After completing the first grade at Catholic Mingyuan Middle School, Irene Wan went to the former St. John's College for Co-Education in Tai Koo Shing.

"When I was in middle school, I learned to smoke, go to the dance hall (P field) and make friends with problem teenagers".

Later, when she was 15 years old (1983), she was discovered by scouts on the street to participate in the filming of the movie "Lonely Fifteen" and joined the entertainment circle.

[8] She gained notice for her beauty and remarkable performance in Everlasting Love (1984), co-starring with Andy Lau and Loletta Lee, when she was only 17 years old.

Wan married Kenneth Ho (何祖光), a wealthy Hong Kong businessman, on 1 October 2000.

Ho is the grandnephew of the Kuomintang veteran He Yingqin and worked at Solomon Brothers Hong Kong Asia Pacific Investment as the Vice President of the Banking Department.

They also sought a doctor to cure his skin disease and cough, and renamed the child to Xavier Ho (何國倫).