Avril Lavigne and singer Mod Sun at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards
(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)Avril Lavigne has announced she is engaged to fellow pop-punk singer Mod Sun.
The 37-year-old Canadian star told her Instagram followers that the American rocker had popped the question in Paris during a romantic boat ride down the River Seine.
She posted a collection of photos and videos from the proposal which featured Mod Sun, 35, down on one knee with the Eiffel Tower in the background.
Another image showed Lavigne with a heart-shaped diamond ring.
She captioned the post: “Oui! Je t’aime pour toujours. Dimanche. 27. Mars. 2022.”
Her new fiance commented: “I love u so much! Forever n ever my angel.”
Friends and well-wishers also offered the couple their congratulations with producer John Feldmann, who worked on their latest collaboration album, and Kourtney Kardashian both sharing heart emojis.
Singer Nessa Barrett said “CONGRATS love u guys”, while singer Pixie Lott added heart eye emojis.
Lavigne and Mod Sun started dating while collaborating on her recently released break-up album Love Sux.
Mod Sun also shared a series of images and videos from the proposal to his Instagram with an emotional note saying he knew she was the one early on.
He wrote: “The day we met I knew you were the one. Together forever til our days are done.”
Speaking to People magazine about the special moment, Lavigne said: “It was the most perfect, romantic proposal I could ever ask for.
“We were in Paris on a boat in the Seine River. We had a violin player, champagne and roses. It felt like time stood still, and it was just the two of us in the moment.”
She also revealed that he knew she had wanted a heart-shaped ring as on the day they met they were both wearing matching rings in that design.
The singer added that the ring also has the word “Hi Icon” engraved in it because they were the first words Sun said to her.
Lavigne explained that they had a “very strong unstoppable connection” and from the first week of meeting they began writing and working in the studio together on her latest album.
Speaking about future, she said: “I look forward to having fun, creating, working together, touring together, growing together.
“It feels good to have someone who can help celebrate the good times, hold you through the tough ones, and be there for all the moments in between.”
