Kelly Brook will MARRY Jeremy Parisi in Italy this summer after a seven year romance and finally admits she’s engaged
MODEL Kelly Brook is to marry boyfriend Jeremy Parisi next month after secretly getting engaged.
Kelly, 42, and Jeremy, 37, have scouted wedding venues in his native Italy this week.
A diamond ring was also seen gleaming from former Strictly star Kelly’s wedding finger.
A source said of the couple, who hooked up via social media: “They kept it quiet for as long as they could. But they’re happy and can’t wait to make it official.”
They are ecstatic after seven years together.
Sources say it is a “dream come true” for model Kelly, after three broken engagements — and a previous proposal rejected by Jeremy.
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Pals say she is the happiest she has ever been ahead of what will be a low-key ceremony next month.
A source said: “Kelly and Jeremy are getting married this summer in Italy. They kept it quiet for as long as they could but they’re happy and can’t wait to make it official.
“They flew out to Italy this week to try and settle on the perfect location, but it’s going to be a low-key wedding — very romantic and just with closest family and friends.
“They have been looking at venues in Rome, Lake Como and Tuscany and will make their final choice over the next few days.
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“But whichever they choose, Kelly is the happiest she has ever been. Meeting Jeremy and now planning their wedding together has been like a dream come true for her.”
Kelly and fellow model Jeremy met in late 2014 after she saw a video of him online. She sought him out on Instagram, saying later: “I wasn’t very cool, I went straight in.”
Jeremy, who comes from a small village near Rome but grew up in Paris, moved in with Kelly not long after they started dating.
They went public with the relationship in April 2015 — and Kelly has long believed limelight-shunning Jeremy is “the one”.
Kelly, who co-hosts the Drive Time show with JK on Heart FM, said of their seventh anniversary in April this year: “He put together a really lovely photo album of all his favourite pictures and moments.
“He’s done it every year for the past seven years.
“He’s definitely the most romantic of the two of us. He’s Italian and French, so what can I say?”
As the couple fell deeper in love, Kelly revealed she had asked Jeremy to marry her while on holiday in 2020 — only to be turned down.
She explained: “When we were in Antigua and the sun was setting and we were up at Shirley Heights I said to Jeremy, ‘Will you marry me?’ He said, ‘Be quiet, there are people around’.
“So I tried to propose but he said it was too busy and told me to be quiet! I’ve asked him, but it wasn’t private enough.”
Kelly and Jeremy are getting married this summer in Italy. They kept it quiet for as long as they could but they’re happy and can’t wait to make it official.
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Pals say Kelly’s relationship with Jeremy is like none of her others.
She was previously engaged to actors Jason Statham, 54, and Billy Zane, 56, and was also set to tie the knot with Gladiators star David McIntosh, 36.
Other celebrity exes include rugby players Danny Cipriani, 34, and Thom Evans, 37.
The source continued: “Kelly and Jeremy are the perfect fit. All of Jeremy’s goals are Kelly’s goals — it is something she has wanted for a long time.
“He isn’t into the limelight and prefers a quiet life at home with Kelly.”
She was first scouted as a model aged 16 and later posed for magazines including FHM and Loaded.
Kelly became a household name after she landed a presenting job on Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast in 1999 — replacing Denise van Outen.
She has also starred in US TV shows including Smallville in the early Noughties and One Big Happy in 2014.
Kelly’s reality TV credits also include a stint on Strictly Come Dancing, where she came fourth, and The Masked Dancer, making the semi-finals as Frog.
Last year Kelly, who also has a range of clothing with Tesco’s F&F, revealed she had come to terms with never marrying or starting a family.
She said: “It’s more difficult to have children after 40, I know that. But if it’s something you don’t really want to do, it’s OK. I didn’t really want to have children.
“I didn’t want to get married and that’s OK. It’s OK to say that now.”
However, those close to Kelly say she decided to play coy over her engagement with Jeremy so the pair could savour the moment just between them.
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A source added: “This wedding is something she has dreamt of her whole life but it will be equally as low-key as her engagement — which she has kept under wraps for a while now.
Kelly and Jeremy could not be happier.”
