Star Trek's new Captain Kirk has embarked on a new top secret mission - to win the heart of reality TV star Audrina Patridge.

Actor Chris Pine and The Hills star were spotted dining together in Los Angeles on Friday and now sources tell In Touch magazine the couple have been secretly dating for weeks.

According to one insider, Pine and his ex-girlfriend split up in March (09) and he has been spotted with Patridge a number of times since.

The source says, "Audrina is into him."

And the publication reports the reality TV beauty has even been spotted leaving the apartment building where Pine lives early in the morning.

The cute couple first met at the ShoWest event in Las Vegas, where both were presented with awards.

One pal says, "Chris was looking at Audrina a lot, and you could tell that he thought she looked pretty."