Joss Stone looks set to marry Beau Dozier

Aug 8, 2005, 13:04 GMT

Joss Stone is set to marry her boyfriend Beau Dozier.

Friends say the 18-year-old soul singer has got engaged after proposing to the American musician, whose father is legendary Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier.

However, the smitten couple aren't planning to get married for another two years - because Joss wants to wait until she's 20.

A source is quoted by Britain's Daily Star on Sunday as saying: "It was only a matter of time before they got engaged. They're so in love and there has been quite a lot of talk about it recently."

Joss recently confessed she wanted to marry Beau, who she met after he wrote songs for her first album when she was just 16.

The singer says she knew she wanted to walk down the aisle with him when he wrote a romantic line for her song 'Spoiled'.

She revealed: "It was, 'I've never seen the word love so personified as I do with you.' I'm like, 'I'm marrying that man right now.' Like, wow! Such beautiful lyrics."

For some time, Joss has been wearing a 'promise' ring Beau designed himself. She said: "It's an American thing. I'm promised to him and he's promised to me. Isn't that lovely?"

The ring features purple stones, diamonds and a butterfly, and Joss was thrilled when Beau gave it to her.

She revealed to Britain's Sunday Times Style magazine: "Purple is my favourite colour, I love butterflies and flowers - I'm such a girl. And he actually thought to do that. He's a man, can you believe that? He ain't gay, either. I was so impressed."

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