Popular CCTV host Sa Beining (撒贝宁) has become the latest name on Zhang Ziyi‘s (章子怡) long list of lovers.

Rumors of the two secretly being in love have been doing the rounds for some time but no solid proof was garnered until the two were spotted wearing the same type of shoes recently, when Beining visited Ziyi on the film set of The Grandmasters (一代宗师) in Guangdong.

The couple was seen playing with Ziyi’s dog.

Ziyi’s manager denied the romance, saying many friends have visited Ziyi on set and Beining was just one of them.

She added Ziyi’s love life is a private matter.

It was reported that Beining, 36, expressed his admiration for Ziyi, 33, when the actress attended his TV show.

After attending several public events together, Beining started courting Ziyi and the two are thought to have became an item in September last year.