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Off the market! Former The Originals star Claire Holt announces she's set to tie the knot with handsome beau Matt Kaplan and flaunts her sparkly engagement ring

By Alicia Vrajlal for Daily Mail Australia

Published: 02:03 EST, 14 July 2015 | Updated: 03:23 EST, 14 July 2015

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She made the decision to quit The Vampire Diaries spin-off The Originals last year to focus on her personal life.

And the sacrifice has certainly been a positive for Claire Holt, as the Australian actress has revealed she is set to tie the knot with boyfriend Matt Kaplan.

Taking to Instagram on Monday, the 27-year-old blonde beauty shared a photo of herself sporting a sparkling ring on her engagement finger, with the snap simply captioned 'Yes'.

Engaged! Australian actress Claire Holt has annouced her engagement to boyfriend Matt Kaplan and shared this sweet snap of the pair on Instagram on Monday, in which the blonde was seen wearing her engagement ring

The cute couple snap attracted a flood of congratulatory comments from fans of the actress, who first shot to fame starring in Australian children's television show H20: Just Add Water.

Claire looked absolutely stunning after Matt popped the question, the television star sporting a sexy black cut-out dress.

Her luscious golden locks were pulled back in a chic updo, while her eyes were lined with a delicate black eyeliner.

Suave couple: The pair have been dating for well over a year and are now set to take their relationship to the next level

Matt also looked very sharp for the occasion, wearing a charcoal shirt as he wrapped his left arm around his new fiancee's waist.

Claire gently rested her left hand on her man's chest, flaunting the engagement bling for everyone to see.

The blonde beauty rarely speaks about her man in interviews, though she isn't shy to parade her love through cute couple snaps on social media.

Very cute: Claire often takes to social media to share sweet snaps of herself and her handsome beau

In an interview with People earlier this year, she credited her man for helping her perfect her American accent for roles abroad.

'My boyfriend – Matt Kaplan – is American so any time I'm unsure of how to say something, I say, "Hey how do you say this?" and he yells it out,' she told People.

'I think it's always going to sound funny to him and not quite right but hopefully the public who watch it won't be able to catch on!'

In March last year it was revealed the stunning actress was leaving the hit CW drama, The Originals, which is a spinoff of The Vampire Diaries.

New beginnings: Claire, pictured with The Originals co-star Charles Michael Davis in 2013, announced last March she was leaving the hit CW drama

Speaking US magazine Glamoholic about her life after the show, Claire said she would be looking for new challenges.

'I would love to continue to challenge myself by trying different things. Action, Drama, Comedy,' she said. 'I would be grateful to do any and all of it if someone is kind enough to hire me!'

'I have such a wonderful time on The Originals though, because I get to play Rebekah in so many different periods. I’m a little spoiled.'

Famous friends: Claire is seen pictured with The Vampire Diaries co-stars, Paul Wesley and Candice Accola

Beauties from Down Under: The blonde beauty is close friends with some other Australian stunners who have made it big in Hollywood including former Packed To The Rafters star, Jessica McNamee

After making the move to Los Angeles from her hometown of Brisbane in 2009, Claire appeared in Mean Girls 2 before landing a three episode part in Pretty Little Liars.

Her character Rebekah was first introduced in the third season of The Vampire Diaries before becoming a lead character in the spin-off series.

The blonde beauty is close friends with some other Australian stunners who have made it big in Hollywood, including Phoebe Tonkin and Jessica McNamee.

Back in the day: Claire first shot to fame starring in Australian children's television show H20: Just Add Water before relocating to the US in 2009 to give Hollywood a go