Australian pop princess KYLIE MINOGUE is planning to marry Spanish model ANDRES VELENCOSO after he reportedly proposed in secret.

The couple has been inseparable since meeting at a party in Paris, France last year.

And sources in Kylie's native Australia insist she is about to announce their engagement.

The usually uber-private Kylie gushed about the relationship at the Cannes Film Festival in France, telling reporters, "I'm happier with him than I have ever been before, you never know he could be the one.

"He is great, who knows what the future holds but hopefully things will work out."