Kayla Richart isn’t sitting at home pining for Seb Melrose … she’s back on the dating market — and, she’s looking outside reality TV for her next beau.

We ran into the reality TV heartthrob out in Los Angeles Friday … and, we had to ask about her relationship with Sebastian Melrose.

If you don’t know … Kayla and Seb were the runners-up on season 4 of the hit realiity show — though they ultimately lost out on the $100k prize to Jawahir Khalifa and Nick Kici.

Their relationship has been rocky since the show ended … and, recently Kayla claimed she and Seb ended their romance after he allegedly cheated on her with a mutual friend, Micah Lussier of “Love is Blind” fame. Seb has denied the allegations.

Kayla confirmed to us she’s single … no longer dating Seb — and, while she says she was hurt by Micah’s alleged actions, she holds no ill will toward either her or Seb.

Instead, she says they’re cordial … though don’t expect them to all go out to dinner together anytime soon.

As for where her romantic life goes from here … we acutally got Kayla right before her date with a new guy — though she’s keeping a tight lid on any major details about their situation.

We also talk to Kayla about the world’s obsession with reality dating shows … and, ya gotta hear her response — sounds like she’s both a particpant and a fan!