Lea Michele has started dating again and her new boyfriend Matthew Paetz is a former male escort, according to media reports.
It seems like Lea Michele has finally finished mourning the death of her boyfriend Cory Monteith and has moved on. The "Louder" singer has found herself a new boyfriend and reports have it that he is a former gigolo.
According to a TMZ report, Michele has been dating Matthew Paetz on the sly for over three months now. The couple has consciously made an effort to maintain a low profile and is yet to make an official statement. The tabloid reported that Paetz was a male escort and was available for hire from a company known as Cowboys4Angels under the alias Christian.
The website describes him as "is a certified life coach, dating expert and massage therapist, charging $350 for one hour and up to $6,000 for a weekend. For $17,500 you can get a whole week." After information of his former occupation was leaked, the website has now hidden Paetz's profile.
The site's owner, Garren James, refused to comment when asked whether Paetz was still working for the website. A source confirmed to E! News that Michele is in this relationship for fun and nothing serious is brewing between the two.
"He will be great arm candy and he is a very nice guy, and is a lot of fun. He is very into being in a relationship and loves being in one. He is the kind of person who will want to be with that person all the time, but in a good way. And he is a good listener," the source told E! News.
Paetz is an aspiring actor and model. He appears in the music video for Michele's "On My Way." The two met on the sets of the shooting and have been seen hanging out together ever since.
After Monteith's death last July from a drug overdose, the 27-year-old singer-actress has said that working on her album, "Louder" and autobiographical songs such as "If You Say So" really helped her get through the aftermath of his death.
"I somehow feel the insane love Cory and I had for each other morphed into this strength that I have right now," Michele said in the January issue of Teen Vogue. "There's just something about knowing he's watching everything I'm doing and feeling like I have to do everything now not just for me but for him. I also have a safety net below me-if I fall or if it's too much, my friends and family will be there to catch me."
