The allure of the older woman...

Paula Burns sees some similarities with Nicole Scherzinger. Mostly it’s their cougar status. Is age really just a number in the dating game?

There have been many Saturday nights while in the nuzzle of my couch, draped in fluffy Penneys PJs watching The X Factor that I have thought about how much I have in common with the fabulous Nicole Scherzinger. There are Nicole’s enviable dark locks and, well, my not-so-enviable but all the same dark locks. We both like to bust some dance moves, though I’m thinking she may be a little better at it. What I do know for sure is that we’re the same age. Nicole has already hit the 38 mark, which, with tears in my eyes, I will be too next month. But it’s not just the age thing that binds us close together; it’s actually our cougar status.

You see Nicole and I have a thing for the younger man. Currently the former Pussycat Doll is dating 25-year-old Bulgarian tennis ace Grigor Dimitrov. The pair have been spotted in numerous PDA moments. This, however, hasn’t been Scherzy’s first dip in the youthful pool of men. Her previous beau, Lewis Hamilton, was seven years her junior. It seems his lack of readiness to commit and settle down hasn’t scared her off finding an even younger model.