Nadine Coyle buys Mexican restaurant

Nadine Coyle has bought a Mexican restaurant in California, a report claims.

The Girls Aloud singer splashed out on the eatery in Newport Beach, the setting for US TV show The OC.

According to The Mirror, she was busy finalising the deal when she missed last month's Brit Awards.

Coyle, whose family recently moved to nearby Santa Monica to open an Irish pub, said: "LA is my home now and the UK is where I work. I don't see the UK as home anymore because all my family are in the States."

She and actor Josh Hartnett have sparked rumours that they are dating after being spotted together several times last week.