Taylor Swift and Harry Styles: It's ON

Well, well, well. She’s on to the next.

It didn’t take singer and “New Year's Eve” starlet Taylor Swift long to bounce back from her break-up with Conor Kennedy. It is now looking like the tall blonde is comforting her broken heart on the strong, masculine chest of her “friend,” One Direction singer Harry Styles.

Rumors had been flying that the two might be an item, but friends of the two shot those down. However, not long after splitting from Kennedy, eagle-eyed fans of Styles noticed that Swift was wearing  one of Styles’ necklaces.

Mario Lopez, of all people, has confirmed the relationship. When Swift performed on “X Factor,” Lopez saw Styles hanging out during the rehearsal and asked him what was up.

"I said, 'What are you doing here?' And he sort of pointed toward Taylor. And then I see the two walking off hand in hand. So Taylor Swift and Harry from One Direction are officially hanging out, I can say that much."

Lesson learned: if it's a rumor about Swift dating someone, it's probably true.

Tweets came in from onlookers as well.

“I saw @HarryStyles throw @taylorswift13 over his shoulder to carry her out of #xfactor rehearsal today! #CuteFactor.”

Oh, how precious. What’s more is Styles is already getting introduced to the Swift family members. A witness said that Harry watched Swift’s rehearsals while sitting with her mom (and entourage). Adorable.

Apparently Swift, 22, has developed a thing for younger men after crashing and burning with older gentleman such as John Mayer and Jake Gyllenhaal. Kennedy was 18, and so is the One Direction cutie. Will the two last, or will Styles just be track #5 on Swift’s next album?

Word on the street is that, while Styles is a big fan of the pretty lady, he's not quite ready to lock it down yet... so only time will tell.