Are Nick Cannon and Rozonda Thomas a.k.a. Chilli from the group TLC dating?

Rumors have been swirling that Cannon has found love again and suggest that it’s with Thomas. ET spoke to the America’s Got Talent host to find out if there’s any truth to those rumors and his answer might surprise you.

At first when he was asked to confirm or deny that they are an item, Cannon pulled the “friends” line.

“She’s an outstanding and amazing woman,” he said. “I’ve known her for so, so many years and, you know, we’ve been friends.”

Then, however, he offered up some words that made us wonder if there really is something going on.

“We got the opportunity to spend, uh, time together but I wouldn’t … I would say ask her,” Cannon said catching himself before the wrong thing came out. “Ask her what the situation is.”

So while he didn’t confirm or deny if they are romantically involved he went on to say that he cares deeply for Thomas and that he gets “excited” whenever he sees her.

The 35-year-old also talked about how he just got back into the dating game. Cannon was married to Mariah Carey for seven years before they split. They share 5-year-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe.

And back on the subject of Thomas and that possible new romance, the TV host said, “I would be so lucky to, uh, be able to claim to be dating somebody like Chilli.”

Guess we’ll just have to stay tuned to see what happens with these two.