American singer Nicole Scherzinger turned down former English footballer Jamie Redknapp's request for a date, her close friend revealed. The former Liverpool and Tottenham midfielder, 45, was keen to date Nicole Scherzinger, 40, who split with Bulgarian tennis ace Grigor Dimitrov, 27, in 2017.

"Jamie has been keen on Nicole, but would never have tried it on when she was with Grigor. Since their split, he expressed an interest in dating her, but the time isn't right for Nicole," a close friend revealed.