(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Taylor Armstrong has reportedly found love again with Most Eligible Dallas reality star Matt Nordgren.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star lost her estranged husband Russell back in August after he committed suicide by hanging himself.

Taylor and Matt have maintained that they are just friends up until now but they have apparently started to go public with their romance.

She was the Texan hunk's date at the Cattle Baron's Ball in Dallas recently and the pair were said to be "very affectionate with each other," according to RadarOnline.

"Matt is very protective of Taylor," a source close to the couple told the site.

Taylor has Texas roots herself and apparently loves that Matt is from Dallas which is "very appealing to her".

"Matt is a Southern gentleman, and has impeccable manners," the insider said. "Taylor isn't used to being treated so well by a man, it's truly amazing that she has been able to find someone that she can trust, and that she isn't afraid of."

Taylor, who is mother to five-year-old Kennedy, apparently wants to take "things slow" but is already developing deep feelings for Matt.

"She is going back and forth between Los Angeles and Dallas for now," the source added. "Taylor is just enjoying dating, and won't be settling down anytime soon. She is extremely happy with Matt."

"Taylor is telling her close friends that she is in love with Matt. Matt is extremely patient and tender with Taylor and supports her and she never second guesses his intensions.

"She is safe with him, something she hasn't felt in a very long time."

Taylor says she now wants to raise awareness of domestic violence after she claimed she suffered at the hands of her late husband. (C) Cover Media