Adrienne Bailon is officially engaged. The former Cheetah Girl and current host of daytime talk show The Real said, "Yes," to her new fiancé Lenny Santiago, a Roc Nation music exec. Bailon, 31, revealed the news during a taping of The Real, which will air Feb. 9. She surprised co-hosts Loni Love, Jeannie Mai, Tamar Braxton, and Tamera Mowry, who were flipping through pages looking for the latest Hollywood gossip when Bailon said there was an important story that hadn't been included.
"It's not in here," Bailon told them about the news. "You know why? Because no one knows."
Bailon then sneakily revealed her left arm and showed off her new bling, as all the women gasped in excitement.
"I'm engaged!" she exclaimed.
She spoke more about the special news in a statement to People.
"I still can't believe it! I stare at my ring all day long and it just feels so surreal to have found my soul mate," she told them. "I love him. He's an incredible man, and I've kept it sacred for such a long time and it proves that sometimes ... sometimes that works. It's special and sacred to me, and I'll keep it that way."
She posted a photo of the proposal to her Instagram with the caption, "Yes! I will soon be Mrs. Lenny S."
A photo posted by Adrienne Bailon (@adrienne_bailon) on Feb 5, 2015 at 3:16pm PST
According to E! Online, the engagement took place on a recent visit to upstate New York when her boyfriend of almost six years convinced her to go out to eat with her family. When they arrived at the restaurant, Santiago gave a toast to the family, exclaiming his love for their daughter and told them he had a gift for everyone, which turned out to be a box of carrots. Apparently she told him she loved the carrots, and he in turn got on one knee and proposed.
Santiago is a Senior Vice President of A&R, Artist Management at Roc Nation and manages rapper Fabolous.
This will be the first marriage for Bailon, who previously had an infamous relationship with Rob Kardashian.
Congrats to the happy couple!
