JEWEL - JEWEL SLAMS ENGAGEMENT RUMOURS

Singer JEWEL has slammed reports she is engaged to her rodeo-star boyfriend TY MURRAY. Although the couple have been dating for eight years, they have no plans to tie the knot. She tells American publication Us Weekly, "We're not engaged." Jewel, real name, JEWEL KILCHER, insists she's content with the couple's current status, adding, "I'm really happy!" She says, "Ty is a stand-up guy in a world of flakes. He acts just like JOHN WAYNE!" Despite his tough exterior, she claims he does have a softer side. She explains, "He writes me love letters, which nobody would know about him." Murray adds, "She's the writer. I'm not very good, but every Christmas, birthday and Valentine's Day, we write each other. "It's been a tradition for the last eight years!"

22/02/2007 20:15