Atomic Kitten Star Admits To Secret Engagement

ATOMIC KITTEN star [Liz Mcclarnon](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/liz-mcclarnon) was secretly engaged to former boyfriend [Lee Ryan](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/lee-ryan).

The WHOLE AGAIN singer dated the [Blue](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/blue) badboy on and off for more than two years, but split after tabloid tales proved too much for the pair.

She says, "Lee was lovely. I loved him and yes he loved me - and yes we were engaged. That's the first time I've admitted it. We were engaged for a couple of weeks and my mum really liked him.

"It broke up because of the stories about his womanising and my flirting. You have to be such a strong person to cope with that and I am definitely not and I don't think he is either. It was just too much stress for us. It was too much stress."

But now the sexy singer is in search for a new man - and one that does not lust after the high-profile lifestyle.

She is also confident that she won't meet him on a night on the town: "I'm on the look out, but this time I won't go looking for him in the clubs."

Liz insists that the band's break is not permanent and that the girls are just taking a 12 month break - which gives the pop-beauty a perfect opportunity to find that ideal partner.

She says, "I'm just a 22-year-old woman who likes to have fun with her friends. If the right man comes along in the year off, perfect. I would certainly like someone special in my life."

01/02/2004 14:32