Arctic Monkeys’ Jamie Cook Engaged to Katie Downes
Jamie Cook, the guitarist for Arctic Monkeys, is engaged. NME is reporting that his girlfriend, model Katie Downes, accepted his marriage proposal.
The couple have been together since meeting at a party in Liverpool back in 2006, when the band was riding high through their debut, 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.' The album shattered British sales records for a debut and reached No. 24 in the U.S.
Downes is a model who has appeared as a Page Three girl in the Sun, as well as such publications as Loaded, Maxim and Nuts. She was also in a brief scene in the Rob Schneider vehicle 'Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo.' We would include a picture of her but, despite a prolonged and arduous search, were unable to find one where she was dressed to our standards. [Ed. note: A Google image search will show you what we mean.]
The Arctic Monkeys have recently finished up a world tour that saw them open up for the Black Keys. The Sheffield band plans to record their fifth album at some point in 2012, with the hope of making a "heavier" album than their previous efforts.