Getty ImagesYouTuber MrBeast has announced his engagement to girlfriend Thea Booysen.
The 26-year-old revealed he proposed on Christmas Day, sharing photos of the moment he got down on one knee.
Mr. Best, real name Jimmy Donaldson, is the world’s most popular YouTuber with 340 million subscribers.
Fiancé Thea, originally from South Africa, also has her own channel, Thea Bestie, which has nearly 40,000 subscribers.
Now based in the US, the 27-year-old also runs games on Twitch and is a published author.
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In an interview with People magazineMr Best said he asked Thea to marry him while his family were visiting.
Although he’s known for his elaborate stunts online, he told the magazine he wanted a “really private and intimate” proposal.
The couple have shared photos and footage of themselves and their dog wearing Mr Best brand fair jumpers.
According to People, the couple says they are not planning a big wedding.
“We’re thinking of doing it on an island where we’re far away from everyone,” Thea told the magazine.
“We’re not going to try and have a big, extravagant wedding. It’s going to be nice, but it’s definitely going to be intimate. [with] Close family and friends.”
Getty ImagesThea has reportedly come to the YouTuber’s defense before. Several allegations were made against him last year.
When he was forced to investigate grooming allegations against his former co-host, Ava Chris Tyson. Which Mr Best later called “baseless”. – Thea reportedly wrote on her channel that she “will not be with him” if the allegations are true.
The pair were recently photographed together at a red carpet event for MrBeast’s new series, Beast Games.
Inspired by the Netflix hit Squid game, the series promises to be the world’s biggest live game show with 1,000 players competing for a $5m (£3.5m) cash prize.
However, Mr. Best’s show, created for Amazon Prime instead of his YouTube channel, has been mired in controversy.
