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Pop star Samantha Jade has called off her wedding to former Sony Music Australia executive Pat Handlin because of the unpredictable Covid situation.
The 34-year-old singer, known for her hits New Boy, Bounce and Sweet Talk, already had to cancel her nuptials twice last year due to the pandemic.
She told Perth Now on Thursday she had all but given up on plans for a wedding in 2021, as millions of Aussies head into lockdown amid a surge in Delta variant cases.
Postponed again: Pop star Samantha Jade (left) has called off her wedding to former Sony Music Australia executive Pat Handlin (right) because of the unpredictable Covid situation
Samantha, who got engaged to Pat in January 2019, said the couple were going to start planning a few months ago' with a view to getting married 'really fast'.
But then Perth, where her side of the family lives, entered a snap lockdown in April and she has now 'completely put on hold' plans to wed amid the Delta strain crisis.
'I was like, "You know what? Let's not bother." I can't not have my family at my wedding. We are going to put it on hold to see what is going on with Covid,' she said.
Not again! The 34-year-old singer, known for her hits New Boy, Bounce and Sweet Talk, already had to cancel her nuptials twice last year due to the pandemic
'It's not worth it. First of all it's extremely