Andy Lee reveals why he waited 10 years to propose to fiancée Rebecca Harding - who says she was 'surprised' when he did: 'Maybe getting married is not for us' READ MORE: Andy Lee announces engagement to long-term girlfriend Rebecca Harding after 10 years of dating By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:17 EDT, 10 August 2024 | Updated: 05:17 EDT, 10 August 2024 e-mail View comments Andy Lee announced his engagement to Rebecca Harding after 10 years together back in May. The comedian, 42, has revealed that while it took him a long time to pop the question, it had been on his mind for some time, and he knew he'd do it eventually. 'Oh, I knew for a long time that I wanted to marry Bec' he tells this week's issue of Stellar Magazine.
'I think six, maybe to eight months was when I really started thinking about it. I think I knew for years.' Andy said that there was some pressure- and doubt - from his loved ones to get down on one knee.
'I had a mixture of: "It's about time'" from people. And then there was the occasional: "Well, I thought you'd never do it."' In the joint interview, Rebecca admitted that she wondered if it would ever happen, and was 'surprised' when the moment came.
'I mean, we'd been dating for 10 years, so I kind of was like, maybe getting married is not for us. There was enough in our life that I knew he was serious about me' she told the magazine. Andy Lee announced his engagement to Rebecca Harding after 10 years together back in May.
The comedian, 42, has revealed that while it took him a long time to pop the question, it had been on his mind for some time, and he knew he'd do it eventually. Both pictured Read More From a chance meeting in a cafe to a devastating six-month split..
. Inside Andy Lee and Rebecca Harding's 10-year romance as they announce their engagement She added: 'It’s such a nice feeling to know someone has gone and put all of this effort into something, to ask you to spend the rest of your life with them.' Any shared the exciting news on an episode of his Hamish and Andy podcast on May 1.
Speaking with his podcast co-host Hamish Blake , Andy shared intimate details of his proposal, before inviting his fiancée on the show. 'I asked Bec to marry me on Sunday,' Andy announced. Hamish said he was overjoyed and that he and his wife Zoe Foster Blake were both 'crying' with happiness over the news.
'Is it a bit quick? That's all I wanna ask,' he also joked. Rebecca, 33, also shared an update to her Instagram account while showing off the stunning diamond engagement ring. 'Oh, I knew for a long time that I wanted to marry Bec' he tells this week's issue of Stellar Magazine.
'I think six, maybe to eight months was when I really started thinking about it. I think I knew for years' 'People keep saying we've rushed into this but we don't care what people say!' she captioned her post. Andy and Rebecca, who are currently undertaking a $5million renovation project after buying a historic mansion in Melbourne's east, went to their 'new old house' under the guise they needed to film videos for social media ahead of starting the build.
Pretending to get something out of the marble fireplace, Andy was on one knee when he produced a napkin - which symbolised how they met. Andy and Rebecca met in 2014 at a Melbourne café where she was working as a waitress. The TV personality ended up leaving his email address on a napkin for her, and the rest is history.
'When I was down there, I stayed on one knee and I gave her another napkin - because when I first met her at the café, I wrote on a napkin my details - and I gave her another napkin,' Lee said of the proposal. In the joint interview, Rebecca admitted that she wondered if it would ever happen, and was 'surprised' when the moment came Rebecca and Andy went public with their relationship at the 2015 Australian Open. In 2022, the couple confirmed they had briefly split for six months in 2016 after Rebecca felt 'immense pressure' dating someone in the public eye .
However, they soon realised they were meant to be during their time apart. For years, the rumour mill has been spinning with speculation about the pair getting engaged. In February, Andy was forced to assure The Hundred viewers hadn't secretly married his longtime sweetheart.
Andy made the announcement as he was responding to a joke from co-star Tom Gleeson, who brought up his well-publicised love life. 'Andy has got something to announce, he's just eloped!' Tom said. 'I mean, we'd been dating for 10 years, so I kind of was like, maybe getting married is not for us.
There was enough in our life that I knew he was serious about me' she told the magazine 'Stick around till the end of the show, if that's the case...
It's not the case,' Andy hit back. In 2019, radio host Fifi Box questioned their marital status after the station received an email from a publicist referring to the couple as 'Andy and his fiancée Bec' . A month earlier, former Today show host Georgie Gardner had also tried to get a definitive answer on where the couple were in their personal life.
'Gosh, Andy. She is wife material. Just saying, she is wife material,' she told Andy, who was a guest on the program.
The funnyman replied: 'Has my mum been texting you? What the hell is going on?' Engagement rumours were sparked again in 2020 when Andy posted a photo of Rebecca hiding her left hand while celebrating her 30th birthday. 'Is there a ring she's hiding with her left sleeve?' one eagle-eyed follower wrote, keen to see if the pair were about to share exciting news. Celebrity Engagements Hamish Blake Andy Lee Share or comment on this article: Andy Lee reveals why he waited 10 years to propose to fiancée Rebecca Harding - who says she was 'surprised' when he did: 'Maybe getting married is not for us' e-mail Add comment.
