Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell said to be dating Russell Brand

COMIC actor Russell Brand is reportedly dating former Spice Girl Geri “Ginger Spice” Halliwell after the pair met at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics.

They have been spotted together in Hampstead, north London, and at Hampton Court Palace, but a friend of the singer insisted they were “just friends who have been out a couple of times”.

Ms Halliwell, 40, recently admitted she had her eye on a new man but refused to name him.

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She said: “Right now there’s nothing serious. I was a late starter on the romantic front. I didn’t start dating until I was in my 30s.

“I quite like having somebody to cuddle. I like that intimacy, it would be wonderful.”

Mr Brand, 37, has been linked to several women since his divorce from singer Katy Perry, 27. The pair split after just 14 months of marriage.

The couple met at the MTV Video Music Awards in September 2009. They went on to marry in a lavish ceremony in India.

However, rumours of cracks in their relationship began to circulate early on. It was believed their respective careers may have played a part in the break-up as they were rarely in the same country.