LOS ANGELES - ACTRESS Jessica Alba has gotten engaged to her boyfriend, producer Cash Warren.

The 26-year-old actress had announced earlier this month that she is pregnant.

'I can confirm that they are engaged,' Alba's publicist, Brad Cafarelli said in an e-mail on Thursday.

The couple is expecting their first child in late spring or early summer, Mr Cafarelli said.

Alba stars in the thriller Awake, and recently appeared in Good Luck Chuck and The Ten.

The sex symbol first gained fame as an action star on TV's Dark Angel, then in films including Fantastic Four and Sin City.