Tziporah Malkah confirms she's got a new man in her life

Tziporah Malkah has confirmed she's dating again.

On Monday, New Idea published photos of Malkah, 44, kissing a man named Justin at a Sydney restaurant .

"He's a very nice person -- but I'm not sure where it's going, and besides, he's a private person," she told the magazine. "We've just been having a great time. I enjoy spending time with someone else a little older than me."

The former model added that the pair enjoyed discussing social issues such as homelessness and refugees.

Last month, Malkah pleaded guilty to assaulting her ex-boyfriend, Guy Vasey, during an argument in January. She received a fine of $1,200 but avoided a recorded conviction.

"I pulled open the bottle of milk, poured it all over his McDonald's and swished it around, and then just in my frustration I cat-scratched him on the face," she recalled in an interview with A Current Affair. "I was like: 'What have I done?' I was very, very ashamed and very, very sorry."

Malkah most famously dated billionaire James Packer.

In the mid-'90s, when Malkah went by the name Kate Fischer, the pair were engaged.

Recently, Malkah said she was "shocked" to hear that her ex had resigned as director of Crown Resorts.

"When I heard the news, I was so shocked for James to step away from his business," she told Sunrise three months ago.

"The man I knew then, his business was the love of his life, and he was never going to give up the business," she added. "I thought for a man who is so passionate, he must be really, really suffering."

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