'It's the happiest day of my life!' Glee-ful Dot-Marie Jones gets engaged to girlfriend Bridgett Casteen at Disneyland

By Jennifer Pearson

PUBLISHED: 20:12 EST, 6 October 2013 | UPDATED: 08:29 EST, 7 October 2013

Dot-Marie Jones and girlfriend Bridgett Casteen have been dating for three years.

The 49-year-old Glee star felt the time was right to make the relationship permanent and popped the question while the couple were attending Gay Days at Disneyland in Anaheim, California on Friday.

It was near the resort's Sleeping Beauty Castle that Dot-Marie proposed and Bridgett accepted, and the actress didn't wait long before blurting it out to everyone.

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Fairy tale: Dot-Marie Jones proposed to girlfriend Bridgett Casteen, near the Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland on Friday; the couple are pictured at the Creative Emmy Awards on September 15

Fairy tale: Dot-Marie Jones proposed to girlfriend Bridgett Casteen, near the Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland on Friday; the couple are pictured at the Creative Emmy Awards on September 15

Dot-Marie, who plays gym teacher Shannon Beiste on the Fox musical drama, made the happy announcement during a Q&A session at the annual weekend event that drew LGBT supporters.

'It's the happiest day of my life,' Dot-Marie confessed to The Advocate. 'I never thought I'd find somebody that is so loving and kind.'

'Thank you @dotmariejones for making me the happiest woman in the world,' Bridgett tweeted on Friday.

Glee-ful: The Glee star said it was the happiest day of her life when Bridgett said yes to her marriage proposal; the pair are seen attending a pre-Emmy event in Los Angeles on September 20

Glee-ful: The Glee star said it was the happiest day of her life when Bridgett said yes to her marriage proposal; the pair are seen attending a pre-Emmy event in Los Angeles on September 20

 

Dot-Marie's co-star Naya Rivera also got engeged to her beau, rapper Big Sean.

This will be Dot-Marie's first trip down the aisle, but the second for Bridgett, who has two daughters from her previous marriage.

Professionally speaking, Dot-Marie has been nominated for an Emmy three times for her work on Glee.

Don't mess: Dot-Marie has played tough gym teacher Shannon Beiste on the popular Fox musical-drama since 2010

Don't mess: Dot-Marie has played tough gym teacher Shannon Beiste on the popular Fox musical-drama since 2010

'This is my 23rd year acting,' the actress told Entertainment Tonight. 'And to be nominated the last three seasons on Glee says a lot about the writing and their trust in me, and I just couldn't be happier.'

She's still sad over the tragic passing of co-star Cory Monteith, whose struggles she was unaware of.

'I honestly didn't know,' Dot-Marie added. 'This year I worked a lot with Cory one-on-one and Cory was present.'

She described it as a 'loss for everyone involved. I love him and I still do. I don't have a fond memory because every memory is fantastic.'

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Bridgett looks kinda like Emily Blunt.

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Wow she is batting out of her league, congrats though

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She is so masculine on Glee, that I actually looked her up on Google to see if she was a man. She looks so much nicer on these photographs.

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How lovely. Great to read good news stories.

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Congratulations!!!!!!! Coach Biste is one of my favourite characters on Glee, and her storylines have made me more teary eyed than any others! Love her and they make they a lovely couple.

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that's so nice. both look like good people, so wishing them happiness.

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It's nice to see those in the limelight proud of who they are and their same sex partners. Congratulations to both of you.

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She's one of the best actors on Glee, too bad they don't utilize her enough. I didn't know she was g.ay, just figured she was a "tough broad".

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Congrats of them both .

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They kind of look related.

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Really? On what planet would that be then?

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