YouTubers Zoe Sugg and Alfie Deyes Got Engaged After More Than a Decade Together
Updated Sept. 15 2023, 12:40 p.m. ET
YouTuber stars Zoe (Zoella) Sugg and her boyfriend Alfie Deyes have not only been growing their adorable family — they also celebrated a huge milestone in September 2023.
The couple, who have been together since 2012, shared the exciting news that they'd gotten engaged.
Read on for the details!
Zoe Sugg got engaged to Alfie Deyes in September 2023.
On Sept. 13, 2023, Zoe posted a black-and-white video to Instagram to announce her engagement to Alfie. In the video, Zoe can be seen kissing Alfie before running happily to the camera to show off her ring.
Folks in the comments section were thrilled. "I think I speak for the people when I say 'it’s about dang time,'" wrote one person, while a longtime fan commented: "I can't stop rewatching this clip. My 13-year-old self is crying!!!"
Zoe has talked about marriage before in her videos, stating in 2018 that she thought Alfie would have the perfect proposal up his sleeve. She said at the time, "I 100 percent know that you will plan [the proposal] ... and you'll do it really nicely."
Fans have also speculated about a potential engagement for the YouTubers in the past, including when Zoe posted a photo in 2018 in which she looked like she was showing off an engagement ring. The photo showed them sitting side by side, with Zoe holding her hand as though showing off a ring. (Although the ring may have actually been on her right hand.)
This 2018 photo caused a lot of engagement speculation.
One Instagram user wrote at the time, "Zoom in on her hand. Tell me that looks like an engagement ring!!" Another wrote, "Are u married, as you have a ring on your left hand?"
Zoe and Alfie welcomed their first child together in August 2021.
In March 2021, Zoe announced that she and Alfie were expecting their first child. Fans immediately congratulated the pair, and many also made jokes about now feeling old (a lot of us watched Zoe back when we were teenagers).
"Zoe Sugg and Alfie Deyes are having a baby and I feel like my teenage years are over," one Twitter user said.
"Zoe Sugg is pregnant?? Zoella and Alfie having a baby? My childhood..." another fan mused.
"Alfie Deyes and Zoe Sugg are having a baby and I have never felt older in my life," someone else joked.
Then, in August 2021, baby Otille was born.
"She’s here! Meet Ottilie Rue Deyes 💕29/08/21," the proud mom captioned alongside an adorable photo of their new baby.
In July 2023, Zoe and Alfie announced they were welcoming their second child.
"Our family is growing! Little girl joining us in December 🤍," Zoe captioned a black-and-white video of her little family together holding up sonogram photos.
"I have a feeling that there’s a proposal coming," someone commented at the time — only to be proven right around two months later when Zoe and Alfie announced their engagement news.
Congrats to this beautiful family!