Nina Dobrev and Shaun White Were 'Glowing' After Proposal: 'They Are the Perfect Fit Together,' Says Source (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Shaun White and Nina Dobrev at the 56th Annual Gold Medal Gala in N.Y.C. on Oct. 27, 2022.Photo:Gotham/Getty Images

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Shaun Whitewent for the gold when he askedNina Dobrevto marry him — and she said “yes!”

According to a source, White had been talking to his has “close circle about the proposal for months.”

“Their friends knew it was coming, and everyone is so happy for them,” the source says. “After the proposal, they were calling and texting friends saying, ‘It can’t get better than this’ and were just glowing.”

The insider believes Dobrev and White’s upcoming wedding will be a “a blowout party.”

“They are the perfect fit together — fun and adventurous, but also very grounding for each other,” the source adds.

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“I knew she was nervous because when she’s nervous she’ll make jokes,” White toldVogueof when Dobrev arrived. “She’s like, ‘So, wait, Anna’s not here?’”

After Dobrev accepted White’s proposal, friends joined the couple for champagne and caviar. Then, Dobrev and White ordered Shake Shack and dumplings to The Golden Swan to close out the night.

The actress toldVoguethat the three-time gold medalist said “all the right things” during the proposal, and she doesn’t want to take the ring off “anymore” after hiding the engagement for a few days.

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“Through the pandemic, she was a lifesaver — she really made that time in my life special,” White told PEOPLE in January 2022.

The star ofThe BricklayertoldPEOPLE in 10earlier this year that she and White “do date night every week”and alternate who handles the planning in order to keep “things sort of exciting and interesting.”

“One week I’ll plan it and he won’t have any idea what we’re doing so it’s a surprise for him. And then the following week, he’ll plan and it’ll be a complete surprise for me,” Dobrev explained in January. “And we do that every single week.”

When Dobrev shared the news of her engagement to White on Instagram on Oct. 30, shecaptioned the photo, “RIP boyfriend, hello fiancé 💍♾️”

source: people.com