Ring Leaders: Celebrity Engagements of 2015
Kendrick, Ne-Yo, Usher and more stars who made it official.
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Making It Official - Wedding bells are ringing for these celebrities who have decided to take the next step in their relationships. From CeeLo’s secret engagement to Empire co-stars Grace Gealey and Trai Byers’s on-set romance, these couples have proved just how sweet Hollywood can be — not to mention those massive diamonds! (Photos from left: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET Networks, Christopher Polk/Getty Images for MTV)
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Rick Ross and Lira Galore - Earlier this year, the Maybach Music mogul proposed to his 21-year-old girlfriend. While Rozay chooses to stay low-key about the engagement, Galore took to Instagram and Snapchat to share the news and show off her massive emerald-cut diamond with the caption, “Forever yours. Thanks @rafaelloandco for making everything EXTRA special! #Mrs." These two split up for a while in October, but things seem to be back on for now. (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET Networks)
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CeeLo Green and Shani James - This couple managed to keep their engagement a secret for over a year! Back in October, CeeLo decided it was time to tell the world just how happy he was to be marrying Shani James. He even told People how he proposed: “I went and purchased a ring that we had seen together, maybe four or five months or so prior. I went back and purchased the ring and I just kind of had it stashed away in some old equipment. And I said, 'Will you reach in there and grab something for me?” Needless to say, James was happy with what she found. (Photo: Russ Einhorn / Splash News)
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Liberty Ross and Jimmy Iovine - The British model has found love again with lovine, the co-founder of Interscope Records. The couple started dating back in 2013 after her split with director Rupert Sanders, who famously cheated on her with Kristen Stewart. After confirming their engagement in September, Ross showed off her massive diamond at the premiere of Jeremy Scott’s documentary, Jeremy Scott: The People’s Designer. (Photo: Brian To/WENN.com)
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Misty Copeland and Olu Evans - The ballet dance and her longtime love, Olu Evans, revealed their engagement to Essence magazine. “I can't believe my life right now,” she gushed. Indeed, it's been a huge year for the ballet icon! The couple has been dating for 10 years and share an apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. (Photo: Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
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Ray J and Princess Love - The R&B singer has apparently put a ring on it for his girlfriend and co-star. Princess Love posted a photo on her Instagram of a massive diamond on her ring finger, but later got shy when speaking about the rumored engagement to The Shade Room and said, “I’m going to let him tell you. I’m going to let him tell you, [but] I actually forgot to put my ring on today.” Considering the drama that always seems to surround these two, we hope it lasts. (Photo: Paras Griffin/BET/Getty Images for BET Networks)
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Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney - It was love at first sight when the singer and actor met on set back in 2011 for her music video for her hit “You and I.” The couple got engaged this past Valentine’s Day and Lady Gaga announced it to the world a few days later on her Instagram. “He gave me his heart on Valentine’s Day, and I said YES!” she captioned the photo of a close-up of the Lorraine Schwartz heart-shaped stunner. (Photo: C.Smith/ WENN.com)
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Ne-Yo and Crystal Renay - It’s twice the congratulations for the singer and his lady after he took to twitter to announce that he is engaged and expecting a child. After reports speculated that he was already married, Ne-Yo decided to clear the rumors, “Clearing the air..@mscrystalrenay and I are ENGAGED to be married next year. And yes we are expecting. #FromTheHorsesMouth.” (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Churchill Downs)
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Grace Gealey and Trai Byers - The Empire co-stars kept quiet about their relationship for months until Gealey decided to confirm their engagement on FABLife back in October. She also shared her thoughts on dating co-workers, “I think that if you do get involved at your workplace you have to know that this is something that you want to be invested in, and this is just not just something that is frivolous and fleeting.” (Photo: Maury Phillips/Getty Images for GBK Productions, LLC)
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Kendrick Lamar and Whitney Alford - After ten years together, the rapper and his high school sweetheart finally went public with their love. Asked outright by The Breakfast Club DJs this past April if he and Alford are engaged, Lamar said simply, "Yeah, yeah, definitely... I'm loyal to the soil." (Photo: Christopher Polk/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Draya Michele and Orlando Scandrick - The Basketball Wives star and Dallas Cowboy made it official when Scandrick took her out where they had their first date and popped the question with a six-carat diamond. “He was acting so weird and so nervous," Draya shared at the time. "When he walked up to the bar he tripped and fell over some chairs! I was thinking, 'What in the world is wrong with him?'” But it's already a rocky road to the altar. The couple have already broken up once and even shaded each other on social media before recommitting to their union. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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Iggy Azalea and Nick Young - Swaggy P popped the question to his pop star beau this past June — right about the time she desperately needed some good news. Young proposed on his 30th birthday with a giant 10.43-carat ring valued at $500,000. The couple has been dating since October 2013. He posted a sweet picture on his Instagram exclaiming his happiness, “She said yes. It's over man. I'm getting married!” (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for MTV)
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Nia Long and Ime Udoka - Five years and one child later, the actress and former NBA player are taking their relationship to the next level. Back in 2013, she offered some great advice on being single, “I think what it means is stay in your course because it's going to happen when it's supposed to happen. It doesn't happen for everyone at the same time, so you can't compare your life to someone else's.” The actress plans to take her time preparing for the wedding, so we can expect a long engagement. (Photo: Paul A. Hebert/Getty Images)
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Robert Pattinson and FKA Twigs - The actor and singer have been very tight-lipped about their engagement, but that sparkler on her finger doesn’t lie. Twigs went as far a calling out a reporter for congratulating her on the news, snapping, “Who told you I was getting married? You might read somewhere I'm a monkey and it doesn't mean I am." She later explained she is “not prepared” to open up about her private life since she doesn’t understand the fascination. Um, when you're marrying Edward Cullen, prepare for people to find you fascinating! (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
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Usher and Grace Miguel - The R&B singer popped the question to his long time girlfriend and business partner this past summer. The couple has been dating since Usher’s divorce back in 2009, and Usher couldn’t stop gushing about his future wife back in 2014, “I have an incredible partner and manager. She has helped me through some of the hardest times in my life and my career.” (Photo: Josiah Kamau/BuzzFoto via Getty Images)
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Teyana Taylor and Iman Shumpert - The NBA player proposed to his baby's mother during her baby shower earlier this month. The singer showed off her stunning ruby red gemstone on Instagram with a sweet message for her future husband, “Thank You @imanshumpert for putting the color back in my life! I love you so much.” She also quoted song lyrics from singer Monica Brown, “Before your love baby I was muddy. So deep with pain till you took it from me/You showered me with a new beginning. Now I'm clean/Took me by surprise when you ran up on me, I came to life baby in that moment/You put your hands on my heart and baby now it beats.” (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
