The Only Way is Essex star Gemma Collins in engaged to long-term partner Rami Hawash for the third time, after he proposed during their romantic trip to the Maldives.
This week, Collins, 43, shared a picture of herself cosying up to her new fiancé while flashing her diamond ring.
Pictures and a video were also obtained by The Sun, with a source saying: “She is absolutely thrilled and she can’t believe it is finally happening.”
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“Rami had flown out hundreds of roses and there were thousands of petals. 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,'” the source said.
The source added that Rami pulled out all the stops for the proposal, with the words ”will you marry me” lit up in the sand. He also proposed with the ring in a shell.
The source added: “It was such a beautiful moment and of course she cried.”
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The couple have been engaged now a total of three times.
Collins reportedly met the businessman in 2011 at a pub in Essex, in the UK.
In 2013, they got engaged for the first time, but called it off shortly after.
Collins dated TOWIE star James Argent before she got back together with Rami in 2020. They announced their second engagement in 2021, but again, called off the wedding.
She previously said the financial downturn stopped her from planning their wedding.
“I just think these are worrying times and we must be careful, so to start planning a GC wedding is not really important,” she said, according to Closer.
She added: “I’d rather spend the money on properties, building the portfolio. But it will happen.”
At the end of last year, Collins shared a tribute to Rami on their three-year anniversary.
“You told me years ago I was your girl and I’ve never managed to get away from you he he,” she wrote in her post.
“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.”
She added: “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 ❤️.”
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Collins previously wrote about her new-found happiness on Instagram and gave an inspiring message to fans who are looking for love.
“If anyone is single wanting the family life it didn’t come to me until now at 42 💚,” she wrote in her post.
“But this was meant for me because I was concentrating on my career however this was exactly how it was meant to be it’s all in the universe and it’s all divine timing 💚.”
She added: “So don’t be sad you don’t have it yet if this is what you want it will come to you when the time is right 💚what’s meant for you will not pass you by 💚 and I had to do a lot of work on myself and learn to love myself then it all come to me 💚.”