United Kingdom, July 3 -- AJ McLean and his estranged wife Rochelle have been "going out on dates here and there".

The 47-year-old singer announced his separation from Rochelle in 2023, but AJ admits that the "love is still there" regardless of their current relationship status.

The Backstreet Boys star - who has daughters Elliott, 12, and Lyric, eight, with Rochelle - told Us Weekly: "We're doing good.

"We are co-parenting to the best of our ability, and we both have a lot of growing to kind of still go through, but I think we are moving in a really positive direction."

AJ suggested that he and his estranged wife could be on the road towards a reconciliation.

He explained: "We have a family together that's obviously not going anywhe...