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YouTuber MrBeast has announced his engagement to girlfriend Thea Booysen.
The 26-year-old revealed he proposed on Christmas Day, sharing photos of the moment he got down on one knee.
Mr Beast, real name Jimmy Donaldson, is the most popular YouTuber in the world with 340 million subscribers.
Fiancee Thea, originally from South Africa, also has her own channel, TheaBeasty, with almost 40,000 subscribers.
Now living in the United States, the 27-year-old also streams games on Twitch and is a published author.
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In an interview with Popular Review, MrBeast said he asked Thea to marry him while his family was visiting.
Although he’s known for his elaborate online stunts, he told the magazine he wanted a “really private and intimate” proposal.
The couple shared photos and images of themselves and their dog wearing matching festive sweaters from the brand MrBeast.
-According to People, the couple says they are not planning a big wedding.
“We’re thinking about doing it somewhere on an island where we’re away from almost everyone,” Thea told the magazine.
“We’re not going to try to have a big, extravagant wedding. It’s going to be fun, but it’s definitely going to be intimate [with] close family and friends.
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Thea has reportedly previously come to the YouTuber’s defense following a number of allegations made against him last year.
When forced to investigate grooming allegations made against his former co-host Ava Kris Tyson – which MrBeast later said were “baseless” – Thea reportedly wrote on her channel that she “doesn’t would not be with him” if the allegations were true.
The couple was recently photographed together at a red carpet event for MrBeast’s new series, Beast Games.
Inspired by Netflix’s success Squid Game, the series promised to be the world’s biggest live game show with 1,000 players competing for a $5 million (£3.5 million) cash prize.
However, the show, made by MrBeast for Amazon Prime rather than his YouTube channel, has been mired in controversy.
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