Mena Shalaby stirs controversy with a mysterious photo on Valentine's Day.. and this is her response?

Actress Mona Shalaby set social media on fire yesterday after she posted a mysterious photo via the short stories feature on her Instagram account on the occasion of Valentine's Day.

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Menna appeared in the photo with a young man whose identity she did not reveal, which sparked widespread speculation among her followers about the possibility of a romantic relationship between them.

Mysterious photo ignites social media The photo published by Mona Shalaby did not clearly reveal the identity of the person appearing next to her, as she was careful to hide his facial features, and was satisfied with publishing a close-up photo of her face and his face side by side, and commented on the photo with simple words: "Happy Valentine's Day", but it raised many questions due to its ambiguity and the way it was photographed.

Speculation about the identity of the young man The photo quickly spread among social media users, and everyone began to wonder about the identity of the young man appearing next to Mona Shalaby. Speculations varied among her followers, as some went so far as to say that he was someone from outside the artistic community, while others suggested that he was a well-known artist.

Is he Ahmed El Saadany? The controversy did not stop at questions only, but some followers went on to guess that the person appearing next to Mona Shalaby in the picture is the artist Ahmed Salah Al-Saadani, and this guess came because of their well-known friendship and previous artistic cooperation, in addition to the clear harmony between them in social occasions.

Mena Shalaby responds to rumors After Ahmed El-Saadany topped the trend on social media, Mona confirmed to ET Bil Arabi that the young man is indeed Ahmed, but she denied what is being circulated about a romantic relationship between them, and said: "It's normal, I don't respond, but El-Saadany is a lifelong friend and brother."

She added: "Valentine's Day is not only for couples, it is for people who love each other, and I love my friends very much."

Mena Shalaby: "I will not marry in secret" It is noteworthy that Menna Shalaby had previously faced rumors about her engagement and secret marriage, and she responded to them in statements to the “Arab Wood” program, saying: “I do not care about rumors, and I do not respond to them... It seems that there is a person with a broad imagination who makes up these rumors about me when I am absent from the scene for a while.”

She added decisively: "I will not marry in secret... There is no need for this."

Latest works of Mona Shalaby On the artistic level, Mona Shalaby's latest work was the movie "Al Hawa Sultan", in which she starred alongside Ahmed Dawood, Sawsan Badr, Ahmed Khaled Saleh, Fadwa Abed, and Jihan El-Chamacherry. The movie achieved remarkable success in cinemas and received praise from critics and the public.