Cleared Up! Mother-in-Law's Disapproval of Daughter-in-Law Debunked After 'Tam Wichaya' Separates from Wife, Respects Both Their Decision

Duangdao Opens Up After 'Tam Wichaya' Separates from Wife, Affirms Respect for Their Decision

After Yingyaon Duangporn, wife of Tam Wichaya (Tam Khunphasin Charuujinda), announced on social media that she and her husband have been separated for some time, shocking many people, entertainment reporters recently caught up with Duangdao Charuujinda at a merit-making ceremony for the series "Anueng Maa Jak" at the Ganesha Shrine on Channel 7HD on May 15, 2026, and seized the opportunity to ask about the situation.

When asked about Tam Wichaya's separation from his wife, Duangdao responded: "Our child is already grown up. Tam is almost 50, and my younger sister Taul (Tawan) is 45. Our son is a man, I'm a mother. We have to give our child space. We won't interfere or meddle. Mother will always be here. If he's ready to share or needs help, mother's arms are always open, ready to embrace and encourage him.

But I won't overstep in other matters. If he wants to talk, he'll talk on his own. If he doesn't, it means he doesn't want to trouble his mother. Everyone has their own life, with ups and downs and mistakes. I've fallen before too. I was a single mother once until I met a good man like Palakorn (Somsuwannana). So this isn't an unusual situation—it's quite normal. Anyone who isn't happy just needs to find what makes them happy and move forward. Right now, Ao and Tam do TikTok lives together all the time to give encouragement to us mother and son."

When asked if her son ever consulted her beforehand, Duangdao said: "No, he's grown up. As I said, he's going to be 50 already. When you ask if I was shocked seeing my former daughter-in-law post about this news, well, we respect all their decisions. But honestly, I'm busy selling things on live streams. I found out like everyone else did (laughs)."

Does Tam seem stressed? "Not at all. He's just living his life. Maybe he understands because I've been through it before, and he experienced his parents divorcing too, except he didn't have children of his own. On our part, if people are together but unhappy, everyone needs to separate and find happiness. We don't know the real details of what happened between the two of them, but we respect their decision. When she was my daughter-in-law, she was good and lovely to us."

When the news broke, some people commented that the split was because the mother-in-law disapproved of the daughter-in-law because of all the rumors? "No (laughs). Duangdao isn't like that. I've been through separation and life in that space before, so why would I comment on others? I'm focused on surviving my own life. Regardless of who it is, I respect everyone's decisions. When there are delicate family matters, I stay out of it completely.

Because no one really knows what problems each family has. Some things we keep and heal our own hearts with. Ao heals himself with his family too. Ao has a mother who is the pillar of support. I made a promise to your father that I would take the best care of Mother. And Tam is Grandmother's first grandchild. I think what he feared most was if Grandmother found out, how would she feel? When the news broke—boom! Grandmother called Tam right away while he was doing a live stream with us. I immediately ended the stream because Mother found out from the TV news.

But Tam came back to visit Grandmother, and they ate together. One thing I want to say that almost makes me cry is that before, my brother (Uncle Lek) was always with Mother. When my brother passed away, Mother had to be alone, eating by herself. When the first grandson that Grandmother raised came back to visit and came to eat with her—it's something that made Grandmother so happy. She got to wake up and cook for her grandson. I believe that everything that happens is always for the good.

Now Tam gets to be beside Grandmother, to hug and kiss her, something he didn't do much before. I believe...