{
  "id": 1403635,
  "title": "Christy Chung and Jimmy Lin, both in their 50s, recreate photo from 16 years ago",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/christy-chung-and-jimmy-lin-both-in-their-50s-recreate-photo-from-16",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T02:33:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/christy-chung-jimmy-lin-recreate-photo-16-years-ago-6322976"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Canadian actress Christy Chung, 55, and Taiwanese heartthrob Jimmy Lin, 51, have both recently aged gracefully, according to Chung's Instagram post. The two stars shared two side-by-side selfies, taken 16 years apart, featuring Chung as a young woman and her now 16-year-old daughter, Cayla. Chung playfully remarked, \"So many years have passed, and it seems that Jimmy and I haven't changed at all.\" She added, \"Only the little koala, who was just a tiny koala back then, has grown into a big girl in the blink of an eye.\"\n\nNetizens have taken note of the stars' remarkable looks, with one fan exclaiming, \"You look even younger than you did 16 years ago!\" Another wrote, \"Jimmy and you have aged backwards! Impressive!\" Chung echoed this sentiment, sharing that their bond has only grown stronger over the years. She stated, \"More than 20 years have passed, but the tacit understanding and affection between Jimmy and me have not diminished at all. Instead, they have become more precious as time goes by.\"\n\nIt's clear that time has been especially gentle to Chung and Lin, as their appearances and their relationship have remained remarkably consistent over the years.",
  "summary": "\"Time has been especially 'gentle' to us,\" Chung posted, a sentiment netizens seem to agree with.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}