The Celebrity Engagements of 2022 – PEOPLE
See which of your favorite stars are headed down the aisle
Team USA snowboarder Anderson revealed during a segment on Today on Jan. 24 that she and Canadian snowboarder Nicholson got engaged.
Anderson also shared a video of Nicholson dropping down on one knee to pop the question to his longtime partner in the place that makes the most sense: the snow.
The exciting news came shortly before the two-time Olympic gold medalist – who won the inaugural snowboard slopestyle event at the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014, and again at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in 2018 – competes in Beijing for this year’s Winter Olympics.
Smyrnios has found his “forever” in girlfriend Carucci.
The Floribama Shore star announced the pair’s engagement on Instagram on Jan. 23. He shared the news alongside a carousel of photos from the special moment.
“When I met you on this beach a year ago today, I knew I wanted nothing less but to spend every day I had left with you ❤️,” Smyrnios wrote. “I love you forever Sami 💍 Thank you for showing me what true love is #engaged.”
The couple received several supportive messages in the post’s comments section. Smyrnios’ costar Codi Butts and Party Down South‘s Tiffany Heinen offered up a sweet “congratulations.” The Challenge‘s Jenna Compono wrote, “Oh my goodness! Congrats Gus!!!”
Former Downton Abbey star Dockery and Waller-Bridge, the brother of Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge, shared their engagement news in the “Births, marriages and deaths” section of the U.K’s The Times on Jan. 20.
“The engagement is announced between Jasper, son of Michael Waller-Bridge of King’s Lynn, Norfolk, and Teresa Waller-Bridge of Battersea, London, and Michelle, younger daughter of Michael and Lorraine Dockery of Gidea Park, Essex,” the announcement read.
The outlet included a story on their romance, revealing that the two first started dating in 2019 after meeting through friends.
They later made their first public appearance together at the Rome Film Festival, The Times reported.
The Full House star revealed on Jan. 17 that boyfriend Wasilewski popped the question, posting a photo of the pair on Instagram that showcased some serious bling on her ring finger.
The Hollywood Darlings star started out the sweet caption announcing the big news with a quote by Maya Angelou, writing, “In all the world there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world there is no love for you like mine.”
“I love you Mescal, for always. You’re my person. I can’t wait to see the life that lies ahead for us,” the caption continued. “Here’s to us, @ghostfacelito and our life of adventures. Together. I think I’m really gonna like turning 40 ❤️❤️❤️💍.”
The Transformers actress is engaged to boyfriend Kelly after over a year of dating. Fox and Kelly, whose real name is Colson Baker, shared the announcement on their respective Instagram accounts on Jan. 12.
“In July of 2020 we sat under this banyan tree,” Fox wrote in the caption of her post. “We asked for magic. We were oblivious to the pain we would face together in such a short, frenetic period of time. Unaware of the work and sacrifices the relationship would require from us but intoxicated off of the love. And the karma.”
“Somehow a year and a half later, having walked through hell together, and having laughed more than I ever imagined possible, he asked me to marry him,” she continued. “And just as in every lifetime before this one, and as in every lifetime that will follow it, I said yes.…and then we drank each other’s blood. 1.11.22 ✨.”
The couple, who have been dating since 2004 and welcomed son Eric in February 2014, got engaged on Christmas Eve in Barbados, where they first met, PEOPLE confirmed on Jan. 11.
Cowell and Silverman went on a walk together and he surprised her by proposing on the beach.
The proposal took place during a family vacation and the special moment was extra special as their 7-year-old son Eric and Silverman’s eldest son Adam were also present.
“They are both super happy,” a source said of the newly engaged couple. “They’ve been together a long time now and adore each other so it’s not a huge surprise to their close friends.”
Real Housewives of Miami star Martin is ready to wed!
The reality star and anesthesiologist is engaged to longtime love Lopez, who popped the question on New Year’s Eve, the pair told PEOPLE exclusively.
“We’ve talked about marriage before. I think we both knew it would happen one day. I just didn’t know that day was coming so soon,” Martin told PEOPLE. “It was a total surprise!”
Lopez proposed to Martin while they were on vacation in Aspen with their 2-year-old son, Greyson.
The Transformers star, who has been dating Mari since 2019 following his divorce from Fergie, announced the happy news on Jan. 8 on Instagram with a photo of the couple posing by the beach.
“It’s on!! She found a message in a bottle that washed ashore and said YES!! @audramari,” the actor captioned the shot of the pair smiling, while he held up a handwritten letter that read: “Audra Diane Mari Will You Marry Me?”
The Jan. 8 proposal also marked another special occasion — Mari’s 28th birthday.
The former Counting On star announced on Instagram that he proposed to girlfriend Wissmann, and “She said YES!!!!”
