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Nadine Coyle quickly bounces back on the dating saddle again soon following her recent split with actor boyfriend Jesse Metcalfe. The Girls Aloud singer reportedly is dating backing dancer Jamie Karitzis.

The songbird is said to be smitten with 26-years-old hunk Jamie after their friendship recently blossomed into romance.

"Nadine and Jamie have been friends for about a year now. They dated for a couple of months last year during one of her splits with Jesse but work commitments put an end to that quickly," a source told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper.

"They have stayed in touch and met up recently, although they hadn't seen each other for ages. Nadine really liked him and they've been on a few dates over the last couple of weeks," the source went on saying, adding that "She wants to keeps things out of the public eye and take it slowly. She and Jamie have been friends which is a good thing. He's been there for her."

Nadine dated "Desperate Housewives" star Jesse on and off. As of Jamie, he's as a backing dancer for several music stars, including Kylie Minogue, and has starred on TV talent show "Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life" last year.