Girls Aloud’s Nadine Coyle has defended her ex-boyfriend Jesse Metcalfe against rumours of infidelity.

Speaking on Irish talk show Saturday Night with Miriam recently, Nadine reiterated that the couple had already split before Jesse was snapped holding hands with another woman: “We had broken up at that stage. I had come back from LA and we had split up. I think it was three weeks before those pictures came out. I just thought I’d rather not say anything.”

“Jesse was having a rough time personally in his life. I’m sure I’m a hard person to date, I’m always flying all over the world, and I just couldn’t really be there for him it at an important time.”

She added that despite the split, she still thought Jesse was “lovely” and didn’t deserve the cheating rap. However, no matter how “lovely” he is, she doesn’t think they’ll get back together: “I’m very happy being single.”