Paul Young has revealed he is engaged to his girlfriend Lorna Young, five years after the death of his wife Stacey Smith.
The Eighties pop singer, 67, took to his Instagram on Monday to share a loved-up photo of him and his fiancée.
Captioning the sweet snap, he wrote: ‘Lorna said Yes! We are both so happy and both looking forward to a wonderful future together’.
Lorna also took to her own Instagram to share another smitten shot of the couple, writing: ‘My world, my love, my everything, 5 years of joy, I could not love anyone more’.
This is the first time that Paul has confirmed the pair’s engagement, but Lorna has been referring to Paul as ‘the hubby to be’ since 2021.
Congrats! Paul Young has revealed he is engaged to his girlfriend Lorna Young, five years after the death of his wife Stacey Smith (Paul and Lorna pictured)
Tragic: The Love of the Common People hitmaker’s announcement comes five years after he lost his wife to cancer (Paul and Stacey pictured in 2013)
Her Instagram bio reads: ‘Engaged to Paul Young and living my best life’.
She previously revealed that the pair had moved into a new home in December 2021 and that they had three cats and a pet snake together.
The Love of the Common People hitmaker’s announcement comes five years after he lost his wife to cancer.
Stacey, who appeared in the video for Paul’s second single Come Back And Stay in 1983, died aged 52 in January 2018 following a two-year battle with brain cancer.
The couple tied the knot in a romantic ceremony in 1987 and shared three children together, Levi, 36, Layla, 29, and son Grady Cole, 27.
While the couple didn’t divorce, they did split in 2006; Stacey welcomed her fourth child Jude, 12, with Israeli businessman Ilan Slazenger during that time.
However, Stacey and Paul decided to give their love a second chance when they reconciled in 2013, with the rocker becoming a stepdad to Jude.
Stacey received her diagnosis when she and Paul had been married for 30 years; the same year that the musician turned 60.
Smitten: The Eighties pop singer, 67, took to his Instagram on Monday to share a loved-up photo of him and his fiancée
Thrilled: Captioning the sweet snap, he wrote: ‘Lorna said Yes! We are both so happy and both looking forward to a wonderful future together’
Lorna also took to her own Instagram to share another smitten shot of the couple, writing: ‘My world, my love, my everything, 5 years of joy, I could not love anyone more’.
She tragically passed away two years later, with Paul announcing on Twitter: ‘Sadly Stacey has passed away today after a two year fight with brain cancer.
‘She died peacefully at our home surrounded by family, friends and her four children Levi, Layla, Grady and Jude.’
Speaking about her death on This Morning in 2018, Paul said: “We just made the best of it for those two years. And as a family, we agreed that we [he and his children] wanted to get working and do something positive.
‘That’s what she was proudest of. She was really happy for me when things started to pick up again. [We are a close family] we see each other all the time.
‘When she first got ill, we all said we’d cut out sugar, because it aggravates cancer, so we did that as a show of solidarity really with Stacey.’
Devastating: Stacey, who appeared in the video for Paul’s second single Come Back And Stay in 1983, died aged 52 in January 2018 following a two-year battle with brain cancer (pictured in 2014)
Family: The couple tied the knot in a romantic ceremony in 1987 and shared three children together, Levi, 36, Layla, 29, and son Grady Cole, 27 (pictured in 1989)
