Shetty to marry tycoon by year's end

Shilpa Shetty will reportedly marry her jewellery tycoon boyfriend and "soulmate" Raj Kundra before the year is out.

The Bollywood actress and former Celebrity Big Brother contestant has set a tentative date for October and plans a traditional ceremony witnessed by family and friends.

Shetty, 33, told the Mail On Sunday that the union will be "for good". "I have very traditional views of marriage. I've seen my parents maintain a 35-year marriage and I really believe marriages are made in heaven," she said.

"I've always said that the day I decide to tie the knot it is going to be for good. I have often wondered who the right person would be and I've come to realise that for me it is Raj. I'm completely sure he is my soulmate."

Shetty and Kundra, 34, first started dating two years ago and recently set up home in a seven-bedroom, £5 million house in Weybridge, Surrey. Kundra said that he has discussed the union with Shetty's parents, adding: "We have definitely set a date for this year."