“Hannah, getting to know you for the past year has been so incredible! I can’t even find the words to describe it. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me and I cannot wait to marry you,” he captioned his slideshow of images from the stunning proposal on Jan. 6. “I love you!!” he added.
Duggar first introduced Wissmann as his girlfriend in October 2021 on Instagram, saying that he’s “never been so happy.”
“Never felt so blessed!!” Duggar continued in the post’s caption before adding, “Getting to know each other has been one of the greatest joys of our lives! We are excited to start sharing our story with all of you and to see what God has in store for our future. 🤍 #mygirlfriend @hannahwissmann”
Steven Spielberg’s daughter Sasha is engaged to famous restaurateur Keith McNally’s son Harry, an artist/designer based in New York City. Keith announced the news on Instagram on Jan. 3, sharing a photo of the couple and writing, “When Harry (McNally) Proposed to Sasha (Spielberg) on New Year’s Eve She……..said Yes!”
The Oscar-winning director shares Sasha, who is a singer/actress by the stage name Buzzy Lee, with his actress wife, Kate Capshaw.
Back in July, Sasha shared a photo on Instagram cozied up to Harry, joking in the caption, “I’m in love and I don’t care who knows it! (Please don’t unfollow).”
The couple, who have been dating since 2018, are planning to marry, PEOPLE confirmed on Jan. 4.
A source said that Donald Trump’s oldest son and the former Fox News host-turned-political aide are engaged. “Kim has been wearing her engagement ring and both are very excited about blending their families,” the source added.
It’s unclear when the couple got engaged. No date has been set for the wedding, according to a source.
Guilfoyle seemed to hint at the news in the caption of an Instagram post made on New Year’s Day. The slideshow of images showed her and Don Jr., where she looked to be wearing a large diamond on her ring finger.
“Tonight was extra special celebrating @donaldjtrumpjr’s birthday,” she wrote. “Don, you are strong, smart, courageous, funny and the love of my life. I can’t wait to spend the rest of our lives together. Love you.”
Guilfoyle has been dating Don Jr. since around the time his ex-wife, Vanessa, filed for divorce in March 2018. Don Jr. has five kids with Vanessa — Donald III, Kai Madison, Spencer Frederick, Tristan Milos and Chloe Sophia — and Guilfoyle shares a son, Ronan, with ex-husband Eric Villency. She was also previously married to now-California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Trump Jr. and his sister Ivanka were recently subpoenaed in the New York attorney general’s office ongoing civil investigation into whether the Trump Organization and its executives committed fraud.
D’Agostino got down on one knee on New Year’s Eve.
The reality regular proposed to girlfriend Rollins at their home in Palm Beach, Florida, on his birthday. Rollins celebrated the engagement news on Instagram, sharing a photo of her massive new ring. The couple has been dating for four years.
“Woke up like this,” the interior designer captioned the picture, which featured her emerald-cut Ceylon sapphire ring flanked by two diamonds.
“I have been waiting my entire life to meet someone like Danielle and I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with her,” D’Agostino, Real Housewives of New York star Luann de Lesseps‘ ex-husband, said in a statement.
The engagement occurred exactly five years after his New Year’s Eve wedding to de Lesseps. The former couple wed in 2016 and called it quits in August 2017, after seven months of marriage.
The ABC News chief medical correspondent and doctor got engaged to television producer and businessman Werner on New Year’s Eve. The couple has been dating for a year.
“From the moment they met they were soulmates,” a close friend of the couple told PEOPLE on Jan. 3. Ashton and Werner were first introduced in 2021 by a mutual friend and hit it off immediately.
On Dec. 31, the pair were waiting to hail a cab on their way to dinner at The Fulton by Jean-Georges, where they had their first date, when Werner suddenly popped the question.
“I said yes!” Ashton shared on Instagram along with a photo of the happy couple.
The physician, author and TV correspondent is a mother to her two children, son Alex and daughter Chloe, whom she shared with late ex-husband Robert C. Ashton. Werner is a father to three adult children from a previous marriage.
Lodge is an engaged man again, this time to girlfriend Carlson. The retired police officer, who ran for governor of California in the Gavin Newsom recall election this past September, popped the question to Carlson in December, PEOPLE exclusively reported on Jan. 3.
Their engagement came just three months after news broke that Lodge and his former fiancée Vicki Gunvalson, of Real Housewives of Orange County fame, had split. The two got engaged in April 2019 after three years together.
“I did ask Janis on December 20th if she would become Mrs. Steve Chavez Lodge, and she happily agreed,” Lodge said in a statement. “We will be married in April 2022.”
“We are both very excited, incredibly happy, totally in love and look forward to our life together,” he added.
Janis is a third grade school teacher in Orange County. The two have been dating since September, and went Instagram official with their relationship on Christmas Day. This will be his fourth marriage and her first.
