Former Pussycat Doll is single, ready to mingle

ONLY five days after splitting from Formula One ace Lewis Hamilton, singer Nicole Scherzinger was out on a date with another man this week. Scherzinger, who is a judge on X-Factor in the US, was spotted at a Hollywood restaurant with singer Drake.

The Sun newspaper reports that the pair left the restaurant separately after dining together and that the former Pussycat Dolls singer then went out on the town with a group of girlfriends.

When in doubt, DiCaprio goes for a new model

HOLLYWOOD star Leonardo DiCaprio seems to have found a new girlfriend - and, yes, she's an underwear model. The Titanic star, who has been linked to a string of supermodels for more than a decade, was spotted with a new partner in Sydney, where he is starring in a remake of The Great Gatsby. She is Madalina Ghenea, one of Italy's hottest underwear models, it was reported in the New York Post this week.

DiCaprio is on the loose again after the collapse of his relationship with Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli, one of the world's top swimsuit models. They split this year after six years together. And that relationship came after a five-year love affair with Brazil's Gisele Bundchen, the highest-paid model in the world.

Kardashian and athlete hubby stand to lose race

GOSSIP columns are abuzz with the news that Kim Kardashian's marriage has already hit the rocks. Apparently, the reality star and US basketball player Kris Humphries are at each other's throats only nine weeks after their highly publicised wedding. One of the more vicious rumours is that the marriage was an elaborate set-up and that she had been searching for an athlete to marry. It is claimed that Italian basketball player Danilo Gallinari turned her down before she found Humphries.

'But I was asleep' not likely to convince partner

THERE'S a new medical condition that might raise eyebrows. Apparently, a growing number of men suffer from sexsomnia, a syndrome that makes men try to have sex while asleep.

The sufferer starts feeling up or having sex with another person, but later claims this was done while asleep and they have no knowledge of their behaviour. According to research, the condition has also been noted in women, but three-quarters of sexsomniacs are men. In Britain, it is claimed that around 4% of adults experience sexsomnia in their lives.

My apologies to any sufferers, but I remain a sceptic. Yet it certainly seems possible. If people can walk, talk and eat in their sleep, why not try to have sex?