Posted by Adam

Monday December 14, 2009

PENELOPE Cruz refuses to discuss her relationship with Javier Bardem.

The Oscar-winning star — who is rumored to be engaged to her fellow Spaniard — says her romance with Bardem is “important” to her and she wants to “protect” it.

“It’s obvious that I’m in a relationship,” she said. “And the reason I don’t want to talk abut it is to protect it, because it’s important to me. It’s as simple as that.”

When asked about the ring she has been wearing on her wedding finger, the 35-year-old star remained coy.

“That, is something I keep for myself, thank you,” she said.

“I know this may sound weird,” Cruz added. “But in my family no one has been putting into my mind the idea of being obsessed with marriage, so I haven’t really thought about it that much. In the end we all want to be happy, no? We all want the same thing, really. But we all have different ways to try to find that.”

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