Engagement season – it’s officially here.
With the news of Richie McCaw and Gemma Flynn’s engagement earlier this week, we look at other celebrities who became engaged over the holidays.
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RICHIE MCCAW AND GEMMA FLYNN
It’s a match made in sporting heaven. Former All Black captain McCaw proposed to his Black Sticks hockey player girlfriend over the New Year and the pair celebrated with family and friends in central Otago.
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ROSIE HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY AND JASON STATHAM
Observant magpies were quick to spot the sparkler on Huntington-Whiteley’s hand as she walked the Golden Globes red carpet with her long-term love, Jason Statham.
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SHANINA SHAIK AND DJ RUCKUS
The Victoria’s Secret model and her DJ boyfriend (real name Greg Andrews) made it official while vacationing in the Maldives.
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JERRY HALL AND RUPERT MURDOCH
There has been speculation about the relationship between Hall and Murdoch for several months, after they were first spotted together at the Rugby World Cup final in October. After a whirlwind four-month romance, the pair announced their engagement in the Births, Deaths and Marriages section of News Corp-owned The Times.
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GARANCE DORE AND CHRIS NORTON
French blogger Garance Doré and her musician beau must be in full wedding planning mode after getting engaged on holiday in Mexico. Doré wrote on her site: “And on that note, here’s the news (I mean, it left me totally speechless)(for hours)(I still haven’t processed it): Yesterday, Chris asked me to MARRY HIM!!! I said YES!!! 2016 is the year I’m going to get married!!!”
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TORY BURCH AND PIERRE-YVES ROUSSEL
Overseas engagements appear to be de rigueur, with Tory Burch, founder of the self-titled billion-dollar fashion empire, and Pierre-Yves Roussel, chairman and chief executive officer of LVMH Fashion Group, becoming engaged while on holiday in Antigua. The fashion power-couple has been dating since June 2014.
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RYAN PHILLIPPE AND PAULINA SLAGTER
Actor Ryan Phillippe proposed to his girlfriend of five years, Paulina Slagter, on Christmas Day.
