Alex Rodriguez thinks Jennifer Lopez is a "great mother and friend"

He said: "Jennifer is an amazing person. She’s the hardest working ... She’s got like 10 jobs. Look, she loves sports. She’s an athlete herself. She’s a great mother, great daughter, great friend. She’s just someone that ... she’s fun to be around."

And despite his new romance, Alex will always be friendly with his ex-wife Cynthia Scurtis for the sake of their children - Ella, nine, and Natasha, 12.

Speaking on Nightline, he added: "From the beginning, we always put the kids first so that they will grow and have emotional wellness and not feel a lot of the tugging that you feel sometimes happens in families that are divorced."

Meanwhile, Jennifer - who has nine-year-old twins Max and Emme with her ex-husband Marc Anthony - previously confessed she feels like she has a really "pure, true love" with Alex.

She shared: "I'm in a good relationship. I feel like I can say that for the first time. Not that I didn't have great relationships, full of love and adventure, but this is the first relationship I've been in where I feel like we really make each other better. We complement each other and there's a really pure, true love, just wanting to support the other person and make them happy.

"So there's a different selflessness in the love that's beautiful and different. And healthy! It's a very healthy relationship. We both want it to be healthy, we both have kids and want to set an example. It's really nice it's really different."