Singer Aretha Franklin is engaged!
In a statement released to the Associated Press, Franklin confirmed that she was engaged to longtime friend William “Willie” Wilkerson.
From The Huffington Post:
NEW YORK “” Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend William “Willie” Wilkerson.
The Grammy-winning singer told The Associated Press in a statement Monday that she and Wilkerson are considering a summer wedding, perhaps in Miami Beach, Fla. The Queen of Soul wants to follow the ceremony with a reception on a private yacht.
The 69-year-old jokes: “No, I’m not pregnant.”
Franklin and Wilkerson became engaged over the holidays.
She is considering Vera Wang, Valentino and Donna Karan to design her dress.
Franklin has been married twice before.
Congratulations to the happy couple!