Major congrats are in order for Brittany Hockley and Ben Siegrist, who announced their engagement on Thursday night (June 12).
The lovebirds shared their joyous news on Instagram with a series of stunning selfies on a beach, both dressed in white, with a smiling Brittany showing off her new bling after her beau popped the question during a trip to Hamilton Island.
Brittany captioned her post with, “In any lifetime it’s a YES! Just two people loving each other for the rest of our lives.”
On her Instagram Story, she added that “forever looks pretty darn spectacular.”
Friends and fans celebrate Brittany Hockley and Ben Siegrist’s engagement news
Many were quick to flood the comments with congratulations upon hearing the news.
Laura Byrne, Brittany’s pal and co-host of the Life Uncut podcast and radio show The Pick Up, couldn’t contain her excitement: “I’M LEAKING!!!! Could not be happier for this. You deserve it all.”
Laura’s husband, Matty J, echoed the sentiment with a heartfelt “WE LOVE LOVE !!!!” Meanwhile, radio co-host Mitch Churi humorously added, “STOP IT MY BFF IS GETTING MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And so is @brittany_hockley !!”
How did Brittany and Ben meet?
Brittany and Ben’s love story began in November 2022 when they matched on the celebrity dating app, Raya.
Ben, a Swiss goalkeeper, was in Sydney for a match against Sydney FC, and the two hit it off immediately. Their long-distance relationship blossomed, leading to this magical engagement.
Though they’ve spent a lot of time apart due to Ben’s football career with Celtic FC in Scotland, Brittany and Ben have been making it work.
Brittany opened up about her fertility struggle on I’m A Celeb
In the most recent season of the reality series, Brittany divulged that she’s already taken measures towards having kids with Ben.
“Different people’s fertility deteriorates at different rates,” she said at the time, adding, “Mine’s not great.”
“I froze some eggs to be safe, then when Ben and I met and decided we wanted to be together with what we knew we thought we’d have a better chance at having kids if we froze some embryos.”
Brittany shared that their embryo journey was a success, and opened up about the legalities behind it.
“I’m very happy to say we got three embryos, so it’s a weight off my shoulder in a sense, but it’s also something I think about all the time,” she said.
“It is both of ours obviously, it’s made. So, you have to both sign to use it, and you have to sign off if one of you dies what you want if you die are you happy for them to use it without you.
“Nothing is a guarantee in life. It’s one of those things where I think I talk myself out of whether I want kids, and I think that’s because I know I might not be able to. I feel like I just need to do it deal with it and figure it out.”
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