Former CBA basketball player Liu Ziqi seems to confirm that he is now dating actress Zhang Yuqi (aka Kitty Zhang).

Amid rumours that the two are dating, the 25-year-old shared a photo of the two of them having dinner together on social media on the eve of Chinese New Year, sparking speculation that they are now going official.

The two had met on the variety show, “My Zone”, where Liu confessed that Kitty had once saved him. Since then, the couple had been photographed many times together, sometimes with Kitty’s two children as well.

Even though Kitty is older by 12 years to her beau, this has not become an obstacle for them, as fans even joked that their age difference is a perfect match seeing that Kitty does not look like a woman in her late 30s.

Prior to Liu, Kitty was married to entrepreneur Yuan Bayuan in 2016. They were divorced in 2018.

In 2021, she confirmed romance with violinist Li Bingxi, who was eight years her junior.

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One need not wait for Ge Xiaoqian to respond to Zhang Yuqi (aka Kitty Zhang) camp’s clarification about her cheating allegation, as she has now posted a long message on Weibo to question the actress’ defence.

On 12 September, not a few hours after Kitty’s rep shared a screenshot of a text message with entrepreneur Yuan Bayuan, who denied that his ex-wife Kitty was a third party to his relationship with Ge prior to their marriage, Ge took to the platform and claimed that the actress’ team is making up stories again.

“This agreement was signed by him between September 1 and September 7, 2016 (to be precise, it should be September 4). The colours and handwriting of the two pens are different. He wrote the signing date at the end of the contract as April, thinking that he and I broke up in April. I happened to be on a business trip abroad from September 1 to September 7. When I returned home, I found that he had signed this new document without informing me,” she shared.

Ge continued, “Specific evidence includes: He personally admitted that the contract was signed in September. In order to deny that his and my timelines overlap, he was able to do such a disgusting thing.”

She also stressed that she has evidence in a form of videos, including the CCTV of her being at their home, records of her taking a taxi from their home to the airport on the morning of 1 September, and the fact that Yuan, his family and Ge herself went on a vacation at the Zhejiang Hot Spring at the end of August.

“If I had broken up with him a long time ago, and I was the tenant of the house, why did the man still live in it? Why didn’t he move to the Jinan Road Serviced Apartment?” she asked.

As to Yuan denying that he was married prior to his marriage to Kitty, Ge said that the two of them agreed not to get married while they were together as he was in debt and that not being his wife meant that she will still be debt-free even if he goes bankrupt.

“So this is why he has been denying his relationship with me, but there are photos of me and him living together for so many years on the Internet. I was also at his company’s annual meeting in 2016. The other party’s testimony was all to stagger the timeline,” she added.

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Zhang Yuqi’s (aka Kitty Zhang) camp has recently denied the allegations made by anchorwoman Ge Xiaoqian that the actress was actually the third party between her and Yuan Bayuan in the past.

It was earlier this week that Ge responded to a viral clip of Kitty telling the story of “someone” she knew who was cheated by a younger man that many claimed to be her own story.

The clip enraged Ge, who alleged that Kitty was being a hypocrite by accusing another of cheating when she reportedly “stole” entrepreneur Yuan Bayuan from Ge herself before marrying him.

“The thief cries “Catch the thief!”, cheating yourself is feminism, but cheating by others is not okay, birds of a feather flock together. Two cheaters are a perfect match,” she expressed on Weibo.

It is noted that Kitty and Yuan are now divorced.

Following Ge’s accusation, Kitty’s camp posted a screenshot of a text conversation with Yuan, where the entrepreneur said that he had signed a breakup agreement with Ge a few months before he met Kitty. They also claimed that Yuan was never married to anyone prior to his marriage with Kitty.

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Rumour has it that Yuan Bayuan’s ex-wife and anchorwoman Ge Xiaoqian was talking about Zhang Yuqi (aka Kitty Zhang) in a recent Weibo post ranting about a certain someone.

The whole speculation sparked recently, after Kitty went on a talk show called “I Have a Friend” and told the story of “a friend” who has a younger man who cheated on her.

However, many netizens quickly speculated that she was talking about herself, and that the man in question was actor Yu Shi, whom she was romantically linked to in 2022 prior to his fame.

