Marriage is not on the cards for them, as Chin is still in the midst of divorce proceedings with his ex-wife.

"There are still some details we have to work out before it's finalised," he said.

He isn't worried about whether Miss Cheah's pregnancy will complicate matters.

Even if it means paying a hefty alimony to his former spouse.

"Things will work out fine in the end. That's what I believe," said Chin.

"I've been in situations where I needed money desperately and money eventually appeared.

"So, don't worry, I won't die."

He also takes the derogatory "old cow eats young grass" label - a literal translation of a Chinese colloquial phrase the media has been using to refer to him and Miss Cheah - in his stride, preferring to see the funny side of it.

Indeed, he is so comfortable with it that he didn't bat an eyelid when print advertisements for health supplement and energy booster Cool Man, of which is he is the spokesman, came out bearing the tag line earlier this year.

Does it make him sound er, lustful?

"It's okay, they can write what they want, I don't mind," he said, then proceeded to whip out his name card, which carried the logo of a cow feeding on grass.

"Let people say what they like, at this age of mine, there is nothing that can hurt my ego any more," said Chin.

"We just want to be happy."

This article was first published in The New Paper.