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BIRTHDAY SURPRISE: Another local celebrity couple are engaged, a week after stars Jeffrey Xu and Felicia Chin announced their engagement.
Local actress Hong Ling and actor Nick Teo, who have been dating for seven years, broke the news on their respective social media accounts yesterday.
Hong, who turned 28 on Tuesday, wrote: "Out of over 7 billion people in the world, I found you. The very first day you came into my life, I knew you were going to be special to me. Thank you for everything, my love and my soulmate, Nick Teo."
She added that the proposal had taken place on her birthday.
Hong recently starred in the Channel 8 drama Your World In Mine and was praised for her acting skills.
She won her second Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste prize at this year's Star Awards in April.
Teo, 31, shared a video of the proposal on a yacht and wrote in Chinese: "Meeting you is the luckiest thing in my life. We've already spent seven years together.
"I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Let's move towards the future together."
In the video, Hong burst into tears when Teo got down on his knees and proposed to her with a ring, with Teo also seen fighting back tears.
Teo, who currently stars in military-themed drama When Duty Calls 2, told Lianhe Zaobao that he decided to propose to Hong three months ago.
He sought the approval of his future parents-in-law before preparing for the proposal on a yacht.
"The sea has significance for us. We chose places where we could be close to nature when we travelled overseas," he was quoted by Zaobao as saying.
"We would go diving, snorkelling and climbing mountains to watch the sunrise and sunset, so I decided to propose to her at sea during sunset."
Teo "lured" Hong to the yacht on the pretext of celebrating her birthday on Tuesday, with friends and family from both sides there to witness the proposal. He unveiled the words "Marry Me" when she closed her eyes.
Hong told Shin Min Daily News that she is considering having the wedding next year, and is eyeing New Zealand, the United States or Switzerland for their honeymoon.
