Chinese actor Jing Boran and supermodel Liu Wen have become one of the entertainment industry’s most closely watched couples without ever turning their romance into a conventional celebrity relationship.
For years, the pair avoided directly discussing their status even as photographs repeatedly showed them spending time together and holding hands.
That secrecy has gradually softened. Recent sightings have presented a noticeably more relaxed couple, with Jing and Liu appearing comfortable showing affection in public.
Their romance is attracting fresh interest in August 2026 as Jing returns to screens opposite Sun Qian in the new romantic drama The Early Spring.
For anyone wondering about Jing Boran’s girlfriend, however, Liu Wen remains the woman consistently connected to the actor in real life.
Who Is Liu Wen?
Liu Wen is one of China’s most internationally successful fashion models.
Born in Hunan in 1988, she built a career extending far beyond China’s fashion industry and became a familiar presence on major international runways and magazine covers.
Her achievements include becoming the first Chinese model to walk in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Liu has also worked with many of the world’s leading fashion houses and luxury brands.
Her global modelling career means she and Jing occupy different corners of the entertainment industry, but fashion has provided a natural point of connection between them.
Both are known for their distinctive personal style and relationships with luxury brands.
Romance Rumors
Jing and Liu spent years keeping people guessing.
Reports connecting them romantically circulated before the relationship became increasingly difficult to dismiss.
Liu was reportedly seen visiting places associated with Jing, while other sightings placed them together away from formal work commitments.
Neither responded by making a traditional announcement.
Instead, observers were left to piece together their relationship through occasional public sightings.
That approach would ultimately become characteristic of the couple: little explanation, few direct comments and no need to document their romance continuously online.
Holding Hands
A major turning point arrived in July 2022.
Jing and Liu were photographed walking hand in hand after reportedly having dinner with another famous couple, singer Li Ronghao and Taiwanese-Australian star Rainie Yang.
Video showed Jing and Liu interlocking fingers as they walked behind their friends.
The images immediately exploded on Chinese social media.
Their names trended on Weibo, with many fans treating the affectionate outing as the clearest indication yet that the dating rumors were accurate.
Still, neither Jing nor Liu followed the photographs with a formal confirmation.
Their actions largely spoke for themselves.
Concert Moment
The couple’s determination to remain private also produced an amusing viral moment.
Jing and Liu attended an A-Mei concert alongside Li Ronghao.
When cameras began focusing on the celebrity guests, Jing and Liu attempted to avoid being filmed.
Instead of making them less noticeable, their efforts attracted even more attention.
The incident quickly became a talking point online, with fans joking that trying so hard to hide had effectively confirmed what everyone already suspected.
It also demonstrated how differently they approached fame as a couple.
Both were individually accustomed to cameras, yet they clearly preferred keeping their relationship separate from their professional identities.
More Comfortable
Over time, their public behavior appears to have become less guarded.
The pair have repeatedly been photographed together, including while shopping and travelling.
More recent sightings have shown them openly holding hands rather than making obvious attempts to avoid attention.
In August 2026, reports and photographs again circulated of Jing and Liu walking together through an airport with their hands intertwined.
Their relaxed appearance generated enthusiastic reactions from fans, who also commented on the couple’s fashion.
With Jing standing around 1.83 metres and Liu approximately 1.79 metres tall, their appearances together regularly inspire comparisons to a fashion campaign.
Marriage Rumors
Their increasingly settled relationship has inevitably generated another question: are Jing Boran and Liu Wen already married?
Marriage speculation intensified during 2025.
Online reports claimed the pair may have privately registered their marriage, with ordinary outings such as supermarket trips becoming supposed evidence of a change in their relationship status.
Those claims should be treated cautiously.
Neither Jing nor Liu has publicly announced a marriage, and there has been no authoritative confirmation establishing that they secretly obtained a marriage certificate.
Until either star or their representatives confirms otherwise, describing Liu as Jing’s wife goes beyond what has been publicly established.
She is widely reported as his longtime partner.
Chanel Connection
Fashion has occasionally brought the pair together professionally as well.
Both Jing and Liu have longstanding relationships with Chanel and have appeared in the luxury house’s orbit.
Their association with Chanel’s Coco Crush jewelry has been particularly notable because it allows two people widely understood to be a real-life couple to occupy the same luxury-brand world.
It is an unusually natural commercial pairing.
Liu brings decades of international modelling experience, while Jing has developed his own reputation as one of China’s most fashion-conscious male actors.
Their individual careers remain separate, even when their fashion work overlaps.
Before Liu Wen
Before his relationship with Liu, Jing had another highly publicized romance.
He dated actress Ni Ni, one of China’s best-known film stars.
Their relationship became public in 2016 and lasted approximately two years.
In 2018, representatives for both stars confirmed that they had separated.
The breakup was described as amicable, and both continued their respective acting careers.
Jing’s approach with Liu has been noticeably more private.
Rather than formally defining every stage of their relationship, the pair have largely allowed occasional sightings to tell the story.
Sun Qian Questions
Jing’s current acting work has also created some confusion among viewers discovering him through The Early Spring.
The romantic workplace series premiered on August 26, 2026, and stars Jing opposite actress Sun Qian.
Jing plays Luan Nian, while Sun portrays Shang Zhitao. Their characters become involved in a workplace romance that forms the emotional center of the drama.
Their chemistry is part of the production.
There is no credible evidence establishing that Jing and Sun are romantically involved away from the series.
Fan edits, promotional appearances and behind-the-scenes interactions between actors should not be confused with their private relationships.
Private but Visible
Jing Boran and Liu Wen have never followed the usual celebrity-romance playbook.
They did not need a carefully staged announcement to convince fans they were together. Years of hand-holding photographs, outings and shared appearances gradually made their relationship one of Chinese entertainment’s most familiar open secrets.
What has changed is how comfortable they appear to be in public.
From once ducking away from concert cameras to now being photographed casually walking hand in hand, the couple seems considerably less concerned about hiding their closeness.
Marriage remains another matter. Despite persistent rumors, neither has publicly confirmed becoming husband and wife.
For now, Liu Wen remains Jing Boran’s widely reported longtime partner — and one half of a remarkably stylish celebrity pairing that has managed to remain private even while everyone is watching.
