Gemma Collins engaged to Rami Hawash for third time after Maldives proposal

13 February 2024 , 13:27

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Gemma Collins engaged to Rami Hawash after romantic Maldives proposal (Image: Instagram)

Gemma Collins is now engaged to Rami Hawash! The Diva Forever icon and her fiancé first found love 14 years ago.

Rami got to work on planning a romantic proposal in the Maldives and got down on one knee to ask for her hand in marriage for the third time. According to sources, the reality star had no idea he was going to pop the question and was 'shocked' by the entire proposal.

"She is absolutely thrilled and she can’t believe it is finally happening," a source said. "Rami had flown out hundreds of roses and there were thousands of petals. She didn't know what was happening until a huge platter of cakes came out and as Gemma started eating her mango dessert, Rami surprised her and said, 'look at that'."

In new snaps, former TOWIE star Gemma, 43, was seen wearing a gorgeous orange flowing dress and a headpiece for her romantic dinner with Rami. Her new fiancé, 49, rocked a cream button-up shirt and white trousers for the special occasion. A dinner table covered in white cloth was placed on the beach. A heart was drawn around the table in the sand and the entire area around the couple was covered in red rose petals.

The couple got engaged in the Maldives (TikTok / @gemmacollins)

The duo were first engaged in 2013 (Instagram / @gemmacollins)

According to the source, 'Will you marry me?' was lit up in the sand. They added to The Sun that Gemma was clueless about the entire situation and assumed the couple were having a 'relaxing dinner on the beach'. The insider added that the engagement ring is 'absolutely amazing'.

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Gemma’s relationship with Rami was on and off between 2011 and 2014, and he even made brief appearances on TOWIE. On Christmas Day in 2013, the couple got engaged but decided to call it off a few weeks later. Rami previously told The Mirror that Gemma's high-maintenance 'The GC' persona was the reason for their split.

He said: “If I could have evicted The GC and lived with Gemma Collins, things would have been different. We might have been married with a family now.” They went on to date other people before finding their way back to each other during the coronavirus pandemic.

They got engaged again in 2021 after reuniting during lockdown. They were set to get married this summer, but in July, Gemma revealed they had decided to cancel their plans and focus on other things. And now, Rami made the proposal official by getting down on one knee on the tropical island.

Gemma previously discussed their marriage plans and said: "There is no rush and I am living life. There is still so much I want to do," and "Me and Rami are both free spirits, he has been married before and funnily enough we were looking at pictures of us and we have known each other for so long. We have agreed that if we are both still together at 50 then we will do it."

In December, it was reported that the TV personality thought the new year was the "perfect time" to start her family with Rami as she began her fertility journey in hopes of becoming a mum. Gemma is already a father to Rami's son, Tristan, from a previous relationship.

Zara Woodcock