Talk about an overdue engagement! According to reports, Johnny Depp has finally popped the question to his long-term girlfriend Vanessa Paradis. We hear their seven-year-old daughter Lily-Rose’s terrifying illness inspired the proposal.

Thankfully, Lily-Rose is back to full health, and Depp wants to make his relationship with Paradis official. Depp plans to wed his girlfriend of eight years this summer in the small French village of Plan de la Tour, near St Tropez, according to media reports. A source from their village in France said that the couple has one of "the strongest relationships in Hollywood but after their daughter was taken ill the family became an even closer-knit unit.

" We're happy to report that Johnny Depp's daughter, Lily-Rose, is doing well. She is currently in England with her very famous parents. If you guys remember, Lily-Rose was originally with an undisclosed illness which was later thought to have had blood poisoning.

She was later diagnosed with the deadly E. coli virus, which affected her kidneys. We're glad to hear that little Lily-Rose is out of the hospital and wish her a very speedy recovery.

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Name it Smith can conquer it! Stiller, Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise at the #5 spot. Johnny Depp's daughter Lily-Rose is seriously ill in a hospital bed in London according to the Daily Mirror.

The 7-year-old child was reportedly struck down by the undisclosed illness nine days ago. The Mirror is claiming that they know the illness the child is suffering from but have decided to withhold it from the press out of respect to the family. A hospital source says, "He has not asked for any special favors but just wants the best for his child, like any parent.

" "It is such a difficult time for him but he is hanging in there for the sake of his daughter and the whole family is just praying that she gets better. They are taking each day as it comes." "It's been an emotional rollercoaster for all of them and he's been worrying himself silly.

He's a devoted dad and is spending as much time as he can with Lily." We wish little Lily-Rose a full and speedy recovery.
Britain's Daily Express newspaper: "Johnny and Vanessa are planning to finally get married next summer at their villa.

It will be a private event rather than a showbiz extravaganza." The couple have been together for eight years and have two children. The family usually splits their time between Los Angeles and France.

For many years Johnny was reluctant to marry again, insisting: "If you are together and you love each other and are good to each other, for all intents and purposes you are married." Depp was briefly married to musician Lori Anne Allison in 1983. Vanessa, who had a worldwide hit with 'Joe le Taxi' when she was just 14, recently revealed how special their relationship is.

She said: "Johnny is all I dreamed of. No one could love the way we love. He's a beautiful person so obviously he's a beautiful dad.