Demi Lovato announces she is ENGAGED to beau Max Ehrich
Demi Lovato is ENGAGED: Songstress announces she is set to marry beau Max Ehrich after five months as a couple… and professes ‘I’m honored to accept your hand in marriage’
- The actress and singer, 27, has been dating Max, 28, since March
- She took to Instagram on Wednesday evening to confirm the happy news and share a snap of her eye-popping diamond engagement ring
- Alongside a series of stunning shots of the proposal, she also admitted: ‘I knew I loved you the moment I met you’ in a gushing tribute to the actor
- Demi then thanked her fans and followers in the comments section, as she penned: ‘I F**KING LOVE YOU – THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING MY HAPPINESS’
- Shortly before her announcement, Demi and her husband-to-be were spotted at Nobu in Malibu, in what appeared to be a celebratory meal
- The star has famously dated Joe Jonas, Wilmer Valderrama and Trace Cyrus
By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline
Published: 02:11 EDT, 23 July 2020 | Updated: 04:11 EDT, 23 July 2020
Demi Lovato has announced she is engaged to actor Max Ehrich.
Taking to Instagram to share the news on Wednesday evening, the actress and singer, 27, who has been dating Max, 28, since March, posted a series of stunning pictures with her beloved beau alongside a lengthy caption.
She penned: ‘When I was a little girl, my birth dad always called me his ‘little partner’ – something that might’ve sounded strange without his southern cowboy like accent. To me it made perfect sense…
‘And today that word makes perfect sense again but today I’m officially going to be someone else’s partner. I knew I loved you the moment I met you. It was something I can’t describe to anyone who hasn’t experienced it firsthand but luckily you did too..
Sweet: Demi Lovato has announced she is engaged to actor Max Ehrich
‘I’ve never felt so unconditionally loved by someone in my life (other than my parents) flaws and all… You never pressure me to be anything other than myself…
‘And you make me want to be the best version of myself. I’m honored to accept your hand in marriage… I love you more than a caption could express but I’m ecstatic to start a family and life with you. I love you forever my baby…
‘My partner. Here’s to our future!!!! Ps. THANK YOU [photographer Angelo Kritikos]… FOR HIDING BEHIND ROCKS AND CAPTURING THE ENTIRE THING!!! I love you boo!!!’
Demi then thanked her fans and followers in the comments section, as she penned: ‘To all of my friends and fans commenting – I F**KING LOVE YOU – THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING MY HAPPINESS’.
Amazing: Taking to Instagram to share the news on Wednesday evening, the actress and singer, 27, who has been dating Max, 28, since shared a series of stunning pictures with her beloved beau alongside a lengthy caption
True love! Demi appeared totally delighted with the exciting news as she shared a series of snaps on social media
Touching: Demi then thanked her fans and followers in the comments section, as she penned: ‘To all of my friends and fans commenting – I F**KING LOVE YOU – THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING MY HAPPINESS’
Shortly before her announcement, Demi and her husband-to-be were spotted at Nobu in Malibu sporting the same outfits as the engagement pictures.
The delighted couple – both in facemasks – appeared to be out to celebrate the happy news after dining at the swanky celebrity hotspot.
Demi looked incredible in a white mini dress with a loose-fitting top and a tight bottom, while she glammed up with a tiny jewelled bag.
Time to party! Demi looked incredible in a white mini dress with a loose-fitting top and a tight bottom, while she glammed up with a tiny jewelled bag
Celebrate good times, come on! The delighted couple – both in facemasks – appeared to be out to celebrate the happy news after dining at the swanky celebrity hotspot
The pair’s romance was first confirmed when Demi – who previously dated model Austin Wilson – accidentally crashed Max’s Instagram Live session.
And sources later revealed that they had decided to quarantine together at Demi’s house amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
An insider said in March: ‘Demi and Max have been seeing each other for a few weeks now. They have been quarantining together at Demi’s house and it’s going really well.
Touching: The couple were an image of love in snaps from the special moment
‘Max is very into music and health, and he doesn’t like to party. He is a good influence on Demi and they have a lot in common…
‘They have a few mutual friends in common, but Demi has been introducing Max to her closest friends via Facetime since being quarantined. It’s very new but they are definitely hanging out and seeing where it leads.’
