Ryan Thomas and Lucy Mecklenburgh at The Pride of Britain Awards 2018
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Lucy Mecklenburgh and Ryan Thomas announce engagement

The couple of two years are set to marry.

Lucy Mecklenburgh and Ryan Thomas are set to make it official.

Lucy announced the big news on her Instagram account.

The 28-year-old former TOWIE star shared a very romantic snap of her and her now fiancé Ryan with the caption “I said YES 💍❤️”

In the pic she’s seen kissing Ryan, 35, and flashing a sparkly engagement ring.

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And it’s all to the backdrop of an evening meal against Italy’s stunning Positano shoreline.

Many of her celeb mates congratulated her with Instagram comments.

Her former TOWIE costar Lydia Bright wrote, “Wohoooooooooooooooooo love you so much ❤️❤️”

Ryan proposed against a very romantic backdrop indeed. (Credit: Instagram @lucymeck1)

Princess Diana’s niece Kitty Spencer wrote, “Congratulations beautiful @lucymeck1 ❤️❤️ 🤗🤗 🇮🇹🇮🇹”

And current TOWIE star Chloe Meadows wished her well with, “Oh my god congratulations ❤️❤️”

The former TOWIE star and former Coronation Street actor have been dating for the last two years.

They met while competing on Celebrity Island With Bear Grylls back in 2017.

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Lucy publicly supported Ryan after his Celebrity Big Brother ordeal, when he was wrongly accused by Roxanne Pallett of punching her.

But the pair hit a rough patch in December of last year, when photos emerged of Lucy embracing a man while on holiday in Dubai.

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Lucy supported Ryan throughout his CBB ordeal (Credit: ITV)

The couple have clearly put this behind them, and have shared many loved up pics on holiday and at parties on social media over the last few months.

Both are marriage newbies, but Ryan Thomas shares a daughter, Scarlett, with his former Corrie star Tina O’Brien.

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