Cheryl Cole is dating X Factor hunk
CHERYL Cole has a new fella her first real boyfriend since splitting from hubby Ashley.
The singer, 29, was snapped with US dancer Tre Holloway leaving a London restaurant.
A source said: Its early days but they are an item.
They met when Tre appeared alongside the pop babe as she performed her single Promise This on 2010s X Factor live finals.
Smart moves ... Tre Holloway dances with Cheryl on X Factor in 2010
Cheryl met up with him again when she celebrated her 29th birthday in Las Vegas last month and the pair have been inseparable ever since.
A source said: Its going well. They really like each other.
Cheryl has had a string of secret dates with Tre pronounced tray going out with him TWICE this week alone.
Date One ... Cheryl and Tre head for her hotel after dinner at Nobu on Monday
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On MONDAY they enjoyed a double date with Girls Aloud bandmate Kimberley Walsh and her boyfriend Justin Scott at Nobu restaurant in West London.
Our exclusive picture shows Cheryl, wearing an elegant black and red dinner dress, gazing happily at her new man as she took him back to her hotel.
Then on TUESDAY she put on a black mini-skirt and vest top for another swanky meal with her American dancer at Roka restaurant in central London.
Date Two ... Tre and Cheryl enjoyed romantic meal at Roka on Tuesday
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A fellow diner there said: They are clearly very close. Several times Cheryl leaned in t! o him an d touched his knee as he spoke. There is certainly a spark between them.
The former X Factor judge has never admitted seeing anyone since her divorce from England and Chelsea ace Ashley Cole, 31, in 2010 although there were rumours about her friendship with dancer Derek Hough.
Cheryl's men ... ex-husband Ashley Cole and, right, Tre Holloway
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Cheryls new man is believed to be a close friend of her mentor and confidante Will.i.am. On Tres Facebook site he jokes: I aint got no money... I aint got no car to take you on a date!
LA-based Tre, who comes from New Jersey, has been a dancer for singer Leona Lewis and also appeared on American Idol. He began his professional career in a show called Tap Kids.
He is brainy, too he graduated from university with degrees in finance and psychology.