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Contrary to heavy media coverage on their getting back together as couple, Nadine Coyle has denied she's rekindled her romance with ex-boyfriend Jesse Metcalfe.

The Girls Aloud singer ended her 14-month relationship with the "Desperate Housewives" star back in April after photographs emerged of Metcalfe holding hands with another woman. However, they were snapped kissing at a Los Angeles gas station on August 10th, thus prompted rumors they are back on the dating saddle again.

Set the record straight on their being photographed together, Nadine said "Jesse and I aren't back together. I hadn't seen him in ages when those pictures of us were taken. I was out in LA for three weeks because my sister is getting married out there and we had lots to sort out."

She went on adding, "Jesse and I were still speaking on the phone though and we arranged to meet up for lunch. Those pictures of us kissing was just me saying goodbye. We're exes so we are still close and we were just being sweet. But we are not back together."

Meanwhile, the songbird also slammed reports on Metcalfe cheated on her, insisted the hunk did not betray her and instead blamed the pressure of their long-distance relationship and hectic work schedules for their failed romance.

"I had gone to LA when he was in rehab and it was just too hard to keep the relationship going. We broke up then and I just said to him, 'You sort yourself out and I'll do my thing then we'll see what happens after that," Nadine explained.

"I didn't put out any announcement about us splitting up because I didn't think anyone would be interested. The first time he was seen in public after he came out was when he was photographed holding hands with a girl and everyone assumed he was cheating on me. But he wasn't, because at that time we weren't together."