'I regret getting to know them': Addy Lee opens up about Quan Yifeng and her daughter Eleanor Lee

New Paper

16-05-2025

Malaysia-born celebrity hairstylist Addy Lee has confirmed he fell out with local TV host Quan Yifeng, formerly a long-time close friend of his, over disagreements related to live-stream sales they did together.
Singapore-based Lee, 54, disclosed these details in a Facebook live stream on May 13, after teasing earlier on social media that he will be speaking about Quan, 51, and her actress-daughter Eleanor Lee, 25.
Addy Lee is Eleanor's godfather. Her biological father is Quan's ex-husband, local actor Peter Yu, from whom she is estranged.
In his rambling six-hour tirade, Lee said he was "close like family" with Quan for many years. But their relationship soured when Lee invited Quan to conduct live-stream sales, alongside him, for hair products during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
Over a month, the pair reportedly earned more than $300,000.
But a rift soon arose, Lee alleged, when Quan complained that they were selling the same products with little variation and began throwing temper tantrums by ignoring audience questions on joint live streams. Lee also said his assistant told him Quan and Eleanor said behind Lee's back that they felt like he was leveraging their popularity to boost his live-stream sales.
Lee said that at the time, Quan and Eleanor were temporarily staying with him, along with their then-partners. He then went to his room to cry about Quan speaking behind his back and humiliating him.
She then sent a text and told him she and Eleanor would be moving out since he seemed uninterested in seeing or speaking to them. He responded that he felt hurt by her actions.
According to Lee, that was their last contact.
He added that he felt betrayed as a week after this argument, he noticed that Eleanor posted about getting her hair done by fellow Singapore-based celebrity hairstylist David Gan. He felt upset that Eleanor said Gan saved her "damaged hair", which Lee felt implied that his salon director at Monsoon Hair Salon did a bad job.
He also said he bought expensive gifts from luxury brands for Quan and Eleanor over the years, paid for Eleanor's vacation to Europe, used his network to further her career in China and even contributed to her international school fees, but that Eleanor never repaid him.
"To be honest, I regret getting to know them... They are ingrates. It's been four years and I haven't heard a peep from them."
Lee's live stream comes after Eleanor, a Singaporean who has been working in China for several years, landed in hot water recently.
A netizen claiming to be her former assistant released a poor-quality audio recording purportedly of Eleanor making derogatory claims about the people of China. While Eleanor has come out to clarify that the recording is fake and added that she loves China, the incident has been a major blow to her burgeoning career there, with state media singling her out for criticism.
In the wake of the incident, Lee implied that what happened to Eleanor was "karmic retribution". He also posted alleged screenshots of messages from Eleanor's representatives pleading with him to not "add fuel to the fire" in the midst of the negative publicity surrounding her now.
Lee, who said he is on anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medication, had previously levelled accusations at other former friends.
He is a co-founder of live-streaming e-commerce company Mdada alongside Singaporean actress-host Michelle Chia and Singapore-based Thai host Pornsak Prajakwit.
Pornsak, 43, departed the company in 2023, and Lee said he officially left the company in February 2025 in a May 15 Facebook post. At the time, he said it was due to health issues, but soon began feuding with Pornsak and Chia.
Lee previously accused Pornsak of bullying and defaming a staff member of the company who was Lee's assistant. He has also since accused Chia, 49, of withholding his salary and not responding to his texts.