Kitagawa Hiromi announces her marriage

Kitagawa Hiromi announced her marriage on 2 February which was also her 35th birthday to her boyfriend of 2 years. According to her agency, the couple met through friends and started dating soon after. They selected Kitagawa's birthday which also happened to be an auspicious day for marriage and went to a ward office in Tokyo together to submit the marriage application. There are no plans for a wedding yet and Kitagawa is not pregnant now and will continue her acting career as usual.

Kitagawa made her debut in 1998 as a Unichika Summer Campaign girl and has been seen in various dramas including 2005 TV Tokyo drama "Joou" where she took on the leading role. She is also a regular member of variety and news shows such as FujiTV's "Mezamashi Terebi".

In her statement, Kitagawa praised her husband for being a gentle and honest person who she could be at ease with and hopes to spend her future with him. She also pledged to do even better in her career from now on and called for everyone's continued support in future.

Sources: Sanspo / Sponichi