Alexandra Burke has rubbished rumours she tied the knot in secret to Irish footballer Darren Randolph.
The singer sent fans into a frenzy earlier this month when she referred to the goalkeeper as her “hubby”. But in a new interview with Mail Online, Alexandra said she did not get married to the Bray man– and she isn’t even engaged yet.
The former X Factor star said: “Let me be very clear about this… I called him 'hubby' because he calls me 'wifey' and those are just nicknames for each other. We need to remind him to put a ring on it. It's just a nickname but maybe I made a mistake calling him that. It's his name in my phone so I don't know what to say to people! There's no rush, when it's meant to happen it will happen.”
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Alexandra sent fans into a meltdown when she thanked him for his support on her first Mother’s Day since the couple welcomed their new baby. She wrote: "My first Mother’s Day as your mama. Feeling very blessed. Can’t thank the hubby enough for making me feel so special and loved.
“My little baby Grape - thank you for making me a better person. For making me the best version of myself and showing up in ways I thought I never could… I am so lucky to be your mum.
“To my mummy. Happy heavenly Mother’s Day. I’m thinking of you always and I hope I’m making you proud. I wish you were here to see this bundle of joy who is helping to heal my heart everyday.”
Alexandra also revealed that she only sees Darren, 35, twice a week after the goalkeeper joined Bournemouth in January from Premier League rivals West Ham United. She lives in Hertfordshire with her eight-month-old baby, whose gender and name remains unknown because the couple have chosen to keep their child's identity private.
“My partner just moved away to Bournemouth bless him, so he isn't really here. It makes things really tricky for me, but we make it work.
“He comes home as and when he can which is roughly maybe twice a week at the most. I don't like him driving too much, I sound like a bit of a mum, but I don't like him driving when he's training, and he's exhausted.
“It isn't terrible because it's only two hours away and I love Bournemouth and where he's staying. It would be worse if he was five away hours.
“We make it work and it's not forever and all I care about is supporting his career and standing by him when he makes these decisions.'”
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