Proposal Details – Hollywood Life

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Elena Gilbert might have discovered her fortunately ever after with Damon, however in actual life, Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev desires to spend the remainder of her life with Shaun White. The 35-year-old actress is engaged to the 38-year-old Olympic snowboarder, the couple revealed to Vogue in an interview revealed on Wednesday, October 30.

While recalling how Shaun meticulously deliberate his proposal, Nina revealed that he popped the query earlier this month.

“He stated all the proper issues,” Nina stated, whereas Shaun gushed how “nervous” she appeared upon assembly him below an arch of white roses, the place the athlete obtained down on one knee.

The engagement information arrives after the pair sparked romance rumors in March of 2020, proper firstly of the pandemic. The duo was seen bicycling on a nature path in Malibu, together with Nina’s canine Maverick, who was safely tucked below Shaun’s arm through the bike trip. Shortly after the bike trip, HollywoodLife gained extra intel on this budding relationship on the time.

“Nina and Shaun have hung in the identical circle of buddies for years and have at all times been fairly shut. But now it’s extra on a flirtatious stage as a result of they’re each single on the identical time and naturally there’s an attraction there,” a supply solely advised Hollywood Life in April of 2020. That “flirtatious stage” undoubtedly went to the following stage, because the duo grew their relationship and have been charming followers with their lovely Instagram pictures, movies, and public PDA since then.

As the connection turned extra public, Nina and Shaun went on to fortunately publish each other on their social media accounts. On Valentine’s Day of 2021, every wrote loving tributes for each other — you possibly can see Shaun’s above, by which he principally summed up their relationship timeline in pictures.

Shaun retired from his snowboarding profession in February of 2022, and Nina confessed to being “in awe” of his unbelievable athletic skills. “I couldn’t be extra proud,” she wrote by way of Instagram on the time. “Of every little thing you’ve completed over the past 20 years as a competitor and the person you’ve turn into,” she captioned a group of pictures from his Olympic profession. “You are one in every of a form.”

By the top of that yr, the couple appeared extra severe than ever, heading out for a romantic trip within the Maldives that June and bringing their households collectively for a vacation getaway in Mexico in December. In 2023, they have been nonetheless going robust, with Nina and Shaun reportedly shopping for their first residence collectively — a $4.3 million Hollywood Hills hideaway. 

“Nina and Shaun have been severe for a very long time, so it is smart that they’re transferring in collectively,” an insider advised Life & Style in a July 2023 report. “They can’t wait to show this into their dream residence, with the assistance of a designer. This is a big step for them, and buddies are simply ready for Shaun to suggest now.”