Allan Wu sends son off to National Service, shaves head in support
Jan Lee
The Straits Times
Jan 8, 2025
Another year, another batch of Singaporean sons.
Host-presenter Allan Wu is among those sending their child off to the military in 2025.
The 52-year-old Chinese-American, who is based in Singapore, posted on Instagram on Jan 7 to announce that his son Jonas, 18, has officially begun national service as a full-time serviceman, part of the mandatory conscription for young Singaporean males.
The post came with a picture of father and son sporting shaved heads, the customary haircut for new servicemen.
Wu addressed Jonas in the caption and wrote: "New year, new hair. And a new chapter begins on this day for this young man as he embarks on his national service to serve his country.
"I cannot be any prouder of the man you've become and since I can't be there with you, I'll be there in spirit and finally cleaned up my hair in support of you. Now go out there and be all you can be."
Prior to his son's enlistment, Wu had sported wavy, shoulder-length hair.
He is co-parenting Jonas with Singaporean former actress Wong Li Lin, also 52.
The couple divorced in 2013 after nearly 10 years of marriage. They also have a 20-year-old daughter, Sage, who is studying electrical engineering at Stanford University in the United States.
Jonas graduated from St Joseph's Institution International in November 2024. His parents made a rare appearance together in a photo with their son at his graduation ceremony.
Wu recently started a podcast series called Call Us Daddy, which invites male celebrities like local actor Christopher Lee and former radio deejay Daniel Ong as guests to speak about their life experiences.
Wong - who starred in Mediacorp series such as Triple Nine (1995 to 1999) and romance movie The Leap Years (2008) - leads the team at Mint Media Sports, a company owned by Singapore billionaire businessman Peter Lim, which acquired Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo's image rights in 2015.
