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EastEnders and Dancing On Ice star Matt Lapinskas reveals he’s engaged and shares first pic of romantic proposal
The actor recently spoke out about his body transformation
EASTENDERS star Matt Lapinskas has revealed he's engaged after arranging a stunning beach-side proposal complete with celebratory fireworks.
The Anthony Moon actor, who played the role for a year between 2011 and 2012, clearly pulled out all the stops to pop the question to fiancee Karina Hind in Dubai.
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Matt, 34, made sure their special moment under the stars was captured in a video - which he posted to his Instagram page.
It saw the Dancing On Ice alumni head to the sands with his then-girlfriend for an evening walk.
The EastEnders favourite certainly looked the part with nude trousers and a green shirt, while Karina wore a pretty floaty dress and wedge shoes.
As he began his grand proposal, Matt firstly pulled out a letter for his love before getting down on one knee.
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Karina, who works as a stage actress and is currently starring in Matilda the Musical, was clearly stunned, covering her face with her hands.
In a happy end to the perfectly-planned night she said yes and was seen nodding to seal her decision.
The cute couple then posed for selfies - complete with her new engagement ring - before heading out for celebratory drinks and a fireworks display.
In his emotional caption, Matt wrote: "So last night I did a thing!
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"Since the day we met, you have brought love and laughter into my life, you are everything I could have dreamed of, life with you is pure and joyful, the memories we have created and will keep on creating will always be fun and full of happiness, I love the feeling and the butterflies I get when I see you smiling!
"They say love conquers all and with you I feel like I have conquered the world!
"You make me the happiest I have ever been, and there is no one in this world I would want to share the rest of my life with than you!"
In a sweet tribute to his spouse-to-be he added: "I tell you to chase your dreams and seize the moment so that’s exactly what I’m doing …… @karinahind wifey to be I love you.
"Thank you to @wdubaiminaseyahi for helping me sort out the most magical moment from the welcome pictures to the fireworks you have been a dream! Memories forever!"
In 2023, the soap star gushed he was in "the best shape" of his life - perhaps training for his upcoming groom role.
He previously opened up on his exit from the BBC soap.
In an exclusive chat with The Sun, he claimed he was brutally sacked - then asked to lie about it.
He told the latest episode of podcast: "When Lorraine Newman came in I went up to have a meeting with her and she told me they weren’t renewing my contract.
"I was like, ‘Oh. Ok’. We went to an awards ceremony the next couple of days, someone said to me and Tony [Discipline] (who played Tyler Moon), because we always used to do interviews together, ‘The Moon boys have taken the Square by storm, we can’t wait to see what’s next for you’.
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"But I’d been told I wasn’t allowed to say that I was leaving.
"So it was a moment of like, 'Oh… it’s going to be good!'."
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