MrBeast gets engaged to Thea Booysen, Shilpa Shetty congratulates couple

New Year marked new beginnings for popular YouTuber MrBeast on the personal front On January 1 2025 Jimmy Donaldson ak MrBeast announced his engagement to girlfriend Thea BooysenTaking to Instagram MrBeast shared several adorable moments which captured him popping the question to TheaYa boy did a thing he captioned the postView this post on InstagramA post shared by MrBeast mrbeastThe update left his fans extremely happyThe post also garnered a comment from Bollywood star Shilpa ShettyWohooo Congratulations red heart emojis Shilpa wroteAs per People the couple got engaged on Christmas at their home surrounded by their families who were in on the surpriseMy family flew out from South Africa for Christmas and we were going to do Christmas in our house so both families were here We were opening presents and then for the very last present he asked me to close my eyes because it was a surprise Booysen told PEOPLEI intentionally dropped a large box to make noise before presenting the real gift with the ring inside to her And then I went down on a knee and proposed added MrBeastAfter Booysen opened her eyes she of course said yes and was extremely excitedThea is really close to her family so I wanted to make sure that they were included in this momentous occasion Christmas worked out great because they were in town from the other side of the world MrBeast sharedEven though the social media star is known for his elaborate challenges and largescale stunts he wanted his engagement to be small and specialMy friends thought I would want to propose in a very public way like some sort of spectacle at the Super Bowl or somewhere else really big like that but I knew that I wanted it to be the opposite to be really private and intimate he saidMrBeast met Booysen a fellow gamer and internet personality from South Africa in 2022 when he was visiting her home country During the trip MrBeast went to dinner with a mutual friend who invited Booysen to join themWhen I met him I was quite surprised how downtoearth he was and also how intelligent he was Booysen recalled I thought YouTubers were just sort of a persona but when I met him I was quite surprised to see that hes actually a nice guy He wasnt sitting there with an egoThe two quickly bonded over their passion for learning and got into a deep conversation about science YouTube and beyondWhen we were first introduced it came through right away how brilliant Thea is MrBeast said She has such a range of knowledge and can go deep on lots of topics She told me about her work as an author and how passionate she is about her hobbies we vibed instantly I kept thinking she is really smart and beautiful I knew within the first few minutes of meeting that I wanted the chance to date her Thankfully she also felt a strong connectionThe couple made their first public appearance at the Kids Choice Awards in April 2022Last year MrBeast also came to India and met a lot of Bollywood celebrities during his India visitThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever