Somewhat out of the blue given she’s not really seriously dating anyone at the moment, a whirlwind of engagement rumours has whipped up around Britney Spears because she was spotted wearing a big shiny engagement ring on her engagement finger.

We hate these type of stories: just because someone’s wearing a ring, it doesn’t mean they’re automatically engaged or secretly married, it might just be a nice ring. And just because someone is wearing a baggy top or empire line dress, it doesn’t mean they’re definitely, definitely no-doubt-about-it pregnant.

Sometimes it’s just this crazy little thing we folks in the media like to call “fashion”. Or publicity seeking.