Again, thanks for the info and hello to the mysterious r.borten.
I have to say that although I learnt a long time ago to take news posted on the internet with a big pinch of salt, especially from unknown or new sources, my instincts tell me to believe this one. It sounds like something that someone might announce, further, it says the kind of things we'd expect a spokesman for Helen and Paul to come out with. There is no malice in the tone, nor is the story controvertial or likely to upset.
This report only really serves to confirm what most of us had worked out. don't believe The People, or rumours on a C4 forum.
The story from the Sunday People had a number of holes in it - the main one being that they were still looking for somewhere to live. It is inevitable that people posing as 'friends' of anyone in the public eye will sell a story to a down market paper from time to time. Personally, I'd love to hear of an engagement, but I'd hope it wasn't leaked by supposed friends focusing on the financial side of things.
However, being a sad obsessive - I'd love to see any more details of this article.
Oh, and just to prove how pathetic I am, my other reason for thinking Mr/Mrs/Sir Borten is different from the normal wind-up merchants is the quite witty "No ring for Paul's Welsh rarebit". That's the sort of thing we expect from a nice respectable local newspaper, and far too creative for our normal wind-up merchants (or the Sunday People).
