Mis-Teeq star Su-Elise Nash has announced she is engaged to her long-term boyfriend Ryan St David Jones after he popped the question during a romantic sunrise stroll.
The singer, 44, took to Instagram on Monday to reveal her happy news and give fans a glimpse at the fairytale proposal and her huge diamond ring.
Sharing a video compilation of the special day, the couple headed out for a walk in Australia’s Bouddi National Park with their son, Blu.
After making their way to the rocky shores of a picturesque beach, Ryan surprised Su-Elise by getting down on one knee in front of the idyllic sunset, with their four-year-old watching on.
The songstress couldn’t hide her shock and happiness as she danced up and down and shared a passionate kiss with her husband-to-be.
Taking to Instagram, she shared a slew of loved-up snaps of the couple celebrating with a glass of champagne and a roast dinner.
Mis-Teeq star Su-Elise Nash has announced she is engaged to her long-term boyfriend Ryan St David Jones after he popped the question during a romantic sunrise stroll
The singer, 44, took to Instagram on Monday to reveal her happy news and give fans a glimpse at the fairytale proposal and her huge diamond ring
Sharing a video compilation of the special day, the couple headed out for a walk in Australia’s Bouddi National Park with their son, Blu
While she wasted no time in showing off her dazzling oval-shaped rock, holding her left hand up the camera and beaming with joy.
Captioning the heartwarming post, Su-Elise gushed: ‘At sunrise we said YES to forever!! Can’t wait for a lifetime of love, laughter and more adventures together ❤️’.
The happy engagement announcement was even more poignant, as it came eight months after Su-Elise revealed that she and Ryan had suffered a devastating miscarriage.
In December, the star revealed on the day she had planned to announce her pregnancy, ‘life had changed in 24 hours’ and she had tragically lost her baby.
She shared her anguish at having her seen her unborn baby’s heart beating, noting there had been no issues at the scan, and revealed that it wasn’t the first miscarriage she had suffered.
Su-Elise, who lives in Sydney, announced the news with a photo cradling her stomach – revealing the snap was meant to be the picture she used for the announce her pregnancy.
She penned: ‘It’s crazy how your life can change in 24 hours. This was supposed to be a beautiful pregnancy announcement but here we are, grieving, heartbroken and trying to come to terms with having another miscarriage.’
Addressing her lost baby in a heartbreaking message, she wrote: ‘This was cruel and unjust. We saw your heart beating, it was so strong.
After making their way to the rocky shores of a picturesque beach, Ryan surprised Su-Elise by getting down on one knee in front of the idyllic sunset, with their four-year-old watching on
The songstress couldn’t hide her shock and happiness as she danced up and down and shared a passionate kiss with her husband-to-be
Taking to Instagram, she shared a slew of loved-up snaps of the couple celebrating with a glass of champagne and a roast dinner
While she wasted no time in showing off her dazzling oval-shaped rock, holding her left hand up the camera and beaming with joy
Captioning the heartwarming post, Su-Elise gushed: ‘At sunrise we said YES to forever!! Can’t wait for a lifetime of love, laughter and more adventures together ❤️’
‘Even though you were a total surprise we wanted you so badly. We felt like all our stars had aligned and we were ready, sooooooo ready for you.
‘I wish I knew WHY your heart gave up. I wish I could have helped you. My darling angel it just wasn’t our time for some cruel fated reason that we’ll never understand.
‘But you’ll always be ours, mummy and daddy will love you forever. I so wish we could have had the happy ending that I know we all deserved. I love you so much, thank you for being my everything.’
Su-Elise previously lived in South London but moved to Australia’s Central Coast with her partner to raise their son and launch a sustainable swimwear line, called SUZU swimwear.
She rose to fame in the early noughties as part of popular British girlband Mis-Teeq alongside Alesha Dixon and Sabrina Washington.
The group soared to global success during their five years together until their 2005 split, selling over 12 million records globally.
They released two top-ten albums and seven consecutive top-ten singles, with chart-topping success on the UK Singles Chart as well as across the rest of the world.
Their second album – 2003’s Eye Candy – featured their biggest international hit -Scandalous – which peaked at No.2 on the United States charts.
The happy engagement announcement was even more poignant, as it came eight months after Su-Elise revealed that she and Ryan had suffered a devastating miscarriage
In December, the star revealed on the day she had planned to announce her pregnancy, ‘life had changed in 24 hours’ and she had tragically lost her baby
Su-Elise (centre) rose to fame in the early noughties as part of popular British girlband Mis-Teeq alongside Alesha Dixon (right) and Sabrina Washington (left)
The group soared to global success during their five years together until their 2005 split, selling over 12 million records globally (seen together in 2003)
The group announced their separation in February 2005, with Su-Elise later going back to college to study for her teaching qualifications to teach dance.
In 2007, she opened her very own performing arts school, called the Su-Elise Stage School.
While there are still calls from fans for the popular girlband to make a comeback, two decades after the group disbanded, Alesha dashed hopes of a reunion in 2022.
She told This Morning the trio have no plans to reunite any time soon, but that they have all remained close friends after calling time on the R&B group.
She said: ‘There won’t be a Mis-Teeq reunion anytime soon. I caught up with Su-Elise in Australia. She lives there now. Our babies were playing together. The Mis-Teeq babies!’
If you have been affected by this story, you can seek advice at www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk or by calling 01924 200 799.
