Bedingfield blames poor album sales on lacking lovelife

New Zealand-born singer Daniel Bedingfield is convinced his second album failed to match the success of his debut disc because his lack of a love life affected his song-writing inspiration.

The If You're Not The One star is disappointed with the sales of his Second First Impression follow-up - but he is beginning to test the dating waters again and even stepped out with a British publicist for six weeks.

The singer says: "I've chosen to love again. I'll get my heart broken again, but it's better than closing it off."

And Bedingfield admits his once flat love-life is starting to hot up. He adds: "I've had a very rich and varied dating life in the last six months."