Dash to see Gavin makes Charlotte sing

Charlotte Church

Welsh singing star Charlotte Church plans to fly 20,000km to New Zealand this weekend for a romantic break with Lions rugby ace Gavin Henson.

But the singer will be jetting home after just 48 hours because Henson will be allowed only a short break from team duties, the British tabloid Sun newspaper reports.

"I'm going this weekend but only for a couple of days - Sir Clive Woodward is very strict about how much time players have off between games," she told the paper.

Church, 19, and Henson, 23, got together earlier this year and have been keeping in touch by text and webcam since the spiky-haired Wales star flew to New Zealand last month.

Church told the Sun she texts Henson five times a day. "Am I in love? Yes - that's why I'm going to the other side of the world. I am missing Gavin very much."

Since releasing her debut album, Voice Of An Angel, at the age of 12, Church has amassed a fortune and gained celebrity for her looks and private life as much as her singing.

Henson has just joined soccer star David Beckham as a face of razor manufacturer Gillette.

- NZPA