Nicole Scherzinger insisted she's far too busy for a serious boyfriend - after her new man was seen out dancing with a mystery brunette.
The singer, 41, dismissed her budding romance with Celeb X Factor's Thom Evans as a fling because she's so distracted with The Pussycat Dolls reunion.
"Very busy" with the pop band's reunion nine years on from their split, the songstress ruled she is focusing on her "destiny".
Rumours have been swirling the romance was heating up with the former rugby star, 34, and Nicole planning on spending Xmas together.
However, the Celeb X Factor judge played down their romance as she insisted The Pussycat Dolls reunion was taking up all her energy.
Nicole did throw a compliment Thom's way as she called him "lovely".
She said on The Dan Wootton interview podcast: "Thom is lovely but what's going on is that I am very busy. It's been a very transitional transformation year for me and I am really focusing on distracting myself with my destiny.
"Truth be told, I really willed and prayed for this [reunion]. It took a lot fo work.
"The timing was right. It took a lot of focus."
She has reunited with former band mates Ashley Roberts, 38, Kimberly Wyatt, 37, Carmit Bachar, 45, and Jessica Sutta, 37.
Melody Thornton, 35, will not be returning.
Her dismissive approach to her new romance comes as friends were reportedly urging the star to stop dating the dishy hunk.
Thom was seen dancing in the streets with a mystery brunette which reportedly striked fear into the hearts of Nicole's closest pals.
The Mirror previously approached Thom Evans' representative for further comment.
In a recent episode, he was sent home from Celeb X Factor after Nicole voted to boot him off the show.
It was claimed Nicole and Thom have really hit it off in recent weeks, despite it being "early days" in their romance.
They crossed paths again when the pair partied at burlesque-themed nightclub Cirque Le Soir together in recent days.
The rumoured hot new couple have been spending lots of time together and it seems Thom can't believe his luck.
A source said: “It's really early days but they have spent a lot of time together this week.
"On two separate evenings they hung out and have been getting on well. Nicole thinks Thom is gorgeous and a real gentleman, he obviously can't believe his luck."
The X Factor: Celebrity will have it's live final on Saturday 30 November after a series of terrible ratings.
The latest figures suggest only 1.28 million people tuned in to watch the semi-final on Saturday night.
