The Promise This singer apparently told a friend that she is 'completely clumsy and dippy' around Taio, 28, with whom she collaborated on her upcoming album, British Heat magazine reports.
According to a friend, the 28-year-old Geordie beauty said: 'Taio is beautiful, caring and so amazing. He gives me confidence I thought I'd lost. I'm completely clumsy and dippy around him.'
The source added: 'Taio has told Cheryl how he feels. He wants to take the next step.
'Cheryl is ready to move onwards and upwards in her love life. There's a lot of sexual tension flying about - it makes going to work really great.'