Former Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards has announced her engagement!
The mum-of-one revealed her partner, Liverpool FC player Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 28, had popped the question to her fans on Instagram on Saturday night.
"Last night the love of my life got down on one knee and I said… YES!" Perrie, 28, captioned a sweet snaps of the romantic proposal taken by photographer Callum Mills.
The photo montage showed the moment Alex got down on one knee, with the songstress holding her head in her hands stunned by the romantic gesture that took place at sunset.
Perrie also shared a snap of her jaw-dropping diamond ring against a blurred backdrop of the scenic coastline.
Former bandmate Jade Thirlwall was one of the first celebrities to react to the cute update, commenting an emotional emoji underneath Perrie's announcement.
"Awwww congratulations," TOWIE star Lauren Pope wrote to the newly-engaged star, while Vicky Pattison gushed: "Omgggggggggg!!!!! Congratulations gorgeous girl."
Dancer Danielle Peazer - who is rumoured to have reunited with ex Liam Payne - also commented on her friend's happy news, writing: "Yaaaaasssss."
Perrie's engagement news comes after she announced she had welcomed her first child with Alex back in August.
She shared the news on Instagram, posting a black and white close-up photo of the baby’s hand on its face, and another of the child’s foot resting on her partner’s hand, writing: “Welcome to the world baby 21/08/21.”
Two weeks later she announced the couple had named the new arrival Axel.
Alex and Perrie began dating in November 2016, following the singer's high-profile split from former fiancé Zayn Malik.
The couple went public with their relationship by going Instagram official with their relationship in 2017 and the star has made no secret of wanting to marry the footballer.
During an appearance on the Capital Breakfast Show with Roman Kemp, she was asked: "If he did pop the question, is it a silly question to ask, would you say yes?"
Perrie jokingly replied: "I have to think about it, I think… No, obviously!", before adding: "But do you know what, I appreciate him, we don’t want to rush into it. But it would be a definitely yes from me, I reckon!"
The future Mrs Oxlade-Chamberlain's happy news comes as speculation begins surrounding when the Little Mix ladies will release solo material, following their farewell tour coming to an end last month.
Perrie recently told The Sun : "We've all said we will let each other know when we’re going to release so we don’t end up clashing in the charts. We’re rooting for each other, not competing against each other."
Leigh-Anne - who also became a first-time mum to twins last year - added: "We are so close and that’s the thing. We’re all going to be in communication about this the whole time."
The 30-year-old said that their friendship is too important to jeopardise and they want to ensure that they are not getting in each others' way after they each start their solo career.
Their last concert was live streamed from the O2 Arena on Saturday May 14 in London around the world.
The final year of Little Mix's time together involved two thirds of the band being pregnant - with Perrie and Leigh-Anne both announcing their pregnancies within weeks of each other.
Days after Perrie announced she and Alex had become parents in August 2021, Leigh-Anne revealed she and her footballer fiance, Andre Gray, had had twins a week earlier.
Reflecting on going into labour with baby Axel, Perrie recently confessed she very almost didn't ring her footballer boyfriend to come home - after mistaking her waters breaking for an embarrassing accident.
At the time of the singer's waters breaking, Alex was staying in a hotel with work and Perrie's mum was initially reluctant to call him away in case it was just a toilet accident.
Despite baby Axel arriving ahead of schedule, the former X Factor winner has no complaints.
"I'm not mad at three bonus weeks, as we keep saying," the singer confessed on an Instagram Live shortly after giving birth to little Axel.
Perrie also gushed about motherhood, saying: "Most amazing experience of my life, literally can't explain how amazing it was. He [Axel] is just the best."
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