As clips from the said show went viral, Ge, who was married to Yuan Bayuan prior to Kitty’s own marriage to him, took to social media and wrote, “You do disgusting things like interfering in other people’s relationships and cheating, and then buy hot searches to judge others morally?… This weasel broke into other people’s houses illegally, stole my garbage and was still proud of it, and spent a lot of money every year to hire a PR team to guide public opinion.”

“The thief cries “Catch the thief!”, cheating yourself is feminism, but cheating by others is not okay, birds of a feather flock together. Two cheaters are a perfect match,” she added.

Ge seemed to be referring to the rumours that Kitty took the advantage of “stealing” Yuan while she was away back in 2016 and marry him the same year. Kitty and Yuan are now divorced.

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Fans were horrified as Kitty Zhang (Zhang Yuqi) revealed the injury to her toenail she sustained due to the wrong shoe choice.

The whole issue sparked after a photo of her reading a script while sitting on a wheelchair with a bandaged foot circulated online, causing fans to worry about her health.

On 8 July, the actress explained the situation by posting several photos on Weibo of her injured right toe, which had the nail dislodged from her toe.

“Actually, it’s nothing. I just pulled out a nail. Don’t worry, friends!” she posted.

However, at the same time, Kitty reminded fans to be careful when wearing open-toed shoes in summer.

It was reported that Kitty fell down while wearing the heels, causing her entire toenail to be dislodged. The bleeding had the actress rushed to the hospital to get it removed and bandaged.

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Chinese stars have stepped forward to lend a helping hand to the victims in Hebei province, which has been enduring the floods in the wake of Typhoon Doksuri.

As reported on Tencent, actor Huang Xiaoming has donated 20 rescue boats to the disaster area through his foundation, with stars like Jiang Xin, Zhang Zifeng, Kitty Zhang, Tong Liya, Huang Bo and others joined in and participated in disaster relief.

At the same time, more and more materials including food aid were donated. These include mineral water, instant noodles, milk, more than 10,000 cans of porridge, flashlights and other survival necessities.

Yu Shuxin also donated a large number of emergency supplies to the stricken area in ZhuoZhou, which had since been received by the local government for distribution.

Meanwhile, Hebei native, Zanilia Zhao Liying donated a batch of supplies to the village below the dock town of Zhuozhou City to help the people affected by the disaster. It is said that the actress chose to deliver the supplies directly to the most needed places, as she understood the geography of the area as someone who hailed from the countryside herself.

On the other hand, several netizens photographed Han Hong’s welfare trucks heading towards Beijing, another disaster-stricken area. Although there has been no announcement from the star, many believed that Han wanted to do good deeds silently.

Around 1.54 million people had been evacuated from at-risk areas in north China’s Hebei province since 5 August. It was reported that floodwaters could take up to a month to recede in the province.

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Following news of Coco Lee’s passing, mainland stars recently took to social media to express their sadness over the loss.

As reported on Sohu, stars like Li Bingbing, Yao Chen, and Kitty Zhang were among the many who went on Weibo to share their condolences.

Li Bingbing posted a short message in the wee morning of 6 July, writing, “I am so sad. I respected [the late Coco Lee] and I hope that there will be no more pain up there in heaven.”

Yao Chen, who shared a photo of the singer, expressed, “Thank you for being here. Goodbye, Coco.”

Meanwhile, Kitty expressed, “I don’t want to believe it. It hurts too much. You were such a sparkling, vibrant, and energetic human being. I will always miss you and love you, Coco.”

Chinese singer He Jie, on the other hand, shared the collection of Coco’s album that she had, stating that she had been a fan of the singer since she was a child.

“When I saw you the first time, you warmly gave me a big hug and told me that I sang very well. You even knew my birthday. Why is such a kind and lovely energetic person… I can’t describe the feeling at this moment, I really don’t want to believe it.

Coco passed away on 5 July, as revealed by her family, a few days after she was rushed to the hospital having attempted to end her life back on 2 July. Sister Nancy revealed that the singer had been battling depression in recent years, and had tried to seek help from professionals prior to her passing.

She was 48.

(Photo Source: Yao Chen Weibo, He Jie Weibo)