Roz Purcell considered eloping with fiancé Zach Desmond as she lifts lid on wedding planning

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Roz Purcell has opened up about her wedding plans after becoming engaged to her long-term partner Zach Desmond back in 2023.

The couple have had a busy time since their engagement, with Roz releasing not one but two books in the space of just over a year as well as taking over the Drivetime slot on 2fm last year.

The social media influencer has admitted that her hectic work schedule has meant that much of her social life has been put to one side lately - including planning her nuptials.

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Speaking to RSVP Magazine, Roz laughed: "I have no social life, honestly."

She has had to miss out on occasions and seeing friends at times, but the 2fm presenter says her friends are very understanding.

"I see them all through work, so it’s fine!" she said. "Plus I’m the type of friend that, I may not see you for three months, but as soon as I see you, we’re back to where we left off. I’m not a needy friend and a lot of my friends are on the same wavelength as well, so we’re all cool, they’re all busy."

Roz said she and Zach are looking forward to getting married, but they unfortunately haven't had a chance to iron out any details.

"I haven’t done anything," she laughed. "Am I enjoying a long engagement? No! We just haven’t had time to plan!

"I’ve gotten to the stage now where I just want someone to plan it all for me and then I just have to arrive. It’s one of those things where I want to have a say in a few things; obviously pick the dress, that’s very, very important and pick a photographer, because those are the elements that I would know the best for me. But everything else, someone just whack it together for me."

She added: "We keep discussing it and are like, ‘Oh my God, do we just elope?’ So we’ll see where that goes."

Roz's second book, The Hike Life 2, was released towards the end of 2024, and she is planning on taking a bit of a break from writing anything more.

"These two books were really intense, I put so much into them," she said. "It wasn’t just sitting down and writing them, it was long days of shooting up in the mountains. I loved it, but it was a lot of travelling and I was gone for days and nights at a time. Never say never, but I need a little bit of a break. I gave so much to these two books, so I need to build up whatever it is I may have to offer again."

The Hike Life 2: 50 More To Explore is published by Black & White publishing and is available online and in all bookshops

Read the full interview in this month's issue of RSVP Magazine - on shelves now