Emmerdale star Michael Parr announces exciting real-life news in surprise update
Congratulations!
Congratulations are in order for Emmerdale star Michael Parr. The Ross Barton actor has become engaged to his partner Isabelle Du Plessis during a trip to South Africa.
On Instagram, Isabelle shared a series of photos from the proposal captioned: “One day you’ll meet a complete stranger and they’ll end up becoming the most important person in your life – I love this life with you and our gorgeous little girl.”
The couple, who met on dating app Hinge in 2023, welcomed daughter Suzie last September.
Speaking about the proposal to OK!, Parr shared that the couple were going on safari in South Africa with Isabelle’s family and he was waiting for the perfect setting.
Isabelle added: “He kept asking me to go on this bushwalk and I was like, ‘I’ve done bushwalks before. I’m not that into it, but I think you should go.”
Michael said of the emotional moment: “A bull elephant and its partner came to the watering hole and they started wrapping their trunks around each other. It looked like they were kissing. It felt romantic and really symbolic.”
“I came up with this really cheesy line and said, ‘What do you think is more beautiful, those elephants or this ring?’ and I pulled the ring out of the box and said, ‘Will you marry me?'”
Isabelle added: “I turned around and saw the box. I cried a lot. I was so emotional. I completely forgot about everyone else around us.”
The couple haven’t picked a date, or a location, for their big day yet. with Isabelle saying that, for now, they’re just “enjoying every moment of being engaged.”
