In the latest news regarding the love life of the former One Direction member, it appears like the beautiful blonde (and Perrie Edwards lookalike) in that controversial Zayn Malik Instagram pic isn't Gage Golightly as it was previously thought - so who is it that Zayn's dating?

It's been a few weeks since the British star broke off his engagement with Little Mix singer Edwards, and since there have been various rumors of who he's hooked up with, including a supposed romance with Rita Ora and "Teen Wolf" actress Gage Golightly, though Zayn Malik's Instagram snap shows the new lady is someone different altogether.

According to The Mirror, it seems like the mystery blonde woman from Zayn Malik's Instagram is actually Carlyn Bryan, a young woman who works in marketing and public relations and is in fact not from the usual crowd the "X Factor" hangs out with, so this is a major change for him.

"Despite Zayn posting a picture, Carlyn is trying to keep a very low profile and the relationship will be kept under wraps as long as possible," a source close to the new couple told UK tabloid The Sun, discussing that Zayn Malik Instagram picture that later went viral. "They've socialized in the same places over the past year but their bond had only progressed recently."

Of course, after Zayn Malik's Instagram snap things are bound to become a little less intimate between the two considering how high profile Zayn is - and since it was seemingly confirmed that the two were in fact a couple, Sugarscape even released a short article focusing on "everything we know" about Bryan, including the fact that she lives in Los Angeles and doesn't follow Malik on Twitter, nor does she follow One Direction or any of its members.

Could the PR woman in fact be the mystery blonde on Zayn Malik's Instagram?