Nicole Scherzinger is engaged to boyfriend Thom Evans

Nicole Scherzinger and friend Thomas Evans are engaged!

The 44-year-old Pussycat Dolls alumnus shared the news via Instagram on Tuesday, June 27. “I said yes 💍♥️,” she captioned photos of the romantic beach proposal. Evans, 38, also shared the photos on his Instagram page, writing “My Ever After 💍❤️” in the caption.

The couple met in 2019 on the set of The X Factor: Celebritywith which Scherzinger judged together Simon Cowell And Louis Wals. The former rugby player participated in the spin-off with fellow athletes Ben Foden And Levi’s Davis. Their boy band, Try Star, placed fifth in the singing competition.

The “Don’t Hold Your Breath” singer and Zimbabwean native flirted throughout the season – Scherzinger fangirled notably over Evans’ shirtless, soaked performance of Ambassadors’ “Boom” – and were spotted kissing in a London bar after the finale was over. aired in November 2019. The couple made their red carpet debut as a couple on the In style and Warner Bros. Pictures Golden Globe Awards after party in January 2020 and have only gotten closer since then.

“Nicole and Thom got very serious very quickly,” an exclusive source told me Us weekly in August 2020. “They are madly in love with each other and complement each other well. They are super cute and have a lot of fun together. Nicole feels very lucky to have found Thom.”

Evans, for his part, stumbled across the Masked singer panelist during an October 2021 interview with The sun.

“She is so easy and fun to deal with. I hit the jackpot,’ the Strictly come dance alum told the outlet. “People always say, ‘If you know it, you know it,’ and I can honestly say I never really had that moment. But within the first few days with Nicole it was just amazing and it’s been amazing ever since.

Prior to his relationship with Scherzinger, Evans dated model and actress Kelly Beck from 2010 to 2013. The Annie Live! actress, for her part, dated race car driver Lewis Hamilton on and off from 2007 to 2015 and tennis pro Grigor Dimitrov from 2016 to 2019.

During a January 2021 interview with The timesScherzinger shared how lessons she learned from past relationships helped her cultivate a healthy dynamic with Evans.

“I’ve certainly been through my fair share of insecurities that I’ve fought and struggled through, and I’ve been through challenges and relationships — and what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,” she told the outlet. “Now I have a new perspective and things are in balance. And I am very grateful that I was able to build a healthy, strong, solid foundation for my relationship.”