Taylor Swift Dating Harry Styles - Report

Taylor Swift appears to have rebounded from her summer fling with Conor Kennedy - her love life is going in One Direction.

The pop star was spotted holding hands with boy band pin-up Harry Styles backstage at The X Factor in Los _A_ngeles on Thursday night (15Nov12).

The new romance rumours spread on Friday morning (16Nov12) after The X Factor co-host Mario Lopez revealed all about his encounter with the One Direction singer backstage on his radio show.

He told listeners, "Taylor Swift was the special guest performer, and (here's) a little inside scoop for you. During rehearsals, Harry from One Direction came and slapped me on the back, and said, 'Hey, Mario, how ya doing?' _A_nd I said, 'What are you doing here?' _A_nd he sort of (pointed) toward Taylor."

Lopez revealed he later saw the stars "walking off hand in hand," adding, "So, Taylor Swift and Harry from One Direction - you heard it here first. (They're) officially hanging out, I can say that much."

_I_f the rumours are true, Styles is Swift's latest celebrity boyfriend - the Love Story singer has previously dated Joe Jonas, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Mayer and Taylor Lautner.

Styles, who was in Los _A_ngeles for an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show earlier this week, reportedly spent the day with Swift as she rehearsed for her the X Factor performance.

A source tells UsMagazine.com, "_A_fter she finished, he went up to the stage. They were joking and laughing. He picked her up and threw her over his shoulder and carried her off."