CELEBRITY Big Brother's Chad Johnson is moving on from Amelia Lily and has instead set his sights on Sarah Harding.
The Sun Online can exclusively reveal that the star of US dating show The Bachelorette is hoping romance will blossom with the Girls Aloud star if they manage to avoid tonight's eviction.
Chatting in the diary room, Chad, 29, admitted he'd been wrong in the way he pursued Amelia, 22, at the start of the show, and he wants to take a different approach with Sarah, 32.
He was shut down by Amelia when she confessed to not having feelings for him, and left her in tears when he accused her of fancying Sam Thompson, 25, instead.
Explaining to Big Brother that he's learned his lesson, Chad said: "I definitely went too hard with the Amelia thing and that was stupid.
"That was a bad decision and it basically blew up in my face.
"With Sarah, I don't want to do that."
Chad admitted that if he's evicted from CBB tonight, then there's no realistic chance of exploring his feelings for Sarah, but if they both survive eviction he's hopeful of getting to know her better.
"If I go home, I don't think anything would ever pan out from it, because by the time she gets out, I'll be back in America.
"But if we still have this extra time in here, I think something could definitely come from it."
Chad added: “I like hanging out with Sarah. We flirt. I just want to keep hanging out with her, and see what happens.
"I think it’s better to be friends first, and see where things go”
The ladies' man also admitted to getting on better with the women of the house - especially the younger ones.
"I feel like the younger housemates get my sense of humour," he said.
"I’m not connecting with some of the older, more regular adult people.
"I think I get along better with the girls in the house."
But while Chad may think he's got a flirty relationship with Sarah and be hopeful of romance, it seems he may have got the wrong end of the stick.
“I’m spoken for so I won’t be flirting with anyone in the house," she said.
“I’ll miss him and my three dogs the most. I would love to be a mum one day, that would be nice chapter to add to my life.”
Chad's confession about Sarah came as housemates Jemma Lucy and Trisha Paytas accused him of not being truthful about his feelings for the singer.
The two women became embroiled in a row with Chad because they felt he should tell them when he hangs out with Sarah.
"I don't think you're honest about how you feel about her, said Jemma.
"If you want to go outside and smoke three cigarettes and flirt with Sarah there is nothing wrong with that, but you can't say to Trisha, 'I'm gonna go and I'll be back in a minute'.
"Not only do you flirt with Sarah and say you like her, you also say she's a d**k when she's not around."
Trisha chimed in: "If you want to hang out with her, just say it! Go say, 'I wanna hang out with f***ing Sarah'. I'd respect that.
"Don't go and say you're smoking if you're going to hang with Sarah!"
A baffled Chad told the women he couldn't understand what the problem was, saying: "You are creating some straight up drama."
He added: "This is stupid. You guys are being a**holes. Talking to other people doesn't mean I don't love you. You're saying I made you look stupid because I was outside a little bit longer than I said I would be. Sorry."
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