Stuart Broad and Mollie King are too busy to get married.

The couple have been together for five years and the former cricketer proposed on New Year's Day in 2021 (01.01.21) but the pair - who have nine-month-old daughter Annabella together - admitted they are struggling to find the time to set a date.

Asked when they will marry, Mollie told You magazine: "There’s been so much going on, we don’t know."

The BBC Radio 1 DJ's dad Stephen passed away just days after Annabella was born last November and the 36-year-old beauty believes her father, who was diagnosed with a brain tumour three months before he died, is watching over them.

She said: "I’m pleased that my dad got to meet Annabella. There are so many times when I know he is with us. He would be so proud."

The former Saturdays star and her 37-year-old partner always knew they wanted to have children some day.

Mollie said: "Timing can be difficult with jobs. It’s not like when you’re young and think you can do things at set ages."

Stuart has found "ultimate contentment" in being a dad.

He gushed: "No offence, Mollie, but it’s a feeling I’ve never had; a love like no other. When I first held her, nothing else mattered and it was really cool.

"...I don’t have a clue what I’m doing, to be honest – you are making it up as you go along."

The couple have had a few dates without their daughter since she was born and appreciate getting that quality time together.

Stuart said: "‘You appreciate everything more, even going on the tube."

After Stuart hung up his bat for good over the summer, he and Mollie are keen to work together more.

Mollie said: "Being able to spend more time with each other would be really exciting, if the right project came our way."