Overview
- Hetfield proposed to Adriana Gillett during a dive with whale sharks on Friday the 13th, holding a sign reading, “Adriana Gillett, will you marry me?”
- Metallica’s official Instagram shared the photo with the caption “She said yes!”, and Gillett reposted it, calling the moment a birthday-trip surprise.
- The underwater image shows Hetfield in scuba gear with the proposal sign as Gillett gives a thumbs-up and holds the ring box.
- Gillett, a London-born former Times reporter who moved into fashion design, was first publicly linked to Hetfield in 2023.
- Metallica next returns to the road May 9 in Athens before a summer run across Europe, followed by a 24-night Life Burns Faster residency at the Las Vegas Sphere from October 2026 through March 2027.