[1][2] After winning the Miss Chinese Vancouver title 2010, Sam was involved supporting organizations such as the Canadian Cancer Society and S.U.C.C.E.S.S.

[3] Sam's family are Hoa, with parents of Chinese descent from Vietnam, and grandparents from Guangdong and Fujian.

In February 2020, Sam returned to TVB to film the family drama Plan "B",[7] which was broadcast in June 2021.

On 2 December 2016, she openly acknowledged her engagement on social media with her out of industry boyfriend Joshua Ngo.

On 13 May 2021, she announced on Instagram that her second son, Cashew (小腰果),[11] was born under the name "JuJu", but did not disclose the date of birth.