Wallace Huo and Ruby Lin in "The Glamorous Imperial Concubine." (Photo : YouTube)
Just in time for China's so-called "love confession day," Taiwanese actor Wallace Huo has confirmed his romantic relationship with actress-producer Ruby Lin.
On his production company's Weibo account, Huo said, "I hope to receive everyone's well wishes" and tagged Lin to the post.
The 40-year-old actress replied by saying, "It turns out happiness was this close by! Thanks everyone for your blessings. I'm doing great."
Lin's response also showed a picture of her holding a red rose. The caption ended with a heart emoticon.
The revelation disrupted easily the Chinese microblogging site. According to China.org, Huo's original post has been shared more than 200,000 times, exceeding 173,000 comments and garnering 314,000 likes.
Huo and Lin's onscreen romance has been well received by fans when the two worked together for "The Glamorous Imperial Concubine" in 2011. The TV series marked as the actress's first project as a producer.
However, it was for an earlier show that Huo "first fell" for Lin, said media reports.
According to celebrity news website Jayne Stars, Huo got romantically attracted to Lin while filming the "Sound of Colors" in 2006.
Lin, on the other hand, was in a relationship during those times. Citing tabloid reports, the website said that Lin and Huo started dating in 2009, after the actress ended her previous romance.
A manager close to the two celebrities revealed that the couple got together after Lin's birthday in January this year. Some reports also said that the two have been dating for four months.
Lin, known as Taiwan's TV drama queen, is four years older than Huo.
The two stars' blossoming romantic affair inevitably got everyone excited especially since the announcement coincided with the "love confession day."
In China, May 20 has been known as the day people reveal their romantic feelings for someone. The pronunciation of the date's numerical equivalent, 520, sounds similar to that of the Mandarin phrase for "I love you."
