They may play exes on TV, but Cougar Town's Courtney Cox and Brian Van Holt are now a real life item, according to reports.

The former Friends star finalized her divorce from David Arquette in May. After 11 years of marriage, Cox seems keen to get back into the dating game.

"They've been going out for about six months," a source revealed to Us Weekly.

While Arquette is busy dating Christina McLarty, it seems natural that Cox would move on as well.

Cox's 9-year-old daughter Coco is reportedly on good terms with her mom's new presumed boyfriend.

"The girl was extremely comfortable with Brian," said an insider, according to the New York Daily News. "She rubbed his belly and laughed. She treated him like a dad or an uncle."

On screen, Cox plays Jules Cobb. While raising her son Travis (Dan Byrd), Cox's character stayed close to former husband Bobby Cobb (Brian Van Holt). With a lot of screen time together, a character pairing that seemed incompatible seems to have wound up leading to an off-screen romance.

Cougar Town was dumped by ABC last year and it looked like the Florida based comedy would end its three season run. However, the program was picked up by TBS and Cox and Van Holt had more time to let a possible relationship brew.

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