Little Mix singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock recently became engaged to boyfriend of 4 years, footballer Andre Gray. The happy couple might tie the knot soon, according to Pinnock’s bandmate Jesy Nelson.

Gray popped the question on their 4-year anniversary in late May, which they celebrated at home with a romantic setup in their garden. Gray had set up an outdoor cinema and a walkway of fairylights. Halfway through the film, it cut out and a song special to their reationship began to play as videos and pictures of the couple flittered on screen.

The words “four years and counting” floated on screen, followed by “Will you marry me?” as Gray knelt on one knee to propose.

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The engagement had been a long time coming for the couple. In an interview on the Heart breakfast show, Little Mix bandmate Jesy Nelson said that Pinnock has been waiting for years for the proposal

“Every time Andre does anything romantic, she messages us, she’s like ‘it could be now’, we’re like ‘Leigh…chill babe.'”

Nelson also revealed that Pinnock won’t wait long to walk down the aisle.

“Obviously we can’t give anything away, but we know it will probably be soon because Leigh-Anne has no patience,” she said. “She will just want to hurry up and do it, but it will probably be like the biggest most extravagant wedding ever, because that’s just Leigh-Anne all over.”

Nelson added that all the Little Mix members could be bridesmaids on the big day, and will likely wear something incredibly stylish.

“I think it will be the height of fashion, I mean I’ll wear whatever she tells us to.”

“I mean we don’t even know if we’re bridesmaids yet, I love that we’re going on as if we’re definitely bridesmaids.”

Feature image: Instagram / Leigh-Anne Pinnock

South African TV personality Minki van der Westhuizen and former rugby player Ernst Joubert recently celebrated their eight-year wedding anniversary.

The couple reportedly met in Stellenbosch in 2010 and married on June 8, 2012 at the Kleinevalleij Estate in Wellington. Fast forward to today, and they are as loved up as ever.

Van der Westhuizen took to Instagram to express her love for her husband. Her sweet Afrikaans message translates to, “This is by far the happiest and best season of my life. Eight years of marriage today. I am absolutely crazy about you.”

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Ernst also took to Instagram to share this collage and captioned it, “8 wonderful years later! To the future”

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The couple have three children together: Katerien, Elise, and Elsa.

Congratulations on reaching this milestone!

Feature image: Instagram / Minki van der Westhuizen

Local musician and producer Zakes Bantwini and singer, actress, model and television presenter Nandi Madida celebrate their 4-year wedding anniversary today, June 8.

Taking to Instagram, Bantwini wrote a sweet message dedicated to his wife on their special day.

“I am the luckiest of husbands, because I get to call you my wife, each and every day of my life. Happy wedding anniversary to us my love @nandi_madida ?, 4 years married today & 7 years together ? #happyanniversary.” he wrote.

Madida shared the same image, writing, “Singing* Do you know what today is? It’s our anniversary.. our anniversary! Happy anniversary to us! 7 years together, 4 years married! We’re NOT goals, just two imperfect humans who love each other so much and enjoy doing this life thing together ❤️. You’re such a gift in my life @Zakesbantwini.”

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It is unsure whether the image shared is also an announcement that the couple are expecting their third child, or just a throwback image.

The couple have been together for 7 years and married for four. The pair share two children together, Shaka and Queen Nefertiti Madida.

Featur image: Instagram / Zakes Bantwini

Esteemed Vogue editor Anna Wintour is often considered a trailblazing visionary. While this is often in reference to her mark on the fashion world, it also refers to her wedding day.

According to famed American fashion journalist and former American editor-at-large of Vogue magazine, Wintour included her exes in her intimate, 40-person wedding to David Shaffer back in 1984.

In his memoir, The Chiffon Trenches, Talley wrote, “I wore my best gray Dior suit and left straight from the office, arriving at Anna’s Sullivan Street home at twelve-thirty p.m. … The banquet table was filled with family and, strangely, her ex-boyfriends. They all came over from England for her wedding. I guess it was some kind of English custom.”

Maybe it is a British thing. Various members of the royal family have also extended invitations to former lovers. Prince Harry famously invited exes Cressida Bonas, Chelsy Davy, and Ellie Goulding to his 2018 wedding to Megan Markle. The New York Times reports that Prince William invited four of his exes to witness his 2011 nuptials to Kate Middleton. And, of course, Prince Charles had ex (and future wife) Camilla Parker-Bowles front and centre when he wed Princess Diana in 1981.

Inviting your ex to your big day seems pretty awkward, unless you have continued to have a non-romantic relationship with them post break-up. Or, maybe it’s an elaborate power move to prove to them that you could do better. Either way, it’s a pretty polarising decision that one has to make for themselves.

Also read: Famous exes who have remained friends

Feature image: Instagram / Anna Wintour