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Only weeks after announcing separation from Orlando Bloom, Miranda Kerr is said dating casino mogul James Packer. Woman's Day reports in its latest issue that Kerr and the Packer actually have been quietly dating following separation from their respective spouse.

"I'm seeing Miranda Kerr," Packer reportedly tells his friends. "Miranda may come across as an Earth Mother but she loves the high life and James can provide the sort of lifestyle and security very few could give her," a friend says of the pair. "I couldn't be happier for her - this year's been pretty difficult for Miranda. Her career seems to have hit a slump and she was totally devastated by the split."

Kerr and Packer are longtime friends. Their families went to a vacation together at a luxury resort in Tahiti before their marriages ended. In addition, Packer is believed giving Kerr business advice when she started her beauty care line KORA Organics.

Kerr and Bloom announced that they had gone separate ways in October. The couple has a 2-year-old son, Flynn. Packer, meanwhile, split from his wife of six years, Erica Packer, in September. The pair have three children together.

The supermodel was recently seen taking Flynn to a Broadway play of "Romeo and Juliet" where Bloom performed. The trio were spotted walking to the show on Saturday, November 30. "Flynn having such a great time watching Daddy on stage," she wrote. The photo shows the boy watching his father from a balcony.