11 of the fastest celebrity engagements ever
With Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin’s surprise engagement announcement, we look back at their relationship and other celebrity engagements that happened within a span of a few months.
By The Singapore Women's Weekly -
While the pair had been spotted together on the red carpet in May 2017, it wasn't till May 2018 that the pair were seen cosying up at various events, including on a yacht with friends. Later in June, Nick brought Chopra to his cousin's wedding, with the pair flying to India soon after to meet Chopra's mother.
In July this year, news broke of the youngest of the former Jonas Brothers band popping the question, even reportedly closing down a Tiffany & Co. store!
Just last week, the famous couple held a beautiful Hindu ceremony in India to celebrate their engagement.
According to reports, Justin proposed to Hailey while on a trip to the Bahamas. The duo were linked to each other back in 2015 when hey spent Christmas and New year together in Anguilla with Justin's family.
However, the couple crushed their fans' hearts when they revealed that they were exclusive.
In 2017, Justin reunited with long-term on and off girlfriend Selena Gomez.
Hailey was then linked to singer Shawn Mendes. The two even attended the MET Gala together. Hailey proceeded to deny that the two were dating.
Following this, Justin and Hailey rekindled their romance in June. They were spotted getting close in Los Angeles and rumours of their engagement started spreading. Later on, the Biebs confirmed the engagement with an Instagram post of the two cuddling up.
Just before Justin and Hailey's engagement rumours spread, Ariana and Pete had already announced their engagement within weeks of dating each other. The two were fresh out of their respective relationships with other people and dated for about a month before deciding to get engaged.
The couple met in 2009 after meeting at a party in Los Angeles. Within three weeks, the two were engaged to get married. According to sources, they wanted to marry before basketball season started.
At that point in time, Lamar signed a $33 million contract to play for the Lakers.
However, in early 2013, there were reports of trouble brewing in paradise for the two. Lamar was reportedly addicted to drugs and was also cheating on Kloe. Khloe proceeded to file for divorce in December that year.
The supermodel was set up on a blind date with her future husband in 2006 and the rest was history.
At that time, Gisele was fresh out of a relationship with actor Leonardo DiCaprio. Gisele told Vanity Fair that when she first met Tom, the two spoke for about three hours.
While their engagement didn't happen until about two years after meeting each other, their wedding happened within a month of their engagement. Tom proposed to Gisele in January 2009 and the two got married in a small ceremony in Santa Monica in February 2009.
Reese met her future husband in a bar after his friend tried to hit on her. The two dated for about three months before Jim proposed to her.
According to an interview with Elle, Reese said Jim promised to treat well. Reese said Jim told her, "I'm gonna show you every day what a good partner is, what a good person is. I'm going to take care of you. I'm gonna do this so much that you're gonna get used to it."
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The two dated for six months before Kris popped the question. Their relationship - which included a $10 million wedding and TV special - lasted 72 days.
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Kevin was Britney's back up dancer. The two got engaged in 2004 after about three months of dating. They eventually got married in the same year but divorced later in 2007. Kevin and Britney share two sons.
Mariah and Nick got married after six weeks of dating in 2008. The couple lasted till about 2012 when rumours of their split started to swirl. Eventually, the couple got divorced in 2014.
The magic Mike actor popped the question when the two were vacationing in Hawaii in 2014.
Till today, they're still tight and closer than ever! See what we loved most about their three-day wedding celebrations in Florida, here.
These two made headlines for several reasons with regards to their very complicated relationship. However, it has to be said that Chyna did help Rob adopt a much healthier lifestyle. Rob was previously more reclusive and had bouts of depression.
While their relationship did not last, the two share a daughter together and appear to be on good terms now.
This story was originally published on The Singapore Women's Weekly. Additional reporting: Michelle Lee