Gemma Collins has confirmed her engagement to long-term lover Rami Hawash.
The Only Way Is Essex actress has decided to marry Rami while on vacation in the Maldives at a fancy resort.
Rami, 49, went all out for the special occasion, hosting a romantic supper on the beach with millions of rose petals scattered across the sand. Valentine’s Day arrived early for Gemma!
After saying yes, Gemma, 43, confirmed the happy news with a simple: ‘Get ya hats ready. This is it.’
A source shared details of the magical moment, and it involved a mango dessert and four illuminated words.
‘She didn’t know what was happening until a huge platter of cakes came out and as Gemma started eating her mango dessert, Rami surprised her and said, “Look at that”,’ they told The Sun.
‘He had lit up, “Will You Marry Me?” on the sand.’
The ring was presented to Gemma in a shell to match the location, and she ‘couldn’t have wished for anything more’.
‘She is absolutely thrilled and she can’t believe it is finally happening,’ they added.
The couple has been on a long journey together since meeting in 2011.
They initially saw one other in a local Essex bar, but they did not start dating until two years later.
Rami soon joined Gemma on the reality programme that made her famous, giving viewers a look of their new relationship. However, in 2014, they separated. In the meantime, Gemma was in a relationship with her co-star James Argent.
What is meant to be will not go unnoticed, as Rami and Gemma discovered when they reconnected six years later.
Gemma became Rami’s six-year-old son Tristan’s stepmother following their reunion, and she has previously praised his mother for allowing her to be a part of his life. She has also expressed her desire to have her ‘first baby’ in 2024.
The pair were engaged for the second time in December 2021, but decided to cancel their wedding a year later owing to the cost of living problems.
They fuelled breakup suspicions when they unfollowed each other on social media the following year, but they’re back to declaring their love, which they’ve solidified with an engagement.
Gemma celebrated their three-year anniversary on Instagram in December.She wrote: ‘You told me years ago I was your girl and I’ve never managed to get away from you he he I never forget when our eyes met at the king William in Chigwell there’s been highs and lows fire and ice but always LOVE @rami_hawash_ love you
‘Your always pushing me when I doubt myself and love me just a home in the garden thank you for all the madness and the love and endless talking about plants he he .’
Congratulations Gemma and Rami!
Source My Celebrity Life.