Overview
- Thore confirmed to PEOPLE that Beaudoin proposed and that they are engaged and planning to marry.
- She posted the relationship publicly on Instagram on Saturday, Aug. 15, with a photo from the Blue Ridge Parkway before revealing the engagement.
- Thore told reporters she was completely surprised by the proposal and described the ring as beautiful with a meaningful story she has not yet disclosed.
- Fans flooded her social posts with congratulations after the announcement and responses ranged from thrilled support to cautious concern about cameras and public attention.
- The engagement arrives amid a long-running public narrative on My Big Fat Fabulous Life that has tracked Thore’s health, grief over her mother, and recent efforts to pursue parenthood through sperm-donor searches and artificial insemination, though she has not said how the engagement will affect those plans or a possible wedding timeline.