She ruled out any hopes that he may appear in her reality TV show last week.
And as Mariah Carey and James Packer juggle hectic work schedules and sell-out world tours, it has been claimed their hotly anticipated nuptials may take place later than initially expected.
According to The Sydney Morning Herald, the glamorous duo have put wedding planning on hold while Mariah sees out her European tour.
Another reason for the delay, it claimed, is the ceremony’s guest list.
While none of the Packer family have spoken publicly about the engagement, a friend claimed the billionaire’s mother Ros and her soon-to-be daughter-in-law are ‘very different women’.
‘Ros is a woman raised in the country with very traditional values who has maintained a dignified silence for all the years she and Kerry were in the spotlight.
‘Mariah is all bells, whistles and flashbulbs … they are very different women,’ a source told the newspaper.
Source: DailyMail.co.uk