Things are looking up for actress Cameron Diaz, who recently suffered the loss of her father to whom she was very close to.

The 36-year-old beauty is reemerging back into the world and the dating scene thanks to her steadfast optimism which we have grown to love.

On Sunday evening she made a dinner date with model Paul Sculfor, who at some angles manages to resemble Brad Pitt - which may explain his fleeting hookup with Jennifer Aniston late last year. Yeah, we don’t remember it either!

Cameron accompanied the 37-year-old fashionite to Santa Monica’s II Ristorante di Giorgio Baldi where a fellow diner spotted them looking “…really flirty.”

 “She was laughing really loud at all of his jokes,” the source informed People.com.

After solid two hours of munching and chatting, they exited the eatery. Sculfor pulled a gentlemanly maneuver by walking ahead to open Diaz’ car door, but was unfortunately cut short due to a nosy paparazzo. Though is there any other?

“Paul tried but Cameron was rushing him to leave since she didn’t want to be photographed together,” the insider explained.

She had zero problem, however, allowing shutterbugs to snap away at her “dirty dancing” with Diddy two nights prior!

While attending Prince’s book-bash which celebrated his new read 21 Nights, the stars downed a few Grey Goose cocktails before locking their arms “…around one another during Prince’s rendition of the Doobie Brother’s ‘Long Train Running.’” They skipped out around 3 a.m., and since then both have feverishly denied a budding romance.

No harm done; sounds like Cameron is simply living it up during this visibly delicate time. Enjoy yourself sweetie!

~Carolyn French~