Kim Kardashian, Kanye West secretly getting married this week

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are allegedly getting married this week.

The reality star and her rapper fiancé were rumoured to be having a lavish wedding extravaganza in Paris next month in front of all their family, friends and celebrity acquaintances, but TMZ are now reporting the couple are going to break with expectations by holding a highly secretive ceremony in the next few days.

Sources told the gossip site the couple already have a marriage license and intend to get hitched before the week is out.

However, while Kim and Kanye's French nuptials on May 24th will no doubt be an over-the-top lavish do, this week's ceremony is due to be a much more low-key affair.

Kim, 33, and Kanye, 36 - who have 10-month-old daughter North West together - are so intent on keeping their nuptials private that they have secured a "confidential" marriage license so no one officially knows.

This wedding marks a big turnaround for 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' star Kim, who wed basketball player Kris Humphries live on TV in August 2011 following a 90-day engagement.

The star-studded affair took place in Montecito, California, and was filmed for a two-part, four-hour TV special on E! called 'Kim's Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event'.

The couple called it quits after just 72 days of marriage, with Kim citing "irreconcilable differences".

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