Zayn’s mystery girl UNMASKED… turns out the fans got it all wrong

When Zayn Malik took to Instagram over the weekend to share a selfie of himself and a mystery blonde, fans went into meltdown mode.

Within minutes a possible identity was suggested for the Perrie lookalike in the snap, who is seen pouting her lips as she looks in Zayn's direction.

But now it appears the 1D fandom got it wrong, as the woman in question has been unmasked as someone entirely different. 

Zayn's new flame is not in fact Teen Wolf star Gage Golightly, but an American PR girl named Carlyn Bryan.

"They've socialised in the same place over the past year but their bond has only progressed recently," a source says of the rumoured relationship.

According to The Sun, Carlyn refused to comment when asked about her romance with Zayn, and is apparently keen to keep things "under wraps" for as long as she can.

Indeed, the LA-based blonde made all of her social media accounts private over the weekend, preventing any prying eyes from seeing her pictures.

As for Gage, she posted to Instagram on Sunday evening to set the record straight about any wrongful reports.

"Hi everyone just wanted to clarify that I am not the girl in the photo with Zayn Malik," she wrote alonside a series of kissing face emojis.

"But what a lucky girl! Love y'all!" 

Since calling off his engagement with Little Mix's Perrie Edwards back in August, fans have been waiting to see who Zayn would set his sights on next.

And despite doing some serious Twitter-stalking of Kylie Jenner a few weeks back, it seems Zayn's had his heart stolen by Carlyn.