The `Swagger Jagger` hitmaker wants to tie the knot with fiance Craig Monk "as soon a possible" after he popped the question on her 18th birthday last July, and she "can`t wait" to spend the rest of her life with him.

She said: "I`m engaged and want to get married as soon as possible. I can`t wait.

"People might think I am too young because I`m 18 but they can say what they want.

"I am from a gypsy background and you are meant to get married at 18.

"I love Craig and he makes me happy. I know I am going to spend the rest of my life with him. I have been through a lot over the past few years and I deserve to have some happiness.

"He asked me on my birthday. I`m not going to say how he did it but it was very romantic."

But the singer - who shot to fame on `The X Factor` - insists her wedding dress will not be as extravagant as the huge gowns shown on reality TV show `Big Fat Gypsy Weddings`, despite her heritage, and she would prefer to have a "traditional" frock.

She added to the Daily Mirror newspaper: "It will not be anything like that. It will be a far more traditional affair with a nice, white dress.

"At the moment I am on tour so I can`t do it but maybe it will happen in the summer. Basically, it will be as soon as we can."
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