Kelena Poon Kit Ning

Biography

Poon Kit Ning was born in Hong Kong to a family of Bao'an, Guangdong ancestry. She studied at the prestigious Canossa Saint Mary's College and later pursued psychology at the University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Social Sciences. In 2007, she participated in the "I Want to Be Famous" competition organized by Hong Kong Cable TV and subsequently joined the network as an artist under the Sunny Horizon Films company. She began her career hosting the travel show "Living with Flavors" and also worked on the sports channel hosting "Sports King" and "Football Expert," as well as the entertainment program "Neway Entertainment Chart." Known for her lively and charming personality, she earned the nicknames "Active Traveler" and "Cheerful Girl." In 2011, she joined the renowned modeling agency Jam Cast and appeared in the film "Magic to Win" alongside Wu Qianyu and Chan Ka Po. She took a break from television in 2012 to work with the charity organization Habitat for Humanity, then traveled to the UK in 2013 for a working holiday. She returned to Hong Kong in 2015 and continued her media work before transitioning into professional psychological counseling. She married her long-time non-celebrity boyfriend in 2019 but announced in April 2023 that she had divorced the previous year.