Mariah Carey has confirmed she got hitched to actor Nick Cannon in the Bahamas after a whirlwind romance.

The couple met during the filming of her upcoming video for the single Bye Bye in March.

Just weeks later they were seen out and about - and Carey turned up to the premiere of her new movie, Tennessee, sporting a huge diamond ring.

Cannon, 27, has put out a rap album but is best known for his role in the movie Drumline, one TV series on Nickelodeon and another on MTV.

It is his first marriage but Carey's second.

The 38-year-old famously wed top music executive Tommy Mottola in an extravagant wedding in 1993. They had a bitter divorce in 1998.

It's reported she opted for a more low-key affair the second time around, with an intimate ceremony on the beach.

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