Niall Horan has new girlfriend?

London: One Direction star Niall Horan has sparked dating rumours after he was spotted with a brunette woman in Melbourne over the weekend.

According to the band's dedicated fans on Twitter and Instagram, the 21-year-old singer was spotted cuddling up to a pretty brunette named Melissa Anne, also 21.

One heartbroken fan, Vanessa, tweeted, "OMG Niall Horan and Melissa. They were seen in a casino, they kissed. And he held her by the waist and playing with her hair (sic)."

While Iena, wrote, "Melissa was a fan and now here she is hooking up with niall horan how did she do it (sic)."

And another fan, who goes by the user BibiHoran, added, "The moment when I heard about @NiallOfficial and melissa I was shocked, happy for him and really sad at the same time #mixedfeelings (sic)."

The Irish singer has been enjoying his time Down Under since landing in Australia almost two weeks ago with his bandmates Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik for their On The Road Again tour.