1.806263-3017930136
Bipasha Basu says she is single for the first time in 17 years. Image Credit: Yogen Shah/ANM

So, the cat is finally out of the bag. After remaining tight-lipped about why she’s been distancing herself from her boyfriend of nine years John Abraham, and cosying up to her Singularity co-star Josh Hartnett, the Jism actress is now ready to set the record straight on her single status. “I’m now single for the first time in 17 years,” she spilled. “I’ve been in a relationship since I was 15. Though I’ve only dated three men in that time.”

Cracks in the John-Bips romance started appearing a few months ago when the usually PDA-tastic couple refused to step out together in public, coupled with those strange “I am single” text messages sent to the paps from her lost phone. And although Bips had refused to comment on her love life, she merely added fuel to the fire by posting images of her cuddling up to Josh during their Singularity movie shoot.

Josh, is quite the ladies man, having dated everyone from Scarlett Johansson, Mischa Barton and Kirsten Dunst, he is definitely one of Hollywood’s biggest players.

But with Josh recently splitting from his Norwegian model lover Sophia Lie, and Bips finally opening up about the end of her relationship, we think there’s more to this love story than meets the eye. “Now they (Josh and Sophia) are done for good, it's interesting that he's become extremely close to Bips and talks fondly of her to all his friends,” spilled our mole.

But judging by his serial dater reputation, Bips better be warned that the road ahead might be rather bumpy!