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Engagements
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Jennifer Esposito and Mark Philippoussis Are Engaged
Originally posted 10/26/2009 07:10PM
Tennis player Mark Philippoussis has scored love with actress Jennifer Esposito: The couple are planning to marry, PEOPLE has learned.
"They are happily engaged and enjoying their time together," his rep says.
Esposito, 36, a New York native, and the Australian tennis star, 32, were engaged this summer.
Philippoussis previously starred on the NBC reality dating show The Age of Love, in which he was asked to choose between women in their 20s and women in their 40s competing for his attention – the "kittens" vs. the "cougars." He ended up picking "kitten" Amanda Salinas. At the time, he described himself as "a simple guy who wants a simple girl."
Esposito, who has appeared on Samantha Who?, Rescue Me and in the movie Crash, was previously married to actor Bradley Cooper. A rep for the actress had no comment on her engagement.
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Song Sparked Stephen Moyer's Marriage Proposal to Anna Paquin
Originally posted 10/26/2009 07:30AM
When Stephen Moyer proposed marriage to his True Blood costar Anna Paquin, he looked to his onscreen vampire character, Bill Compton, for a little inspiration.
"There's a song Bill listens to in the car about a white sandy beach," Moyer tells British Glamour magazine in its November issue. "So we decided to go away for a break – to a white sandy beach – and that's where it happened."
Moyer, 39, and Paquin, 27, managed to keep their off-screen romance a secret on the set until an awkward love scene forced the actor to do the honorable thing and 'fess up.
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Meryl Streep's Next Great Role: Mother-in-Law!
Originally posted 10/20/2009 08:05AM
Get ready for an acting dynasty: Actress Mamie Gummer, Meryl Streep's daughter, is engaged to stage actor Ben Walker, she told PEOPLE at the annual Whitney Gala Monday night, sponsored by Versace.
And he did on the old-fashioned way – on one knee.
"Yeah, he sure did," Gummer, 25, said, adding that her family is ecstatic. her dad is sculptor Don Gummer. "They're all very happy … we're very, very smiley."
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Housewives' Bethenny Frankel Is Engaged – For Real!
Originally posted 10/17/2009 01:15PM
Bethenny Frankel can officially change her status from single girl to engaged girl.
Although it was reported that The Real Housewives of New York City star and boyfriend Jason Hoppy got engaged over the summer, Frankel confirms to PEOPLE she accepted Hoppy's proposal on Oct. 8 after an 11-month courtship.
"It feels great, because I'm with the right person," says Frankel, 38. "He may be regretting it because it's been beyond a week and he's in panic mode – [but] no, we're enjoying it."
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Vince Vaughn Reveals He Popped the Question on Valentine's Day
Originally posted 10/09/2009 12:00PM
He's funny ... and romantic!
Vince Vaughn got engaged to Kyla Weber earlier this year – and not just on any day.
"Valentine's Day rolled around and I figured this is not a ship to be missed," Vaughn, 39, tells Ellen DeGeneres during a visit to her talk show scheduled to air Monday, "because I will not forget this date." "So Valentine's Day was the day that I asked her," he continues. "[It] worked out great because it would have been kind of weird to have talked about [getting engaged] and then skipped Valentine's Day as if who knows when this thing is coming."
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Kevin Jonas Chooses His Best Men
Originally posted 09/22/2009 07:45AM
Kevin Jonas may not have set a wedding date yet, but the oldest Jonas Brother has one thing checked off his to-do list as he prepares to tie the knot with girlfriend Danielle Deleasa – he's chosen a best man.
Make that best men.
"I decided that it's going to be both Joe and Nick," Kevin, 21, confirms to PEOPLE on the Canadian set of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. "Dani has an older and a younger sister, so it works out really well. I can have two best men, and she can have two maids of honor."
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PHOTO: Emily Blunt's Engagement Ring
Originally posted 09/07/2009 11:00AM
Emily Blunt has a new piece of jewelry!
The actress, who recently got engaged to John Krasinski, showed off a sparkler on her ring finger while signing autographs for waiting fans at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday.
The actress, 26, and The Office star, 29, have been dating since November 2008.
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Emily Blunt & John Krasinski Are Engaged
Originally posted 08/28/2009 01:45PM
John Krasinski and Emily Blunt will soon be husband and wife.
The Office star, 29, and actress, 26, who have been dating since November 2008, are engaged, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.
"We can confirm that John and Emily are engaged," says the rep.
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Anna Paquin & Stephen Moyer Are Engaged!
Originally posted 08/05/2009 04:10PM
It's true love for True Blood couple Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer. The two are engaged to be married, reps for both actors on the HBO vampire series confirm to PEOPLE exclusively.
No further details were available.
Paquin, who plays telepathic Sookie Stackhouse on True Blood, is originally from New Zealand and won a 1994 Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as the precocious child in The Piano.
Moyer, from Essex, England, plays bloodsucking Bill Compton on the series. He also has two children from previous relationships: a son, Billy, born in 2000, and a daughter, Lilac, born in 2002.
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The Second Bachelor Getting Married
Originally posted 07/31/2009 08:00PM
At the end of the second season of The Bachelor in 2002, Aaron Buerge presented a final rose – and a ring – to elementary school psychologist Helene Eksterowicz. But as the year came to an end, so did their romance.
Cut to a few years later and Buerge has finally found his mate – and it was love at first bite.
"Long story short, I got some hot dog mustard on her the first time we met," says Buerge, 35, the banker and restaurant owner who confirms to PEOPLE that he will marry his bride-to-be, Angye McIntosh, 33, a commercial insurance agent, on Aug. 8 in their hometown of Springfield, Mo.
Permalink | Filed Under: Engagements, The Bachelor, Aaron Buerge
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