After courting for seven years, celeb couple Nick Teo and Hong Ling are lastly engaged.
The pair made the comfortable announcement on Thursday (Aug 18), two days after he obtained down on one knee at a shock yacht social gathering he’d deliberate for her.
The date of the proposal, Aug 16, additionally occurred to be Hong Ling’s twenty eighth birthday.
“Out of over 7 billion folks on the planet, I discovered you,” Hong Ling wrote in an Instagram submit on Thursday.
She continued: “The very first day you got here into my life, I do know you’ll be particular to me. Thanks for every thing, my love and my soulmate.”
Nick, who additionally shared a brief video clip from the birthday/engagement social gathering, wrote: “Assembly you has been the most effective factor that has occurred to me.”
Addressing the “seven-year itch”, Nick added: “I’ve determined! I wish to… spend the remainder of our lives collectively!”
The couple had met one another as newbies at a Mediacorp occasion however drew nearer to one another after starring in long-running drama 118 collectively.
The spotlight reel of the engagement social gathering confirmed Hong Ling bursting into tears through the particular second, as Nick too, turned emotional seeing her cry.
The couple additionally shared particulars with the media on how the 31-year-old actor managed to place a hoop on it, not that he wanted to.
“Really, she at all times insisted that I didn’t have to suggest,” Nick reportedly informed CNA Way of life, with Hong Ling including that it’s as a result of she was “certain he was the man I wished to marry”.
Aww.
Then once more, Hong Ling had already shared with AsiaOne again in 2019 that she was able to marry Nick.
Nick, nonetheless, felt the proposal ceremony was essential, as a signal of respect for Hong Ling and her household. The When Responsibility Calls 2 actor had additionally requested Hong Ling’s mother and father privately for her hand in marriage.
His effort was not for nought. “He is aware of how essential my mother and father are to me,” mentioned Hong Ling, who admitted to being touched by his sincerity.
‘Dream proposal’
The proposal was deliberate on a yacht, as the ocean “holds particular significance” for the couple.
Nick shared: “We take pleasure in being near Mom Nature on our journeys abroad and would snorkel, dive or hike up mountains to see the sundown and dawn.”
Seems, it was the proper setting Hong Ling had envisioned, with Hong Ling sharing with CNA Way of life that it was her “dream proposal”, regardless that she had by no means talked about it to him.
In an effort to pull off the shock, Nick shared that he had informed Hong Ling that he couldn’t be there for the social gathering attributable to work commitments, which obtained her “a bit offended” initially.
However family and friends on board the yacht managed to maintain her distracted whereas Nick put the ultimate touches on the decorations — one for her birthday and one other for the proposal.
“I do know she’s a really curious particular person and likes to ask questions and contact issues. I had the phrases ‘Marry Me’ on a metallic rack which I lined with a material. I used to be very frightened she would carry it up!”
The climate was a further stressor for Nick because it had rained earlier within the day. And with darkish clouds looming as soon as once more, Nick made the split-second resolution to go forward with the proposal.
He obtained down on one knee with a diamond solitaire ring in opposition to the backdrop of the setting solar, and naturally, she mentioned sure.
And it appears the pair have already mapped out their future life collectively.
Nick revealed that they’ve been house-hunting and hope to discover a larger residence for themselves in addition to their youngsters sooner or later.
“I do know it’s lower than us, however having a lady and a boy will type the Chinese language character ‘good’!”
This text was first printed in AsiaOne.
Supply: Her World