Last month, Demi gushed she feels ‘unconditionally loved and accepted’ by Max.
Touching: In Max’s own announcement, he shared the same stunning images and penned a stunning caption reading: ‘Ahhhh. You are every love song, every film, every lyric, every poem, everything I could ever dream of and then some in a partner in life’
Her love: In May, Demi left fans tickled when she exposed Max as a former superfan
Demi’s romances: A timeline
2008: Cody Linley
Demi dated Hannah Montana star Cody when they were both starting out in Hollywood.
2009: Trace Cyrus
Demi became friends with Trace through his sister Miley, a fellow Disney star. The romance was short lived and when they split he said: ‘Maybe when she’s older and we’ve both matured, we’ll be looking for the same thing and it can work out’.
2010: Joe Jonas
After starring together in 2008’s Camp Rock, as well as 2010’s Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, the Disney duo’s friendship turned into a relationship. She confirmed their relationship in March before he announced their split in May. He said: ‘It was my choice to break up, but I love her as a friend’.
2010: Wilmer Valderrama
Demi’s longest romance to date was with That ’70s Show star Wilmer, The couple dated for six years. In her 2017 documentary, she said of Wilmer: ‘Like, I’m pretty sure I’m not going to meet anybody that compares to him but I’m trying to keep an open heart and open mind when it comes to that’.
2016: Luke Rockhold
Following her split from Wilmer, Demi started seeing UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold and showcased matching tattoos on their fingers. They broke up after a few months of dating.
2019: Austin Wilson
Demi began dating her good friend Austin late last year and he confirmed their romance in November with a picture of the duo kissing. The romance only lasted a month.
2020: Max Ehrich
Max and Demi’s relationship was first revealed in March as they cemented their love when they decided to quarantine together amid the COVID-19 pandemic, before he popped the question on 22 July
In Max’s own announcement, he shared the same stunning images and penned a stunning caption reading: ‘Ahhhh. You are every love song, every film, every lyric, every poem, everything I could ever dream of and then some in a partner in life…
‘Words cannot express how infinitely in love with you I am forever and always and then some…
‘I cannot spend another second of my time here on Earth without the miracle of having you as my wife. here’s to forever baby…
‘ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I’m so excited. you are the most beautiful inside and out in the entire world & I couldn’t be more grateful God brought us together…
‘I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND WILL FOREVER CHERISH YOUR PURE, BEAUTIFUL, INFINITE SOUL’.
In May, Demi left fans tickled when she exposed Max as a former superfan.
The singer shared a December 2011 tweet on Instagram Stories penned by her now-fiancé, reading: ‘All I wanted for Christmas was Demi Lovato. #CantAlwaysGetWhatYouWant’.
She then branded the tweet ‘manifestation’ as he had eventually ‘got’ the star.
The engagement is undoubtedly an amazing turn in the star’s sometimes troubled life, after she has long-battled addiction and even suffered an overdose.
In her 2017 documentary Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated, she documented her battle with bipolar disorder and addiction. She also gave fans an insight into her woes with her single Sober.
In July 2018, Demi was hospitalised after suffering an overdose, which she later blamed on her eating disorder causing her to ‘turn to different things’.
Speaking to Ellen Degeneres in March, she said: ”My bulimia got really bad. I asked for help and I didn’t get the help that I needed. ‘I’m thinking to myself: ‘I am six years sober and I am miserable … why am I sober?’
She says she went to a party, started drinking and three months later ended up in hospital: ‘I lived a life for the past six years that I felt like wasn’t my own. My life, I just felt it was controlled by so many people around me.’
‘If I was in my hotel room at night they would take out my phone so I coudn’t call room service. If there was fruit in my room they took it out because it was extra sugar.’
She went on: ‘For many years I didn’t even have a birthday cake. This year when I turned 27, I have a new team and Scooter Braun, my manager, gave me the best birthday cake.’
Demi owned her journey and offered words of advice for others: ‘If you do go through this you yourself can get through it. It may be bumpy but as long as you take the responsibility, you can move past it and love yourself.’
Open and honest: Speaking to Ellen Degeneres in March, she said: ”My bulimia got really bad. I asked for help and I didn’t get the help that I needed. ‘I’m thinking to myself: ‘I am six years sober and I am miserable … why am I sober?’
