#SHOWBIZ: Dua Lipa confirms engagement to English actor Callum Turner

LONDON: Singer Dua Lipa is officially off the market.
In a recent news report, the pop superstar confirmed her engagement to British actor Callum Turner, revealing he proposed with a custom-designed diamond ring, made with help from Dua's sister Rina and her closest friends.
"Yeah, we're engaged. It's very exciting," the 29-year-old English and Albanian singer, songwriter and actress told British Vogue.
Speaking about the ring, she gushed, "I'm obsessed with it. It's so me. It's nice to know the person you're going to spend the rest of your life with knows you very well."
The couple, who began dating in January 2024, haven't set a wedding date yet, with both currently focused on work commitments.
"I want to finish my tour, Callum's shooting – so we're just enjoying this period," Lipa shared.
She admitted that planning a wedding wasn't something she ever fantasised about, but her mindset is now shifting.
The 'Dance the Night' singer also expressed her hopes of starting a family one day, though she's unsure how it would align with her demanding schedule.
"I'd love to have kids one day," she said. "But it's like the constant question of when and how it would fit with my job, touring, and how much time I'd need to take off. I think it's just going to happen when it happens."
Their love story had an almost cinematic quality. Before officially meeting, Lipa and Turner, 35, unknowingly crossed paths multiple times in what she described as "many Sliding Doors moments."
Their first real introduction happened at London's River Cafe.
A year later, fate intervened again: she ran into him at a dinner in Los Angeles.

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