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Charli XCX and The 1975 drummer George Daniel are engaged.
The Boom Clap hitmaker announced the news on Instagram on Tuesday, showing off her dazzling diamond ring. The two met back in 2021 while working on the single Spinning, they confirmed their whirlwind romance in May last year.
"charli xcx and george daniel f***ing for life!!!," Charli penned to her 4.5million followers. She shared three snaps, two embracing her beau and another of her new ring. Placed in between two cups, the singer-songwriter showed the piece in its box.
Charli met George all the way back in 2021 (Getty Images)
She shared the couple's announcement on Tuesday (Instagram)Fans, friends and family flocked to the post's comments section, with 1975 rocker Matty Healy's mum amongst the first to reply. Matty himself wrote: "I cry." Popstar Dua Lip added: "aaaaaaahhhhh!!!!!!!!! LOVE THIS!!! congratulations lovebirds!!!!!"
Speaking of George in May, Charli said: "Now that I’m in a relationship with another musician he's influenced me a lot with his process and how he and his band work." She told The Sun: "It's really different to how I work and that has definitely influenced me and my process. I used to be very, ‘Quick, quick, quick, album a month, let’s go.’
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"Now I’m like, ‘Oh, maybe it’s cool to take some time and live in the music that you create.’ My process is definitely evolving." She revealed how "in love" she was in February when talking to the Sydney Morning Herald.
Speaking of the pair's latest track together, “Welcome to My Island (Remix),” she said: "I want to be wifed up, I want to have a big fat belly with a baby in it. I don’t really want to live in the countryside, that’s the only lie in that because I love cities.
"But yeah, I’m just so in love right now and I think I’d be a really hot mum… so why not just put it all into a Caroline Polachek remix, you know?"