Peter Andre considers the dating agency route

Singer and reality TV star Peter Andre is believed to be considering joining a dating agency as he tries hard to find a new girlfriend for a long-lasting relationship.

The London-born Aussie split from Spanish model and Dancing On Ice hopeful Elen Rivas – the former fiancée of footballer Frank Lampard and mother to the Chelsea star’s two daughters, Luna and Isla – in early April after a five-month relationship.

The 38-year-old also divorced glamour model and TV personality Katie Price in September of 2009 following four years of marriage.

However, after being “burnt pretty badly in the past”, a source explained that Peter is looking for “the real deal” and might sign up to an exclusive dating agency that accommodates successful and rich people.

The source added that Peter – famous for his hit Mysterious Girl, among others – is looking to start a “new relationship” which has nothing “to do with work” and certainly has no intention of dating “someone that people around him know”.

It appears that Peter “wants a relationship that’s out of the spotlight”, although that might be extremely difficult to achieve, after coming “to the conclusion that mixing business with pleasure” – such as his time spent with Rivas and Price – “is a recipe for disaster”.

The source also stated that Peter is “determined to keep his next girlfriend under wraps”, and certainly until “he knows whether it’s the real deal”.