Molly Meldrum is an integral part of the Australian entertainment industry, and has charmed the likes of of David Bowie, Elton John, and Kylie Minogue to name a few.
While his career highlights saw him win over audiences on Countdown and Hey Hey It’s Saturday, his love life isn’t as well documented.
The 78-year-old record producer and TV personality has been in a relationship with Yan Wongngam for over 30 years, but the incredibly private couple are seldom pictured together.
As the years continue to pass, it’s clear their love has endured and that they’re inseparable, so without further ado, here is everything we know about Molly and Yan.
How long have Molly Meldrum and Yan Wongngam been together?
It’s unclear when these two officially met, but Molly told New Idea in July 2021 that they’d been in one another’s lives for decades.
“We’ve been together for 30 or so years,” he told the publication.
Yan owns a courier company in Thailand, and on a fateful day at a Bangkok gym, the businessman unexpectedly met our Aussie legend, and they hit it off.
Molly and Yan attended Bert Newton’s funeral.
(Credit: Getty)How has Molly Meldrum and Yan Wongngam made their relationship work through Covid?
While having a dual-country relationship sounds like fun during normal times in a COVID world, it becomes a nightmare situation for couples who share two homes in different nations.
Molly told New Idea that the separation had been “very hard” on him because a lot of his life is in Thailand.
I have a lot of other friends and family in Thailand, too – it’s my second home. As soon as the borders open and we can travel, we’ll be together,” Molly stated.
Luckily, the world is slowly opening up again for Australians, which meant Molly could attend his late friend Bert Newton’s funeral with Yan by his side.
The couple looked somber as they entered the church, and it marked a sighting of them in public together. The only other time they have been photographed at an event together was at the Mushroom Group’s 40th anniversary at Thousand Pound Ben in February 2013.
Are Molly Meldrum and Yan Wongngam married?
The couple has no plans to tie the knot despite LGBTQIA+ marriage’s legalisation.
In conversation with Dailylife.com.au in 2016, Molly revealed that a wedding wasn’t on the cards because they didn’t feel it was necessary for their relationship.
“My partner, Yan Wongngam, and I aren’t married. We met 13 years ago. He has a courier business in Thailand and we met in Bangkok,” he revealed.
“Same-sex marriage is fine but it’s not our thing. If people want to do it, then they should.”
“Same-sex marriage is fine but it’s not our thing. If people want to do it, then they should.”
(Credit: Getty)Has Molly Meldrum spoken about his sexuality?
Considering that celebrities were forced to keep their sexualities hidden for many decades, it’s rare for public figures from older generations to come out.
But in 2014, Molly inspired Australia by bravely discussing his sexuality.
During his interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, the music journalist admitted, “I was bi, I wasn’t really gay, you know, so it wasn’t really a matter of hiding it.”
Then on Channel Seven’s Sunday Night Show, he addressed the discourse around his decision to share his sexuality.
“They’re questions I’ve been asked, like one recently, was ‘when did you come out?’ Well, I didn’t think of it that way,” he said.
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