Alexandra Burke has announced her engagement to D arren Randolph after three years together. The Middlesborough goalkeeper, 37, proposed to the X Factor icon, 36, during a romantic dinner. Alexandra, who won Simon Cowell ’s ITV show in 2008, is said to have been left stunned by the gesture as she and Darren enjoyed a date night at London’s Rosewood Hotel.
Confirming the news, they shared a series of snaps to Instagram, where the Bad Boys hitmaker boasts 281,000 followers. Looking stunning in a lace emerald dress, Alexandra breamed with joy as Darren placed a dazzling diamond on her finger. She captioned her post simply with two infinity symbol emojis and a ring.
The Hallelujah vocalist was quickly inundated with messages of congratulations, with Clara Amfo commenting: ‘Congratulations bbz🥂✨’ ‘CONGRATS BABIES!’, wrote Michelle Visage. Speaking after her engagement, a source close to Alexandra told The Sun : ‘Alexandra had no idea this was coming and was on cloud nine. ‘Darren had gone all out to plan the most special moment for her and it was perfect.
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