Tae Yong-ho, a diplomat at the North Korean Embassy in London, made global headlines when he defected in 2016, becoming one of the highest-level officials to do so. He is now a member of South Korea’s National Assembly and arguably the most famous defector in the country.

By contrast, Tae’s wife Oh Hye-son has kept a much lower profile since they defected with their two sons, largely avoiding the public eye as her husband published a bestseller about DPRK politics and ran for office.