Thirty-seven-year-old Leehom Wang (王力宏) recently announced that he is in a relationship with a 27-year-old graduate student, finally quelling rumors that he was involved with classical pianist Li Yundi (李雲迪). In the morning of November 27, Leehom posted a photo of him and his girlfriend, Lee Jinglei (李靚蕾), on his Sina Weibo and Facebook accounts. “The past few years your comments here have often been about ‘hope you find your Forever Love,’” he wrote. “I’m lucky to have met a girl to hold hands with and share my future.” Since Jinglei, who is currently a graduate student at Columbia University, is not in the entertainment industry, Leehom decided to introduce her in this way so as to avoid unnecessary rumors. He added that his parents “love her” and hopes that his fans will too. A few days prior to his announcement, Leehom uploaded a photo of his parents at the Bird Nest in Beijing, with the comment that they embodied the idea of “holding your hand, growing old together.” Many fans speculated that he was in a relationship or had secretly gotten married, which may have led to Leehom’s decision to go public. Other fans also noticed that Jinglei had accompanied Leehom on a trip to Oxford in April, though at the time, netizens had assumed she was one of his staff members. Leehom also made a trip to New York in October, which is likely when they snapped the photo featured in his announcement. During this time last year, the media was abuzz with rumors that Leehom and Li Yundi were in a homosexual relationship, since they were spending more time with each other and even celebrated Thanksgiving together. Although Leehom denied the rumors, netizens still entertained the possibility. However, Yundi seems to have found love as well. On the same day as Leehom’s announcement, Yundi uploaded two photos of his alleged girlfriend, a 25-year-old Columbia graduate named Tian Fei (田霏), whom he met last year. Whether this is the truth or simply his twisted method of congratulating Leehom remains to be seen. Creds: Hunantv
