Taipei - Actor Li Yapeng has denied tabloid stories that his wife, pop queen Faye Wong, has a gynaecological ailment and is dangerously thin.

'We have been staying in Hong Kong lately. She is as happy as a bird every day,' he told the Taiwanese press on Monday.

'Her health has never been better. She didn't exercise much before but she does yoga every day now, with more perseverance than me.'

The couple are based in Beijing with their two daughters. But Wong has been back in Hong Kong to apply for Hong Kong residency for her toddler, Li Yan, according to Ming Pao Daily News.

Li was in Taiwan for talks on China-Taiwan co-productions. The actor-producer said he hoped to produce a drama inspired by the story of his family, which was divided when the Kuomintang troops fled to Taiwan after they lost the civil war.

'My grandfather, uncle and aunt lived in Taiwan. Last year, my 90-year-old grandfather went to Beijing for the Olympics and there was a family reunion,' he said.

'This is not just my story, but also the story of many Chinese.'

This article was first published in The Straits Times.