Enrique Iglesias: I'm not ready for marriage yet

Heartthrob not settling down anytime soon

Sunday, 27 May 2007

He may have been dating tennis player Anna Kournikova for the last five years, but singer Enrique Iglesias says he's not ready for the ultimate commitment.

'I honestly don't believe you need to be married and, at this point, I don't think it would make a difference,' he says.

'In fact, the only difference is going to be a piece of paper. As a couple, you go through your ups and downs, but it has been fine without marriage. And I think it can also save you a lot of problems in the future.'

Poor old Anna, 25, might also have to wait another eight years before the 32-year-old Hero singer is ready to make babies.

'Children change everything,' Enrique tells Sunday magazine. 'I don't think I'm ready for that yet. Maybe when I turn 40, it will be a good time for kids.'

His insistence on keeping his options open is hardly a huge surprise - dad Julio, 63, is rumoured to have slept with 3,000 women and is just about to have his eighth child – and grandad Julio Sr died just days after he discovered he was going to be a father again, at 90.