Toby Chan Ting-yan

Biography

Toby Chan Ting-yan is a Hong Kong actress and television host. Born on August 27, 1987, in Shunde, Guangdong, she grew up in the Wong Chuk Hang Police Quarters on Hong Kong Island, where her father was a police officer. She graduated from Canossa St. Francis School in 1999 and later attended Canossa College before studying at Howell's School in North Wales, UK. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from the University of Manchester between 2006 and 2009. Before entering the entertainment industry, she worked as a researcher at Bó Lè Associates Hong Kong in 2009 and as a suit specialist at Hugo Boss UK in 2010. She won the Miss Hong Kong Pageant in 2010 and became a TVB management contract artist. She primarily participates in television dramas and hosts programs, and has been a frequent collaborator with TVB producer Lam Chi-wah in recent years. In 2011, she opened a Japanese restaurant on Ding Lung Street in Causeway Bay. In 2013, she experienced a harassment incident while covering a car race in Le Mans, France with fellow TVB artist Lee Sze-nga. She became famous for the phrase "Eat lanterns and play with mooncakes" which she accidentally uttered while hosting a TV program in 2016, becoming a viral catchphrase.