23 DECEMBER 2003
Just a few days after the announcement that they're expecting a child together, there are persistent rumours that German supermodel Heidi Klum and her Italian beau Flavio Briatore have split up.

The couple, who have been dating for eight months, have not denied or confirmed German press reports that their relationship is in trouble. The celebrity pair's last public statement was the news on December 16 that Heidi is pregnant with a baby due in spring 2004.

"Heidi is the one, I know that," said divorcé Flavio earlier this year. "She's fantastic… With our relationship, everything is possible. I'm not ruling anything out. Marriage, a family – with Heidi I can imagine doing all that. I am happier than I've ever been."

But whispers of crisis between the 30-year-old covergirl and the 53-year-old Formula One boss have not been silenced either by Flavio's comments or the news of his impending fatherhood.