Peter Andre reported to be dating Elen Rives

Peter Andre reported to be dating Elen Rives
Peter Andre reported to be dating Elen Rives (Image credit: PA Wire/Press Association Images)

Peter Andre is dating Elen Rives, it has been reported. The Australian singer first met Spanish model Elen at a dinner with mutual friends in London last November and soon started meeting up afterwards. Their relationship was rumbled after they were spotted out on a date in the capital, according to reports. Peter's spokesperson was quoted confirming the romance to the Daily Star, saying: "Peter and Elen are dating - it is early days, but this is not just a date. They are in a relationship and have been for a couple of months." TV presenter Fiona Phillips also substantiated the reports on Radio 2's Breakfast show as she chatted to Richard Madeley, who was filling in for Chris Evans. "I know Elen and I know this to be true. They have been seeing each other for a couple of months very quietly. But they've been spotted at posh hotel Claridges the other night on a date," she said. Both have been in long relationships before - Peter divorced ex-wife Katie Price in 2009, with whom he has two children, while Elen, who is about to star in Dancing On Ice, has two children with Chelsea footballer Frank Lampard. Peter's ex-wife Katie appears to have given her blessing to the romance, as she tweeted: "One of my best friends Andrew Gould said Elen was nice as they ran the marathon together last year."

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.