Chinese actress Kitty Zhang of CJ7 fame was recently photographed by paparazzi stepping out of a hotel, holding hands with a mystery man.

It sparked online chatter that the 25-year-old porcelain beauty, who is married to 46-year-old Chinese film-maker Wang Quanan, is seeing another man.

Entertainment news portal Sina.com contacted Zhang's manager, Mr Jiang, who claimed he was the man in the photo.

He said he held Zhang's hand as she was "wearing high heels".

Zhang made headlines last April when she announced her engagement to Wang, coming just weeks after her former beau, wealthy businessman Wang Xiaofei, held his lavish wedding with actress Barbie Hsu.

This article was first published in The New Paper.