After Wu Sha and Ge Tian's recent photos went viral, the two ex-partners of Liu Xiang sparked heated discussion. Ge Tian overcame public backlash to rebuild her career, while Wu Sha still struggles with past identity tags.
News that Wu Sha and Ge Tian had been photographed together recently quickly sparked heated discussion across the internet. One is Liu Xiang’s former girlfriend, and the other is his former wife, so seeing them together naturally brought back memories for many people.
In her early years, Ge Tian was just a little-known actress. When news of her marriage to Liu Xiang broke, many netizens criticized the union due to the vast disparity in their social statuses, with public opinion largely suggesting she was not a good match for him.Just a few months into their marriage, someone singled out a scene from a TV series in which she had appeared and accused her of marriage fraud and being materialistic. At the time, she was nearly overwhelmed by a flood of negative comments across the internet. After this marriage—which lasted a total of just 291 days—came to an end, the career foundation Ge Tian had previously built up was all but wiped out.
If anyone else had found themselves in such a situation, they would inevitably have been crushed by it, but Ge Tian didn’t make a big fuss or try to defend herself. Instead, she bought a ticket on her own and returned to Jinan, where she joined the local theater company and started from the bottom—playing minor, background roles with no lines.During those years on the theater stage, she practiced her lines in front of the mirror every day until her voice was hoarse, repeatedly ran through her blocking to perfect her stage movements, and spent day after day in the rehearsal hall, gradually regaining a foothold in the film and television industry.In 2024, she established her own production company. When selecting roles, she favors marginalized female characters that most actors are reluctant to take on, while also remaining committed to participating in various charitable projects.
As for the other party involved, Wu Sha, she has yet to shake off the labels associated with her past identity. Previously, Liu Xiang published a lengthy post expressing his dilemma over whether to buy out his years of service or return to the team as a coach; he remains trapped in the glory of his past athletic career, and matters regarding coordination with the relevant system have yet to be resolved.
In 2023, Ge Tian won several film and television awards for her role in *Echoes*, and clips of her performance in the series were even included in the Beijing Film Academy’s teaching materials. Now, when you search for her name, the label “Liu Xiang’s ex-wife” no longer appears among the related terms.
If you spend your entire life confined by the labels others impose on you, it will ultimately be a hollow existence. When you stumble, there’s no need to rush to cry; when you’re misunderstood, there’s no need to rush to defend yourself. The most powerful response is to stay grounded, do your best with what’s at hand, and live your life the way you want to.In the course of a lifetime, everyone inevitably faces hardships and endures criticism. If one were truly placed in Ge Tian’s situation back then, very few people would actually be able to withstand the pressure and stay focused. Moving forward, paying less attention to others’ idle gossip and devoting more energy to one’s own life is more meaningful than anything else.
