DJ Fat Tony is engaged to partner Stavros Agapiou.
The music star, 56, real name Tony Marnach, surprised his boyfriend by popping the question during a romantic trip to New York City.
In a sweet clip Tony shared to Instagram on Tuesday, he looked thrilled when Stavros said yes after getting down on one knee in front of a fountain in Central Park.
He penned: ‘When you find real happiness in life never let it go today I can truly say I’m the happiest I’ve ever been.
‘I went to Central Park to this magical fountain and asked the man that has changed my life in so many ways and helped show me that I can be loved and how too love to marry me and make me complete and he said YES I’m so overwhelmed with joy.’
Congratulations! DJ Fat Tony, 56, is engaged to partner Stavros Agapiou
He penned: ‘When you find real happiness in life never let it go today I can truly say I’m the happiest I’ve ever been’
Meanwhile, his partner shared a loved-up snap of the pair in bed and wrote: ‘Sunrise in bed with the FIANCÉ’
The couple’s celeb pals rushed to the comment section to congratulate them, with Gemma Collins: ‘Crying with happiness ❤️❤️ for you both I’m so happy CONGRATULATIONS’
Paloma Faith: ‘Congratulations to you both you make me sick’
Alison Hammond: ‘Congratulations such wonderful news’
The couple often share sweet snaps together on social media as they travel around the world together.
But earlier this year, Tony revealed that he is waiting for clearance from the Qatar government for him and his boyfriend, who are both HIV positive, to go to the country where it is illegal to enter if you have the virus.
The star is wanting to go to the country with his partner Stavros Agapiou to wave the flag for trans rights after well-publicized human rights issues.
The LGBTQ + activist spoke during Advertising Week Europe on Wednesday as he plans to ‘experience first hand’ the country.
He added that he won’t be in five-star hotels during the trip but will be spending time with members of the trans community who ‘can’t express who they are because of fear’.
Happy: In a sweet clip Tony shared to Instagram on Tuesday, he looked thrilled when Stavros said yes after getting down on one knee in front of a fountain in Central Park
The couple’s celeb pals rushed to the comment section to congratulate them, with Gemma Collins: ‘Crying with happiness ❤️❤️ for you both I’m so happy CONGRATULATIONS’
He said: ‘I have been waiting for clearance from the Qatar government, for me and my boyfriend, who are both HIV positive, to go to a country where it is illegal to be HIV positive.
‘I have been very vocal about members of my community going to Qatar and promoting it with everything that’s going on in the world and the human rights atrocities.’
‘I’ve got hypocrite tattooed on my hand for a reason. I can very well say this stuff, but I’m going to Qatar later this year to experience it firsthand.’
‘Not in five-star hotels, but with members of the trans community and those who can’t express who they are because of fear.’
It comes after Tony has candidly opened up about reconnecting to music after giving up drugs and alcohol 16 and a half years ago.
He discovered drugs when he was 18 and would convince himself that he couldn’t DJ unless he was high, sometimes going four or five nights straight without sleeping.
In an exclusive interview with MailOnline during Boohoo’s Forbidden Forest Festival, Tony also admitted he still suffers from bad imposter syndrome, despite working in the industry for over 30 years.
He explained: ‘Since I got sober that reconnection to music is the best gift anyone could ever give me. Some people listen to music but I feel music, it is the best drug there ever is.
‘When you feel music it can take you to places no substance can ever take you, music is enough.’
Meanwhile, his partner shared a loved-up snap of the pair in bed and wrote: ‘Sunrise in bed with the FIANCÉ’
Loved-up: The couple often share sweet snaps together on social media as they travel around the world together
Tony’s journey to sobriety was a long and difficult one. Speaking about giving up substances, he said: ‘Alcohol and drugs aren’t the problem, I’m the problem.
‘Being around it is no longer a problem for me because I choose not to do it. People ask me if I miss it and I think ‘are you insane?’
‘My life is so incredible because of the things I don’t do, if I started doing those things again my life would be over, my career would be over.’
Tony had an epiphany and he soon quit drugs cold turkey, spending six months in rehab to beat the addiction.
He added: ‘The first 3 months I thought how am I going to do this because for me there was no second chances, I’d reached the end of the road with drink and drugs.
‘I got to 7 stone, I had no teeth, I was completely gone. Suddenly the pilot light came on one night and the love from one person saved my life.
‘From that moment on I chose to go to rehab for 6 months and then come to London, it was a really big thing because I knew at that point I would never go back.’
Tony is regularly flown across the globe by some of the world’s biggest names to play his upbeat sets.
But the DJ admitted he still doubts his skills and struggles with anxiety before getting on stage.
Throwback: The music star, real name Tony Marnach, discovered drugs when he was 18 and would convince himself that he couldn’t DJ unless he was high, sometimes going four or five nights straight without sleeping
He told MailOnline: ‘I have really bad imposter syndrome. Those moment, I don’t allow it to last the full set but I do struggle with it.
‘The first 10 minutes the anxiety is always there but I truly believe the anxiety is a good thing because nothing good ever comes from being comfortable.
‘The minute you get comfortable is the minute you get complacent. You need the anxiety and fear to drive you. I don’t take anything for granted and it does keep my on the edge of my seat.’
When asked if he’d ever take a break from music he replied: ‘Never going to happen. I haven’t reached the peak of my new career again, I’ve got a long way to go and I love what I do.’
