'Went on a hike and this happened!' Hilary Swank announces engagement to former tennis pro beau Ruben Torres 

Hilary Swank took to Instagram Tuesday to announce she's getting married.

The excited Oscar winner, 41, shared a selfie of herself with former tennis pro Ruben Torres and showed off a huge emerald and diamond engagement ring.

'Went on a hike and this happened!' she wrote. 'I am so happy to announce the engagement to my dear Ruben.'

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Engaged! Hilary Swank, 41, announced her engagement to tennis coach and financial adviser Ruben Torres via Instagram on Tuesday

Engaged! Hilary Swank, 41, announced her engagement to tennis coach and financial adviser Ruben Torres via Instagram on Tuesday

The pair were photographed just this past Saturday cozying up to each other and putting on a loved up display at an event in Indian Wells, California.

Ruben, who is from Colombia, played tennis at University of Southern California before going pro.

Now retired from the sport, he is a coach and and also works as a financial adviser for UBS in Los Angeles.

The couple have been dating since July last year. 

Whirlwind romance: The couple have been romantically linked since July of last year

Whirlwind romance: The couple have been romantically linked since July of last year

So in love: The couple couldn't hide their feelings for each other and were in playful mood at a tennis gala dinner in Indian Wells, California, on Saturday night

So in love: The couple couldn't hide their feelings for each other and were in playful mood at a tennis gala dinner in Indian Wells, California, on Saturday night

It will be the second marriage for The Boys Don't Cry and Million Dollar Baby Oscar winner.

She was previously married to actor Chad Lowe from 1997 to 2007.

When she won her first Best Actress Academy Award in 2000 for Boys Don't Cry, she famously forgot to thank her husband in her acceptance speech.

Past loves: Hilary was married to actor Chad Lowe, left) from 1997 to 2007; she dated her agent John Campisi (right) from 2006 to 2012
Past loves: Hilary was married to actor Chad Lowe, left) from 1997 to 2007; she dated her agent John Campisi (right) from 2006 to 2012

Past loves: Hilary was married to actor Chad Lowe, left) from 1997 to 2007; she dated her agent John Campisi (right) from 2006 to 2012

Major oops! The actress famously forgot to thank her husband Chad in her acceptance speech after she won the Best Actress Oscar at the Academy Awards in 2000 for Boys Don't Cry

Major oops! The actress famously forgot to thank her husband Chad in her acceptance speech after she won the Best Actress Oscar at the Academy Awards in 2000 for Boys Don't Cry

When she won again in 2005, she did remember to thank him, but in 2006 they separated and their divorce was finalized on November 1, 2007.

Hilary went on to date her agent John Campisi and they were together for six years until parting in 2012.

Last summer she announced she'd be taking a break from work in order to focus on caring for her ailing father after he underwent a lung transplant.

But she's started to take on new projects again having signed on to star with Ed Harris in the Starz series The One Percent, as well as providing one of the voices for the upcoming animated feature Spark. 

Double gold: She won her second Best Actress Academy Award in 2005 for Million Dollar Baby, which also won Best Director for Clint Eastwood and Best Picture

Double gold: She won her second Best Actress Academy Award in 2005 for Million Dollar Baby, which also won Best Director for Clint Eastwood and Best Picture

 

 

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