Washington, October 25: ‘O. C’ star Mischa Barton, who is known for her string of high profile relationships, has admitted that she feels ‘great’ being single.

The 22 year-old, who split from ‘Rooney’ front man Taylor Locke in September, further revealed that even though she was unaccustomed to being without a relationship, yet she thinks its ‘important’ to take a break.

"I''m not used to being single, but it''s really nice. It''s great, actually,” Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

"Just embrace it. It''s important to breathe for a minute,” she added.

The actress is said to have ended her seven-month relationship with Locke just after returning from a three-week charity safari trip to Africa where the couple was reportedly in conflict all the time. (ANI)