Nicole and Lewis reportedly planning a beach wedding

Nicole Scherzinger and Lewis Hamilton are reported to be planning a beach wedding after the Formula 1 star proposed in secret.

The pair have been dating since 2008 and despite a brief separation, the couple have got now got their romance back on track are said to be getting hitched.

According to a report in British celebrity magazine, Nicole and Lewis will announce their engagement at the end of November once the Formula1 racing season is over.

Earlier this year we reported on how Nicole Scherzinger had told a shop assistant in a Los Angeles boutique that she was shopping for a wedding dress, adding further fuel to the wedding rumours.

A source close to the Pussycat Doll singer says the racing driver has proposed numerous times, however the 32-year-old singer finally accepted after the huge amount of support Lewis gave her during her time on the US dance competition, Dancing With the Stars, which she went on to win.

Plans are now said to be underway for a romantic beach wedding in which the two will tie the knot. The ceremony itself maybe an intimate affair, however sources say the newlyweds will then throw a lavish party at one of their favourite haunts, the Dorchester Hotel in London, where they plan to hold a big wedding reception to celebrate their nuptials with all of their celebrity friends.