Romance could be on the cards for Kylie Minogue in 2009 after the Australian pop star saw in the new year on a French snowboarding holiday with a new beau.
Minogue, 40, and Spanish model Andres Velencoso Segura, 10 years her junior, were spotted in Chamonix, where they are renting a $20,000-a-week chalet, The Sun reports.
A source told the newspaper: "Andres had never been snowboarding before, but Kylie loves it.
"It shows how much he is into her that he was prepared to give it a go.
"She paid for an instructor for him and they had a great time. And they looked like a loved-up couple in the bars in the evening."
The source added that Minogue loved winter sports.
"She likes the fact that people don't really recognise her with all her gear and goggles on. But when the occasional person did notice her, she was lovely - polite and down to earth."
Minogue was photographed with the model at a party in Paris in October but refused to confirm they were an item, with the pop princess later saying she was still single.
The pair celebrated New Year's Eve in Chamonix and were seen dancing and kissing in a local bar, according to The Sun.
An onlooker told the paper: "They were happily celebrating with friends and locals but enjoyed a few tender private moments, too."