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Zara Woodcock

The One Show’s Michelle Ackerley announces engagement as she flashes diamond ring

The One Show's Michelle Ackerley has revealed she is engaged to Benjamin Ryan.

The 37-year-old TV presenter took to social media to share a sweet snap of her and Benjamin posing for the camera as she showed off her engagement ring.

Both Michelle and Benjamin are beaming with joy as she covers her face with her hand in the snap.

"Nipped out for a morning stroll when this happened…!" Michelle captioned the post, adding: "Happy Wednesday @benjaminryan."

In the snap, both kept warm during their Spring stroll as Ben rocked a green scarf. His new fiancée Michelle had her hair wrapped up and wore a brown coat.

Michelle has been dating Ben, 48, for many years and the news delighted friends and fans.

Fans of the 37-year-old were over the moon and took to the comment section to congratulate her.

"Like it was ever in doubt! Bout time he put a ring on it - lemme know when to get my suite dry cleaned," one user said.

Another added: "Ahhhhh congrats lovely!!!!!" while another said: "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! Xx"

The star was on a casual stroll when he proposed (Getty Images)

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"YAYYYYYYYy Michelle!!!!!! So happy for you," one user posted.

Ben is a former rugby star and used to coach the Fiji National rugby team. He even helped them get a gold medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016.

Michelle has co-presented CBBC series All Over the Place since 2013. During that same year, she sometimes presented The Hub section on This Morning.

Two years later, she began co-presenting BBC One programme Watchdog and has also been a reporter for Crimewatch Roadshow.

She also appeared in Celebrity Masterchef and And They're Off!. In August 2020, she joined the Loose Women panellists as a lead presenter.

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