Alvin Woo, known as the “billionaire son-in-law,” confirmed his wife Shirley Liang is pregnant with their first child after eagle-eyed netizens spotted prenatal skincare products in her social media posts.
The couple, who married in 2022 after a six-month courtship, had previously maintained a private life focused on their two-person world and charitable efforts, with Woo running a fitness and physiotherapy center in Sheung Wan while Liang largely stayed out of the spotlight.
Woo shared the news through creatively designed matching T-shirts: his read “Nonsense! She’s just pregnant” while hers said “I Quit drinking,” accompanied by photos of him holding a premium liquor bottle and her holding a water jug, subtly highlighting her lifestyle adjustment for the pregnancy.
Additional images showed their three pet dogs posed as “big brothers” alongside an ultrasound photo and a notebook titled “How to be a BIG Brother 101,” reinforcing the playful tone of the announcement.
Woo revealed they had chosen the fetal nickname “Woolangye,” a pun combining their surnames that sounds like “Wo Liang Ye” in Cantonese, which netizens praised for its wit and humor.
While Woo told Hong Kong 01 that Liang is approximately four months pregnant, Eastweek reported she is about five months along, citing her visible baby bump in recent photos and his social media message referencing an October completion date for a “big project” — a metaphor for the impending birth.
UHK noted that netizens first suspected the pregnancy after observing Liang’s use of a French skincare line marketed specifically for preventing stretch marks in expectant mothers, a product widely recognized as essential for those preparing for motherhood.
The speculation intensified as followers recalled Liang’s visible weight loss and facial slimming throughout 2025, interpreted by many as proactive health preparation for conception, alongside Woo’s earlier social media posts showing foreign fathers playing pickleball while holding infants, which fans viewed as indicative of his paternal mindset.
Despite years of public curiosity about when they would start a family, the couple had consistently expressed a relaxed attitude toward conception, stating they would let things happen naturally, making the confirmation all the more striking given the contrast between their prior stance and the sudden surge of online detective work.
The announcement arrives just weeks before their fourth wedding anniversary on May 8, a date Woo had originally planned to use for the official reveal before netizens accelerated the timeline through their observations.
How far along is Shirley Liang in her pregnancy?
Sources disagree slightly: Woo told Hong Kong 01 she is about four months pregnant, while Eastweek cited her visible bump and his October project timeline to estimate five months.
Why did the couple choose the nickname “Woolangye” for their baby?
The name combines their surnames Woo and Liang and incorporates a Cantonese pun that sounds like “Wo Liang Ye,” which fans appreciated for its cleverness and humor.