Elisha Cuthbert and Trace Ayala Wait to Wed  11/28/05

Hollywood beauty Elisha Cuthbert's fiancé Trace Ayala insists the couple are still engaged, despite reports their romance is in trouble.

The 24 actress, 23, and 25-year-old Ayala - best pal and business partner of Justin Timberlake - became engaged last year (04).

In recent weeks, Cuthbert has been spotted without her engagement ring or Ayala, who was recently photographed leaving a cinema with newly-single singer Jessica Simpson.

However, Ayala tells America's People magazine, "Neither one of us is in a hurry to get married.

"We've both got so much going on right now. I love her to death, so whatever happens, happens."