanies her and her daughters on tour, and they do family vacation stuff during the day — sightseeing, museums, shopping — before Huang performs at night.
“This is mainly because [my mom] As well as being the father of my children, I’ve been able to do everything I’ve done,” she said.
Another factor that helps her “have it all”? money. “I’m lucky that when I go on tour, like my first big tour, I can afford to pay for my kids to go with me.”
Huang and Botai married in 2014 after four years together (fun fact: she performed a set on their wedding night). Bai Tian is a Harvard Business School alumna: Huang joked in her breakthrough comedy special baby cobra, Said she wanted to “trap” him so he could support her. But, she continued, “I discovered that my beautiful, Harvard-educated husband was $70,000 in debt. I paid it all off with my hard-earned money. Turns out, he was the one who set me up. ! she joked. “How did he do it? How did he lie to me? Oh! Maybe because he went to Harvard Business School, which is the epicenter of white-collar crime.
But Huang said their split was and remains amicable. she told style She remains friends with most of her exes. “I know some people really need to unplug, but that never works for me.” When she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Limited Series beef“She thanked Mrs. Bai and said. “I really need to thank the father of my children and my best friend Justin for your love and support. It’s because of you that I’m able to be a working mother.
Huang is currently dating comedian (and fellow millennial crush) Bill Hader, who is also divorced with his daughter. Over the summer, she, Hader, Hakuta, Mari and Nikki were able to celebrate Huang at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History: She little cobra On display alongside products such as Prince’s guitars, C3P0 and R2-D2. “It’s really, really good,” she told style. “My daughter Mary, like, pointing at my belly [in the display]. She was like, this is me. She and my other daughter were really proud to be on stage with me. Very sweet.
It’s also sweet to be able to share moments like this with your ex and your boyfriend and your children. So, no, having it all is just a myth, but with support (and, as Huang will tell you, money), you can get close.
