Strictly Come Dancing star Rhys Stephenson gets engaged

'Strictly Come Dancing' star Rhys Stephenson is engaged.

The CBBC star, who competed in the BBC One dance competition in 2021 with Nancy Xu, has revealed he popped the question during a romantic getaway to the Cayman Islands with partner Beth Johnson.

He captioned a picture of the couple showing off her emerald green ring: “She said yes! #caymanislands #engagement.”

'Strictly' co-host Tess Daly commented: “Congratulations!”

Professional dancer Neil Jones wrote: “Omg congratulations.”

Rhys, 30, was asked about Beth on the show after he and Nancy did a spicy Argentine Tango.

Co-host Claudia Winkleman asked him: “What did your girlfriend Beth say when you told her you were doing the Argentine Tango?”

To which, he replied: “Beth said ‘If I’m not jealous, you’re not doing it right.’ So, Beth, I hope you’re both proud and jealous.”

The presenter previously opened up about how he felt out of his comfort zone when showing his "sexy" side on 'Strictly'.

He said: “When you’re a kids’ TV presenter, you spend all your time being silly and goofy, and to be sexy is so not allowed. That’s taboo.

“But then to go a show where you’ve got to actively do that ... wow.”

The ‘Blue Peter’ presenter performed a quickstep to 'What A Man Gotta Do' by the Jonas Brothers - scoring 34 out of 40 - but joked he must go back to being "goofy" on children's TV.

Rhys said: “I’m still on CBBC, so I have to try and be sexy on Saturday, and then go back and be goofy on Wednesday, like it never happened. And knowing that some of the kids and parents might have just watched me on Saturday, and they’re watching me differently now ... I can’t see it the same afterwards.

“I’ve just never really seen myself as sexy. Or if anyone was even to say that to me, I’d be like, ‘Oh, that’s gross. Give that to someone who deserves it.'

“But I’m up for any challenge, and to just lose myself in whatever kind of character I create.”