adminThe holidays aren’t just for family get-togethers – they’re also the time for romantic wedding proposals.
Gabrielle Union became one of the happy statistics as she announced her engagement to Miami Heat basketball player Dwyane Wade on Saturday.
The 41-year-old Think Like A Man actress shared the thrilling news on her Twitter page along with a picture of the spectacular ring on her finger, a square-cut diamond set on a platinum band.
‘Sooooo this happened…#Yessss,’ Gabrielle excitedly wrote in the caption.
‘She said YES!!!’ Dwyane, 31, echoed on his own Twitter account, alongside a post of the same photo.
The photo is a close-up of just her hand wearing the diamond ring and resting gently on Dwyane’s fingertips.
The couple began dating in 2009 and, despite their obvious affection for one another, broke up briefly earlier this year.
During an appearance on The Tonight Show, Dwyane told Jay Leno: ‘For us this was a big year for our relationship from the standpoint she was shooting her show, Being Mary Jane, and gone most of the year.
‘I was dealing with my injuries, trying to win a championship. So we kind of took a step back.
‘At the end of the day, we came back together and said we want to continue this and we want to get better each day.
‘She’s been with me and I’ve been with her all summer long. We’re going strong now.’
‘She makes my eyes sparkle,’ Dwayne told Oprah Winfrey on Oprah’s Next Chapter last summer.
Dwyane is father to an 11-year-old son, Zaire, from a previous marriage.
‘The biggest time she makes my eyes sparkle is when Zaire comes home and homework is a little hard that day, so he’s stressing, and she goes to the table with him and she sits down until he gets it.’ — Daily Mail
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