R&B star Ciara's relationship with rising rapper Future is heating up - the lovebirds now have each other's first initial tattooed on their ring fingers.

The Goodies hitmaker recently opened up about her budding romance with the hip-hop star, real name Nayvadius Cash, and admitted she would love to start a family with her new beau.

Now the singer has revealed a new inking of the letter 'N' on her left hand, while Future has a similar tattoo of the letter 'C' on his.

During an appearance on America's The Wendy Williams Show on Wednesday (08May13), she said, "I'm very happy... I've always been so reserved... more private... (but) this day in my life, I'm so comfortable in my skin and I feel so good about where I am and I'm very confident and comfortable in the way he loves me... It's only gonna get better and better and better."

However, she wasn't ready to share everything about their relationship - when asked if the couple had discussed marriage, Ciara coyly said, "I don't know."

The singer previously dated rapper Bow Wow and was also linked to 50 Cent after appearing naked with him in her Can't Leave 'Em Alone video.