LONDON: Pop diva Madonna and her British director ex-husband Guy Richie are reportedly heading for a romantic reconciliation.

IANS-WENN reports that the couple, who split late in 2008 after almost eight years of marriage, are reconciling after Ritchie publicly praised his ex-wife during her bid to adopt Malawian baby Mercy.

“She was touched by Guy’s gesture. It made her start to fall for him all over again... For now they are seeing what happens. She’s just really happy to have him back in her life,” said a source to US magazine Star. Rumours are also rife that the two have been meeting in secret to establish if they want to reunite.