EXCLUSIVE ‘I’m getting married to the man of my dreams!’ Olympian Ian Thorpe’s ex Ryan Channing announces engagement ahead of Bali wedding
Ian Thorpe’s ex Ryan Channing has announced his engagement.
The 30-year-old skincare entrepreneur is set to marry Brisbane-based civil engineer Leevon Baptiste at a lavish wedding in a luxury resort in Bali in June next year.
Ryan, who owns the Blaq Group, told Daily Mail Australia this week: ‘I’m getting married to the man of my dreams!’
EXCLUSIVE ‘I’m getting married to the man of my dreams!’ Olympian Ian Thorpe’s ex Ryan Channing (right) announced his engagement to Brisbane-based civil engineer Leevon Baptiste (left) this month
The couple got engaged last weekend in Coffs Harbour, in northern New South Wales, and now wear matching Cartier bands on their ring fingers.
‘He said yes,’ one image of their matching rings was captioned on social media.
Ryan and Leevon will tie the knot in Bali in June 2021, at the stunning Soori Private Estate in Bali, near Seminyak.
Pucker up! The couple got engaged last weekend in Coffs Harbour, in northern New South Wales
Putting a ring on it! Ryan and Leevon wear matching Cartier bands on their ring fingers and plan to tie the knot in Bali in June 2021
Guests have been asked to wear resort casual attire to attend a champagne and canapé reception, followed by a ceremony and an evening celebration.
Blackpink and DJ Manuel Coby will perform as special guests at the soiree.
Instead of gifts, the couple have asked guests to make a donation to The Trevor Project, which supports the LGBTQ community and is focused on suicide prevention efforts in young people under the age of 25.
Moving on: Ryan is pictured with Olympic swimmer ex Ian Thorpe in November 2016
It comes after it was confirmed in November that Ryan and Olympian Ian Thorpe, 37, had split for good, after seemingly rekindling their romance.
The pair had previously called it quits in June after four years of dating.
Ryan was Ian’s first public boyfriend since he came out as gay in an interview with Michael Parkinson in 2014.
Back in August, a source close to Ian and Ryan told Daily Mail Australia that the pair had ‘rekindled their romance’ while holidaying in Ibiza, Spain, and were even considering getting ‘engaged’.
Will Ian be invited to the wedding? It was confirmed that Ryan (left )and Ian (right) had split for good in November 2019, but the pair have claimed they remain friends
‘They’re trying to find the nearest Cartier store for rings,’ the source said at the time.
In November, Ryan told Daily Mail Australia that he was no longer in a relationship with Ian and also denied they had ever reconciled in August.
‘Ian and I have been separated for over a year now but remain close friends and [in] the same circle of friends. We still share our puppy Kaia. Everything is going great!’ he said.
‘We still share our puppy Kaia. Everything is going great!’ In November, Ryan told Daily Mail Australia that things were perfectly amicable between himself and Ian