Kate Moss denied today that she married pop singer Pete Doherty while on holiday in Thailand.

The supermodel and pop star are reported to have made a formal commitment to each other in a private beach ceremony during an exotic New Year break.

But her spokesman Stuart Higgins insisted that the model was simply on holiday on the southern island of Phuket.

He said: "Contrary to various entirely false media reports today, there has not been any kind of marriage ceremony in Thailand. She is on holiday."

The couple were photographed celebrating with champagne at a villa overlooking a beach on the island.

Moss was pictured barefoot in a silver dress, while Doherty wore a black suit and his trademark trilby hat.

It was reported that they had undertaken a 30-minute ceremony to formalise their relationship.

Wedding services including Buddhist prayers, the pouring of blessed water and entwining of flower garlands are popular among visitors to the romantic Thai island.

But such ceremonies are not legally binding and British participants must still undertake a civil service in the UK.

Moss, 32, and Doherty, 27, are tipped to tie the knot on January 18, and have asked friends to keep the date free, The Sun reported.

Moss and Doherty attended a party thrown by tycoon socialite David Tang during their Thai holiday.

The Duchess of York and her daughters Beatrice, 18, and Eugenie, 16, were also reported to have been staying on the island.

Moss and Doherty's rocky on-off relationship has been well documented since they met at her 31st birthday party at her home in Primrose Hill, north London.

Speculation over their wedding has been rife since the couple revealed their engagement in October.

Doherty, frontman of pop group Babyshambles, is serving a two-year supervision order for drug offences.

Meanwhile Moss's modelling career has flourished despite being photographed allegedly taking cocaine in a music studio.

Bookmakers who have taken bets on the couple getting married this year said they are "living on borrowed time".

David Williams, of Ladbrokes, said the bookmaker has closed its book on the pair finally tying the knot.

But he added that the firm is offering odds of 4/1 that the couple will divorce before 2008, and 10/1 that a divorce will be followed by a re-marriage.