The estranged wife of singer and actor Peter Corp Dyrendal has welcomed news he intends sending his mother and other seniors along for talks on the future of their family.
Ployphan "Ploy" Taveerat, who attended a city function last week on the same day as Peter, unknown to her, was speaking to the media across town about their marriage, said she was delighted to hear he wanted to make contact again.Earlier, she had suggested divorce if that would make him happy, as she had been raising their two small children virtually alone for six months without contact from her errant husband.
"I wouldn’t say I feel in better spirits, as this saga has gone on for too long. Whatever makes him happy, he should go ahead," she said.
"These days I feel like a single mum. No one in my family complains any more, they just pitch in and help raise the kids.
"The kids are complaining they miss their dad. One of them mentioned Peter today for the first time in ages. I thought at first I should make a recording of his voice and bring it for them to hear. But I think not … let’s wait for him to turn up and clear up matters."
Earlier, Peter spoke to the media at a motorcycle function in Bangkok, one of the few times he has opened up about their marital dispute since Ploy went public with her plight months ago.
Even on the day he met reporters, he admitted he had yet to speak to his wife, or visit his children. He claims he left his wife months ago to make a big-bike TV series in the provinces, which keeps him away from his family in Bangkok. But he admits he doesn’t call, or drop in to see them when he is in the city.
Peter, who is widely hammered in social media for being an errant husband and a poor dad, said news reports about his family’s problems have been overblown.
"People around us have been busy making up stories and correcting the news on my behalf … I wish they’d stop. I end up with many more problems than I had originally, when really nothing much has happened," he insisted.
"One thing I would like to correct is claims I don’t love my kids. People who think that would be very wrong.
"My mother and seniors will make contact with Ploy, as this matter is not just about me. I can’t say if things will end well with Ploy, but I would like us to put the kids first."
Peter denied reports he has been seeing Prissana "Annie" Pannyasirinkul, a co-host of his big-bike TV series Ride with Me.
"We meet often because Annie is a shareholder in the show. She is a true biker and knows many biking routes and biker groups.
"But there’s nothing more than that. Annie is stressed about the reports [claiming we are an item]. She feels uncomfortable, and was angry with me for a while."
Asked to respond, Ploy said she would rather see Peter alone or with family, not with his biker friends, whom she believes have a bad influence on his decisions. She also warned that settling the matter might take some time.
"As far as I am concerned, I am easy to look after," she said.
"We won’t fix things overnight, and I don’t want him to turn up with his friends. No one knows Peter’s needs as well as him and his family. His friends have known him for years but don’t appear that close."