Cnn - O'donnell: 'New Girlfriend Is Lovely'

ROSIE O'DONNELL has gone public with her new romance, telling listeners of her satellite radio show her new girlfriend, TRACY KACHTICK-ANDERS, is a "lovely, lovely, lovely person".

The actress-turned-radio and TV personality officially split from her wife Kelli Carpenter last year (09), and now she's dating mother-of-six Kachtik-Anders.

The new couple was spotted holding hands during a day out last month (Dec09) and now O'Donnell admits the fuss about her love life has been strange and a little disconcerting.

During her Rosie Radio show on Monday (04Jan10), O'Donnell said, "Did anybody hear I have a new girlfriend...? I felt like Madonna for a moment. Truthfully, I’m not really that kind of famous where people follow me.

"It’s only happened to me when I’ve been with Madonna to tell you the truth... or when I went... to (music executive) Tommy Mottola’s wedding... because he married Talia, this huge star in Latin America. Going into that wedding was like nothing that I have ever experienced before in my life.

"Aside from Madonna, everyone else I know who’s famous doesn’t really think they’re as famous as they are, including me. I had no idea that it (new romance) would be on CNN... It’s odd for me... and quite odd for Tracy."

O'Donnell revealed she has been dating Kachtick-Anders since last autumn (09).