The former heart-throb who once sang “死性不改” is now the face of Hong Kong’s most dramatic celebrity collapse — complete with creditor voice recordings, a $9,489 electricity bill, and four young sons with special needs. Here’s the unfiltered entertainment-news breakdown.
Family birthday chaos: Steven, Wenwen and the four boys. (Source: recent interviews)
“You Help Me This Once… I Will Really Repay!” — The Begging Recordings That Broke the Internet
In late September 2026, a former friend and creditor known as “M” detonated Steven Cheung’s carefully rebuilt “hard-working dad” image. He released multiple voice messages and chat screenshots showing the 41-year-old former Boy’z member pleading for money between 2022 and 2025.
Creditor M’s bombshell quote: “He used the same four lines every time — poor, in debt, four kids, autism. I lent him $70,000 in total because I felt sorry for the boys. In four years he only paid back $3,900, then blocked me.”
Steven’s recorded begging voice (2022): “You help me this one time lah… I will really repay you! Even if it’s only one or two thousand a month, I will pay… Please, I beg you!”
Same Steven, later when chased: “Brother, I owe you money only lah — do you need to make it so big? I have no money, how can I pay you? No matter how you force me, I still can’t take it out.”
Steven explaining the near-$10,000 electricity bill that shocked creditors.
The $9,489 Electricity Bill That Made Creditors See Red
When M asked for partial repayment in May 2026 after seeing Steven do mainland gigs and livestreams, Steven sent him a disconnection notice. The bill for just two months (11 Feb – 10 Apr, before summer) was a jaw-dropping HK$9,489, plus another $2,000 unpaid water bill.
M’s furious reaction: “How can a normal family use nearly $10,000 electricity in one period? He keeps acting poor on camera for sympathy, but in reality he is ‘washing his feet without wiping them’!”
Steven’s defence to HK01: “We were six months behind and it piled up. Luckily a boss helped me pay. My wife kept screaming about power cuts. I am not buying branded goods — every dollar goes to the kids.”
“I Am a Very Tearful Person…” — The Autistic Son Stories That Made Hong Kong Cry
In multiple interviews (including “健康嗎”, “流行都市” and the joint “鼎豐盛” appearance with wife Wenwen), Steven broke down talking about second son Tin Muk (張天牧), now 6, diagnosed with autism and ADHD.
Steven, choking up: “He likes spinning and when he gets excited he bangs his head against the wall. On the MTR, if he hears another kid crying, he suddenly rushes over and hits them. Once he had hand-foot-mouth and kept scratching his mouth until he was covered in blood. I woke up and saw blood everywhere.”
His deepest fear: “I am a very tearful person. The moment I talk about the important part I want to cry. I am so scared he won’t be able to take care of himself. I hope before I die I can see him live a normal life — know how to go to the toilet, eat, and look after himself.”
Wenwen added that the eldest son (7) has emotional problems and often hits the autistic second son; the youngest is also due for assessment. She once considered terminating a pregnancy but “couldn’t abandon a life.” The couple now sleep in separate rooms, each taking two boys, because “I cannot handle four alone.”
Steven speaking about his son’s head-banging and self-harm behaviours.
From Red Carpet to Carrying 100-Pound Washing Machines Up 7 Floors
After the 2019 cheating scandal that cancelled his concert and ended his Emperor Entertainment contract, Steven’s work dried up. He has since worked as a construction labourer (he got his “平安卡”), delivery man for Fortress, and mover. In one interview he revealed he once carried a 100-plus-pound washing machine up six or seven floors of a tong lau with no lift.
Steven on the grind: “This past year I learned patience. A washing machine is over 100 pounds — you just carry it up. I wake at 6:30 a.m., the kids at 7. I’m not brave enough to say I’m hardworking, but what else am I supposed to do?”
Netizens who once called him one of the “Hong Kong Four Useless Men” flipped: “At least he is the only one actually sweating for money.” Others remain sceptical, accusing the work photos of being a sympathy PR campaign.
Caught in the act: Steven doing delivery work in Sai Wan, May 2026.
Charlene Choi Cuts Ties, “Master Seven” Offers a Flat, and the Debt List Grows
The fallout has been brutal. Charlene Choi (阿Sa) publicly said she no longer expects repayment of the $60,000 she lent in 2022: “I’ll just treat it as a red packet for the kids. Everyone doesn’t owe you anything.” Kenny Kwan and Bob Lam are also named as creditors.
Feng shui master “七師傅” (Seven Immortals) revealed she has given six-figure support, once considered gifting a flat so the family wouldn’t be homeless, and even thought of adopting the four boys — until her husband stopped her. She paid their electricity bill of $12,309. Steven later claimed he has a savings fund that will pay out about $3 million when he turns 50.
Wenwen, meanwhile, has repeatedly hinted at divorce on social media (“Move house”, “好攰”, “又同一條路”), saying Steven talks a perfect game but never delivers. The couple’s joint interview showed them still arguing in front of cameras.
Steven with feng shui master 七師傅, one of his most loyal financial supporters.
Netizen Verdict: Sympathy for the Kids, Zero for the Dad
Public reaction is split down the middle. Many say the children’s autism and the family’s visible struggle deserve compassion; others call the whole thing a calculated “sell-misery” routine that has burned through friends, family and strangers for years. The leaked recordings — from desperate begging to casual “I have no money, what can you do?” — are the part that has proven hardest for Steven to spin.
As one popular comment summed it up: “The kids are innocent. The dad’s songs may be catchy, but his debts and excuses are not. Dead nature, still not changed.”
