Fourth time's the charm! The Bachelor's Emily Maynard engaged to Tyler Johnson
By Colette Fahy
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She was left heartbroken after unsuccessful stints on The Bachelor or The Bachelorette but Emily Maynard has finally found true love.
The jewellery designer– whose first fiancé Ricky Hendrick, the father of her eight-year-old daughter Ricki, was killed in a plane crash in 2004 - told Us Weekly she is 'so excited ' after her boyfriend Tyler Johnson popped the question at the beginning of this year.
Tyler arranged a romantic proposal for Emily – who was also briefly engaged to The Bachelor’s Brad Womack and The Bachelorette’s Jef Holm – and decorated her house in Charlotte with flowers and candles, according to E! News.
Kicking off the new year in style: Emily Maynard's boyfriend Tyler Johnson proposed to her at the beginning of this year
Emily told Us Weekly: 'We're really excited!! He proposed to me at home and gave both Ricki and me rings. It was so sweet! Ricki loves him more than she likes me!
'We definitely are looking to get married sooner rather than later. No point in waiting!'
He proposed with five studded bands and Emily quipped 'I've had enough of engagement rings.'
A source added to E! 'She was crying. She's super happy. He's her best friend.
Sweet: Emily's new fiance Tyler also presented her daughter Ricki with a ring when he proposed to her
'And Ricki absolutely loves him. She adores him. Emily is over the moon.'
Romantic Tyler asked both Emily's father and Ricki’s paternal grandparents for permission before he proposed.
Emily met Tyler at church before she filmed The Bachelorette but they only started dating after she split from Jef in October 2012 and the relationship got serious very fast.
Success: Emily has moved on from her reality TV show roots to launch a jewellery career and now she has landed her dream man too
However, Emily vowed to 'hold off on getting engaged again until they are very, very sure and very close to marriage,' a friend said.
Emily's first fiance, NASCAR driver Ricky, tragically died when she was
18 and he was 24. Emily discovered her pregnancy shortly afterwards.
Exes: Emily was previously engaged to Brad Womack and Jef Holm but insists Tyler's the one for her
Tragic: Emily's first fiancé, Ricky Hendrick, the father of her eight-year-old daughter Ricki, was killed in a plane crash in 2004 just before she found out she was expecting
Amy hinted at her engagement in a blog post on Tuesday before the announcement.
She wrote: 'Does anyone remember the show on Vh1 called "Best Week Ever"? It may still be on.. I quit watching now that Flavor of Love isn't on anymore. Don't judge.
'Anyway, all week I can't help but hear that crazy guy scream, "Emily Maynard is having the BEST YEAR EVER!" over and over in my head. Crazy? Absolutely. True? Every bit. Seriously, we're only a week into 2014 and it has already been one of my best yet! More on that on another day ;) (sic).'
Too much choice: Emily was surrounded by hunky men when she starred on The Bachelorette
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Rebecca Kelly, San Francisco, 1 day ago
She's a big phony fame ho using her past tragedy over and over and over. She's also duller than dirt.