CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY arrives at the Critics Choice Awards, Los Angeles, California - 09.01.06

The 24-year-old FREAKY FRIDAY star - who split from co-star SOPHIA BUSH last September (05) after just five months of marriage - is reportedly now dating KENZIE DALTON, who plays a cheerleader on the teen drama.

The actress, who is also a model, confirms the relationship saying, "We've been going out since December."

The couple have largely kept their relationship out of the limelight, because they started dated when Dalton was only 17 years old.

She explains, "Chad and I just hang out. We don't really go out at night."

Life on the set of the teen drama is understandably tense, with the ex-couple still working together and Dalton has a frosty relationship with Murray's ex-wife.

She says, 'Sophia and I don't talk, but she is aware of our relationship."