Scarlett Johansson weds French journalist Romain Dauriac in secret ceremony

SCARLETT Johansson has married French journalist Romain Dauriac in a secret ceremony just after the birth of their daughter, Rose.

PARIS, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) Scarlett Johansson and Romain Dauriac arrive for the 39th Cesar Film Awards 2014 at Theatre du Chatelet on February 28, 2014 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images)

SCARLETT Johansson married French journalist Romain Dauriac in a secret ceremony just after the birth of their daughter, Rose, sources have confirmed to The New York Post.

While the actress, who was recently seen wearing a gold ring on her wedding finger, has remained tight-lipped about the nuptials, sources said the ceremony happened shortly after Johansson and Dauriac welcomed their first child in September.

A source said, “Scarlett and Romain were married in a very intimate ceremony after the birth of their daughter. They kept the wedding a big secret because they both wanted privacy.”

While it had been speculated the couple would marry in Dauriac’s native Paris, the source said the wedding took place at a secret location in the US, away from the spotlight of Hollywood or Johansson’s home town of New York. It is believed they may have married in a remote and natural location, such as Colorado.

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Mum ... Scarlett Johansson welcomed daughter Rose in September. Picture: Getty Images for Friends of Rockaway

The Lucy star, who turned 30 last month, gave birth to daughter Rose in early September, and at the time a representative for the couple said they were seeking privacy as they do not want their baby girl to grow up in the spotlight.

The couple, who started dating in 2012, were engaged in August 2013, but she had reportedly said at the time she didn’t want to “rush” tying the knot as “being engaged is an exciting time to enjoy and to really savour.”

But in July, The New York Post reported that a then-pregnant Johansson was overheard at a Hamptons dinner party saying the couple would be married “very soon.”

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In early October, Duriac was seen with a gold band visible on the ring finger of his left hand. And in November, rumours that they had married in secret re-emerged after the actress was seen sporting what looks like a slender wedding band on her left hand, underneath her sparkling engagement ring.

A spokesman for Johansson, who will be seen in Avengers: Age of Ultron next year, didn’t respond to requests for comment.

This story originally appeared in the The New York Post.