Six pieces of celeb dating advice to help you through summer romances

Radio 1's The Surgery is kicking off the Summer of Sex with a look at attraction and dating. Dr Radha and Katie Thistleton discuss all-important topics including how to tell if someone likes you, how to make the first move and how to clinch a second date with help from the likes of Youtuber Hannah Witton.

Dating can be tough and confusing, and being famous doesn't necessarily make it any easier. "What makes us attracted to someone is a complex thing that scientists don't fully understand," says Dr Radha, "and it's that mystery that keeps the excitement about attraction alive!"

To help clear things up just a little bit, we've rounded up some words of wisdom on dating attraction from some of our favourite celebs - to help you work out what works for you.

Little Mix always have the best advice about, well, everything, and when it comes to dating it's no different. It's easy to get super anxious when you're thinking about asking someone out, or heading off for a first date, but the girls want us to all feel more relaxed.

"Try and make dating fun," said Perrie, during an interview with the Belfast Telegraph. "Because dating’s nerve wracking, like, it makes me feel a bit sick. So I think you’ve gotta do something really fun like bowling or something."

"I would say to try and be yourself from the off," said Jade. "Because if you get yourself in a bit of a pickle and try and be what they want you to be, and then three months down the line and you’re a different person – yeah, it’s not good. So you’ve got to show them exactly who you are from the get go. And if they like that, that’s amazing and if they don’t then they can jog on."

"If someone likes you and you like then, just go for it and make the move," says Leigh-Anne.

It all sounds so simple when they put it like that, right?

When it comes to dating, monogamy isn't a must for Swedish sensation Zara Larsson. "I'm dating a couple of people. I'm not exclusively anyone's," she told the Metro recently.

The Lush Life singer believes that when it comes to dating, there can sometimes be a double standard. "People are so quick on judging women," she said. "Yet they put male rock stars on this pedestal. If a girl was doing all these things, she would be slated."

However, despite her on monogamy, her recent social media activity suggests Zara's relationship status may have recently changed.

Yeah, her relationship status has definitely changed.

When it comes to dating, we can all learn only from experience - and sometimes being single for a while teaches us the most. Dangerous Woman singer Ariana Grande, who with Mac Miller makes up one of the cutest celeb couples we know, spoke to Cosmopolitan about what being alone for a while had taught her.

"I’ve never looked at love as something that I need to complete me," she said. "I would like to be complete on my own first and fall in love with somebody who is also complete. You can still celebrate and be totally obsessed with each other, but I want to feel a hundred percent myself so that I can love that person better."

Even if we're dating, Ariana has learnt from past relationships that it's sometimes important to put yourself first. "I always put everyone’s feelings before mine," she said. "It can be taxing emotionally... I’ve learned how to balance that out and be a loving partner but also nourish myself. A lot of people for- get about the whole self-love thing when they’re in love, and both are imperative."

Ok, so, perhaps the dating game is a bit different when you've just had a No.1 album and you count the likes of Taylor Swift among your exes. But the internet and technology have changed the dating landscape forever, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse, and even Harry Styles sometimes finds it confusing.

"I haven't dated in a long time really," he told Nick Grimshaw when he came in for a chat on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show. "I feel like with all of the stuff how people date now, with all online stuff, I feel like you can do that with anyone really if you're looking at someone's profile before seeing them."

We've all been guilty of a cheeky social media stalk or an internet search before we meet someone, but the Sign of the Times singer isn't sure it's helpful. "I said I'm not going to do that anymore," he said, "It's impossible to go in without a perception of someone and you've never met them and I started feeling like that was wrong and weird."

Mama star Jonas Blue has some definite advice when it comes to dating, about a mistake we've probably all made at one point. Namely, don't go to the cinema on a first date! "Everyone does it, but I think you’re starting things the wrong way," he told New Look. "How can you get to know someone?”

And we can't argue with the rest of his practical suggestions, which include not eating garlic or onions (just in case.) "Avoid saying too much about yourself- you won’t get to know the person. Just don’t insult them.”

We'd say that not insulting someone is a very, very good start.

If you're thinking about dating someone, make sure it's someone who's going to clap you during your triumphs as much as they're going to support you during hard times. Dating someone who's intimidated by your success is no good, as Haim's Alana explained during a recent interview with Rolling Stone.

"Being a woman in a power position and dating someone, in my experience, is hard," she said. "You need a man who's strong enough, to paraphrase Sheryl Crow."

Listen to The Surgery on Radio 1 at 9pm on Wednesday