Or, as die-hard romantics TMZ put it, they're "revenge screwing." Why is there an element of 'revenge', you say? Well, rumour has it that their respective exes - Miranda Kerr and Justin Bieber - got well within cuddling distance at a recent Victoria's Secret fashion show. She did say she wanted to "explore" folk with more feminine wiles...

TMZ report that Bloom and Gomez were seen enjoying each others company outside a Chelsea Handler gig in LA, but once their photographer started taking snaps, Bloom bolted. Looks like he's dancing to Happy Mondays' God's Cop, but apparently that's him mid-bolt.

Gomez added weight to these dating rumours by posting the below to Instagram...