Normani and DeKaylin “DK” Metcalf. Photo:
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DeKaylin “DK” Metcalf is giving Normani some extra motivation!
On Thursday, March 13, the NFL star, 27, announced that he and the singer, 28, are engaged, almost two years after they confirmed their relationship on Instagram in July 2023.
Metcalf shared the news while speaking to reporters after being traded from the Seattle Seahawks to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“My family and her family was in Houston. It was my sister’s Spring Break and just thought about getting the whole family together for a big kumbaya and joining our families with the ring,” Metcalf said while speaking with reporters, noting that he proposed a day prior on Wednesday, March 12.
The NFL star was proud to speak of the engagement as he told Normani, who was sitting to one side, “Hold that rock up, baby.”
He confirmed that the musician would be joining him during his visit with his new team in a video shared on social media, in which he referred to her as his “beautiful fiancée.”
DeKaylin “DK” Metcalf and Normani. Instagram/normani
Later in the conference, Metcalf told reporters he had wanted to propose since last year, but there were conflicts with her schedule, noting that he wanted to “take an approach to where a schedule couldn’t matter.”
Speaking about how he ultimately popped the question, the NFL star said, “I started sending her flowers with a story and then the last letter on the flower was ‘Will you marry?’ And she said yes.”
In 2020, Normani and Metcalf were introduced by Ciara and Russell Wilson, who Metcalf said already congratulated them on their engagement.
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Romance rumors between the former Fifth Harmony member and Metcalf sparked in June 2022 when the pair were spotted having dinner at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, Calif.
While speaking about their relationship with Rolling Stone last June, Normani said she was “happy.”
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“I am very happy. Definitely an answered prayer,” she said. “I’ve experienced a lot with relationships. I’m a real lover girl. I wear my heart on my sleeve, and finding space where that’s reciprocated feels good. I like to see myself happy. I really do.”
