Teresa Teng’s hotel butler recalls day of her death
Teresa Teng’s hotel butler recalls day of her death
2026-04-02
It’s almost 31 years since legendary singer Teresa Teng had an asthma attack and passed away in a hotel room in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Recently, the hotel butler that served her that day finally spilled it all on Chinese social media. Speaking to a RedNote influencer, the butler, Billy recalled that Teng had an asthma attack in the shower at the hotel room. She had just gotten back after exercising, and didn’t have medications within reach. Her partner Paul Quilery was also away. There was also a traffic jam on the way to the hospital, so she unfortunately missed the life-saving golden window.
Teresa Teng’s beautiful singing voice reverberates, almost 31 years on. Details of that fateful day when she passed away remain shrouded in mystery. That’s until recently, when Billy, the hotel butler that served her in Chiang Mai, gave an interview with a Chinese influencer on RedNote.
- I called the manager, and the manager told us to send her to the hospital.
- She didn’t have meds with her?
- No, she didn’t. She would’ve been okay with just one pump. But on that day Ms. Teresa Teng didn’t have easy access to her inhaler.
- But had she used it at any point that day?
- No.
- But what happened could’ve been avoided had she used it, right?
- I understand.
The legendary singer passed away on May 8, 1995 from an asthma attack in a hotel in Chiang Mai. The butler recalls that on the day she died, he had entered her room and asked her what else she wanted for breakfast. In the afternoon, Teng had returned to her room to shower after exercising. That was when she had an asthma attack. She didn’t have an inhaler within reach, and her partner Paul Quilery was also away.
- We rushed her to the hospital, but there was a traffic jam, so we missed the golden window. She could not be resuscitated at the hospital, and soon afterwards, well…
- It was really rushed. By then, she had spasms and numbness in the limbs.
- Yes, spasms and numbness. The doctor also said she hadn’t seen the doctor in a long time.
After Teng died, Billy was forced to sign a non-disclosure agreement with the hotel. However, being unable to save the singer prompted him to learn emergency first aid skills. That way, he would be able to help should he ever run into a similar incident again.
Lin Yung-zen
Immunologist
Asthma patients could get an asthma attack anytime and anywhere, and so patients are advised to carry medications that expand the trachea at all times. Patients are especially prone to attacks when they inhale polluted air, after strenuous exercise, or when they inhale cold air.
Although Teresa Teng passed away all too soon, her music and images remain in the heart of fans worldwide.
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鄧麗君氣喘發作身邊沒藥? 31年後"管家還原搶救時刻"
2026-04-02
一代歌后鄧麗君31年前在泰國過世，管家比利首次曝光當天事發經過，鄧麗君出事當天運動完正在洗澡，且身旁沒有藥物，加上發現太晚及交通狀況延誤，錯失搶救時機，事後管家去學習急救知識，醫師也建議氣喘病人要隨身攜帶氣管擴張藥物。
鄧麗君優雅歌聲，讓世人回味無窮，離世當天發生什麼事也引發討論，她在泰國清邁的管家比利，首度接受網紅專訪，曝光當天過程。
-我打電話給經理來，經理來我們送她去醫院。
-當時身邊沒有藥嗎?
-她不拿藥，噴一下，沒問題。當天鄧麗君小姐她，真的很難，不行，很難。
-但是當天噴了嗎?
-不噴。
-但是如果我們當時噴那一下會不會就可能避免?
-我明白。
傳奇天后鄧麗君，是在1995年5月8日，於泰國清邁一家飯店辭世，管家曝光當天還有進房問鄧麗君早餐要添加什麼，氣喘發作當下，鄧麗君運動完正在洗澡，身旁沒有藥物，男友保羅也不在身邊。
-送她去醫院可是堵車，錯過了最好的救援時間，到達醫院搶救無效。當天，很快..
-就是很匆忙、手腳已經痙攣麻木了。
-對，痙攣麻木了。醫生也說了，因為她很長時間(沒就醫)。
事後比利被飯店下封口令，自己也因為來不及搶救鄧麗君，還去學了緊急搶救課程，若氣喘病人身旁沒有藥物，也能救人一命。
[[過敏氣喘免疫專科醫師 林應然]]
“氣喘病人隨時隨地，都可能氣喘發作，因此隨身應該攜帶一些氣管擴張的藥物。吸入汙濁的空氣，或者是在劇烈運動，或在吸入冷空氣的時候，特別容易發作。”
鄧麗君傳奇一生，過世後也引發各界討論，縱使遺憾，但她的美麗倩影永遠留在歌迷心中。
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