Former Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews proposes to Vogue Williams onstage at The Lion King show... 11 months after meeting on reality show

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Spencer Matthews, 28, is engaged to model girlfriend Vogue Williams, 32, after 11 months together.

The former Made In Chelsea star announced the news on Thursday after he proposing after a performance of The Lion King at London's Lyceum Theatre on Tuesday, but it was Thursday before the model proudly debuted her huge ring.

Spencer's older brother James married Pippa Middleton - the sister of The Duchess of Cambridge - last year but Vogue was not among the guests. 

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Happy days: Vogue Williams announced her engagement to her boyfriend Spencer Matthews on Thursday

Speaking after the special moment, Spencer, 28, said: 'I’ve known Vogue was "The One" for a long time. We’re very happy and in love. She’s my best friend and I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with her.'

'The engagement had to be special, and as our first trip away together was to Disneyland Paris, it felt like the perfect fit.

'The Lion King is also one of the greatest stories of all time, so I figured that having just had a romantic evening watching it, she’d probably say yes!'   

A spokesperson for Spencer and Vogue, 32, said: 'The couple are absolutely over the moon and thrilled to share their exciting news.' 

Happy days: Vogue couldn't wait to show off the exquisite ring

Wonderful news: The proposal (which took place after a performance on the Lion King in London) was inspired by their first holiday to Disneyland Paris in 2017

Vogue couldn't wait to pose with the stunning rock on Instagram on Thursday night, posting a picture of the exquisite sparkler on her Instagram page.

In the selfie, the Irish beauty can hardly believe her luck as she presents the ring to the camera with her mouth aghast.

Her proud fiance Spencer posted the same photo, as well as a video that captured the ring from every angle, in the illumination of its own blue light.

The engagement rock is being estimated near to a cool £150,000, which would explain Spencer's enthusiasm to flaunt the diamond.

Sparkler: Spencer also shared a clip of the huge rock, which is being estimated at £150,000

The former Made In Chelsea star, 28, whose brother James spent £250,000 on his engagement ring for now-wife Pippa Middleton, got down on one knee in a romantic Disney-inspired proposal in the West End earlier this week.

Stephanie Lee, Director at fine-jewellers Ntinga told MailOnline: 'It is around 3-4ct radiant centre with baguette and trillion shoulders of around 1-1.25ct in a distinctive bridge style 5-stone claw set ring. It has a very approximate value of £150,000.'   

Spencer came to notoriety on the show E4 reality show, Made In Chelsea, which features the exploits of wealthy socialites.

On Friday morning,Spear's estimated the Eton-educated reality star's worth at £2.9 million, earning a reported £100k a year at the height of his PR Manager career for London club.

Soulmates: Speaking after the special moment, Spencer, 28, said: 'I’ve known Vogue was the one for a long time. We’re very happy and in love. She’s my best friend and I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with her'

His parents David and Jane Matthews, owners of Eden Rock Hotel in St Barths - one of the top 100 hotels in the world, an asset he is believed to have shares in.

The couple began dating in February 2017 after meeting on winter sports show The Jump. 

Sparks flew when Vogue was forced to pull out of the ski slopes early because of an injured knee with Spencer winning her affections when he showed his nurturing side as he looked after her following her injury.

The cosy pair shared pictures from their getaway to Disneyland Paris before they went public with their affections for one another in March. 

It was a true whirlwind romance, with the couple moving in together after seven months of dating. 

Special significance: Vogue and Spencer went to Disneyland Paris on their first holiday together, hence why he chose a Disney production at which to pop the question

Reports had claimed she had moved into Spencer's home in Chelsea, but Vogue insisted that hadn't been the case during an appearance on ITV's Loose Women at the beginning of October.

She told the panel: 'We moved in together last night. He arrived home at four in the morning from Greece and forced me to get up to have a glass of champagne to toast the new house. He didn't want me to move in to his house.

'He lives in a one-bed in Chelsea and I have a lot of clothes so that was never going to work. And I lived with two Irish boys so I think we've always wanted to have our own place so that's what we started looking at straight away.' 

Reality romance: The couple began dating in February 2017 after meeting on winter sports show The Jump

They haven't been shy about flaunting their love for each other, with Spencer gushing on social media, 'never been happier in my life' while she reciprocated, 'at my happiest with this boy by my side.'

Vogue revealed the secret to success with their relationship is that they never argue in a recent interview with The Sunday Mirror.

She said: 'He is my best pal. I remember thinking we would be best friends forever. It is the first relationship where I don't have fights with people.'   

Speaking of their romance, Vogue admitted she and her family 'fell in love' with Spencer straight away after meeting. Not fazed by his previous reputation as a lothario, thanks to his womanising ways on Made In Chelsea, the starlet added that she finds it 'cringe-worthy' when people suggest she has now 'tamed' him.

Amorous: The couple have kept their social media followers updated with their love story

Vogue added: 'My mum loved him... even my step-dad, who would've been the tougher one to crack, fell in love with Spencer and we get on really well with one another's family.

'He is very charming. I think when Spencer was on Made in Chelsea he was 21. As a 21-year-old boy, he was doing what a lot of 21-year-old boys wanted to do.

'He didn't want to be in a serious relationship for too long. I haven't tamed him in anyway which I keep reading about, it makes me cringe because I haven't done anything he was just like that when I met him.' 

Kiss: They haven't been shy about flaunting their love for each other, with Spencer gushing on social media, 'never been happier in my life' while she reciprocated, 'at my happiest with this boy by my side'

In May last year, Vogue hit the headlines when it was claimed she had been 'banned' from attending the wedding of Spencer's brother James to Pippa Middleton.

Spencer attended solo, after the bride reportedly enforced a 'no ring no bring' rule for the wedding, where royalty was present in the form of Pippa's sister, Kate Middleton and her husband Prince William. 

A wedding insider told The Sun at the time: 'Pippa's view is that Vogue's relationship with Spencer is still very new. It wouldn't be appropriate for her to be there after just a few months of dating.

'But some people in the circle are pretty shocked because this is her future brother-in-law who's going to end up attending on his own. It's certainly raised eyebrows. It's clear Pippa doesn't want to be outshone by any TV babes on her big day.'

A representative for Vogue said: 'Vogue has a prior engagement in her diary on the date of the wedding, but wishes Pippa and James all the best on their special day.'  

Love of her life: She told the panel: 'We moved in together last night. He arrived home at four in the morning from Greece and forced me to get up to have a glass of champagne to toast the new house. He didn't want me to move in to his house'

Not invited: In May last year, Vogue hit the headlines when it was claimed she had been 'banned' from attending the wedding of Spencer's brother James to Pippa Middleton

Vogue was previously married to former Westlife singer Brian McFadden from 2012 to 2015.

Speaking shortly after they announced their separation, the then 30-year-old said she feared her hopes of a happy ending and starting a family had been dashed after the split.

She said: 'My head’s all over the place. I feel like I don’t have a goal. Everything that I wanted is sort of gone.

'I wanted to be married and I wanted to have kids for so long and now that’s sort of gone, and I’m like, ‘What do I do now?’

'I’m trying to figure out where I’m going with my life and that causes a lot of anxiety.  

Past love: Vogue was previously married to former Westlife singer Brian McFadden from 2012 to 2015