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X Factor star Ella Henderson reveals shock engagement to Team GB hunk

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X Factor star Ella Henderson reveals shock engagement to Team GB hunk
X Factor star Ella Henderson reveals shock engagement to Team GB hunk

X Factor star Ella Henderson has announced her engagement to her Team GB boyfriend Jack Burnell.

The This Is Real singer, 26, shared their exciting news with fans alongside a photograph of herself brandishing a giant diamond ring.

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Ella Henderson has announced her engagement to Jack BurnellCredit: INSTAGRAM
The Team GB swimmer proposed in Mauritius
The Team GB swimmer proposed in MauritiusCredit: INSTAGRAM

Jack, who has now retired from competitive swimming, popped the question during a romantic holiday to Mauritius.

Ella has also since posted some sweet pictures of them both taken moments later.

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The couple are wearing cream bath robes in the snaps and are smiling and kissing while Ella flashes her huge rock.

Posting the photos on Instagram, she wrote: "So this happened ????☺️… here’s to life with you & all its adventures @jackrexburnell ♥️."

Ella and 29-year-old Jack have been inundated with messages of congratulations.

One follower gushed: "I'm so happy for u, congratulations!"

Another added: "Omg!!! Biggest congratulations to you both!"

And someone else penned: "Omg this is incredible! I am so unbelievably happy for you!"

Ella and Jack have been in a relationship since the beginning of 2020.

Within six months, they had already declared on social media that each other was The One.

In a sweet post, Jack wrote: “Finding this one was the ultimate plot twist . . . you make me forget about yesterday and dream about tomorrow.”

Ella, meanwhile, added: “You walked into my life like you already belonged there . . . I guess the unexpected is usually what brings the unbelievable.”

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The couple were forced to spend several months apart in the early days of their romance due to the first UK lockdown.

Both moved back in with their parents but the time away from each other only made their love stronger.

A source said in June 2020 as restrictions eased: “Obviously the lockdown meant they had to spend a bit of time apart and they both went back to their family homes.

“That period made them realise how much they like each other and they are really excited to be back in London together."

Ella was a favourite to win The X Factor in 2012 but was eliminated in week seven — then hit No1 with her debut album Chapter One two years later.

She has continued to enjoy a successful singing career, realising her second album - Everything I Didn't Say - last year.

The singer has also worked on several hit collaborations, alongside artists including Tom Grennan and Jax Jones.

Jack, meanwhile, retired from competitive swimming last year.

He competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics and had been due to take part in Toyko 2020 before it was postponed due to the pandemic.

The sportsman is now said to work as a performance mindset coach for the football team Brentford FC.

Ella and Jack have been dating for three years
Ella and Jack have been dating for three yearsCredit: INSTAGRAM
The singer found fame on The X Factor in 2012
The singer found fame on The X Factor in 2012
She has enjoyed a successful career despite missing out on the final
She has enjoyed a successful career despite missing out on the finalCredit: Getty

Natasha Rigler

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