Carrie Underwood: Her New Guy Chace Crawford Speaks Out

Just how steamy are Chace Crawford and Carrie Underwood? The actor confirms that he and the country music star are dating, but he refuses to call them a couple just yet. It appears there won't be any kiss and tell from The "Gossip Girl" star just yet. He's keeping everything classy as he spills just a little on his adorable blonde "friend."

Reports that they were dating after they were spotted out together on several occasions began to surface and now the handsome hunk is speaking out. "We’re just hanging, having a good time, dating around. It’s good," he says. "I love country music and she’s very classy."

Indeed she is. According to an Us Weekly Magazine inside source they met in May when Crawford, 22, introduced himself to the 24-year-old singer (her album Carnival Ride drops October 23) at West Hollywood's Hyde. After she and Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo split in July, things turned serious: text messages and dates in L.A. and Nashville. “He is a country fan, and she thinks he is so funny and sweet,” says the source. “It’s total love.”

Underwood recently said although she is not ready for marriage, she is ready for a serious relationship.