Dancing On Ice star Saara Aalto marries manager Meri in private ceremony in Finland
DANCING On Ice star Saara Aalto has married her girlfriend Meri in a private ceremony in Finland.
The X Factor star shared the good news with fans on Instagram.
She posted a photo of the pair sitting next to each other, with Saara in a pink jacket with skinny jeans and Meri in a blue jean jacket.
While they are now officially married - with Meri taking her last name - they haven't had their wedding yet.
The singer captioned the pic: "HAPPY NEWS!!❤️🌟 First of all, we got married and Meri is now officially Meri Aalto (love you @meriaaltoofficial).. still waiting for the wedding though..🙈
"And this is the name Meri wanted to use now that we are going to announce some amazing new projects!😍"
The reality TV star has been engaged to Meri for three and a half years.
Their wedding was held at a private registry in Helsinki, Finland, with just themselves in attendance.
They originally planned a huge wedding in Europe this summer but were forced to cancel their plans due to the lockdown.
Saara said she was "heartbroken" at having to postpone the wedding.
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"With all of us feeling so much anxiety and uncertainty right now, Meri and I wanted to celebrate love ad put something positive out into the world," she told the .
";When we had to postpone the wedding we were heartbroken, but then we realised we could still hold a private registration and celebrate our love together.
"It was the perfect moment."
Saara Alto shot to fame in 2016 after reaching the final of The X Factor. She lost out to winner Matt Terry.
Since then, she reached the final of Dancing On Ice in 2019 alongside partner Hamish Gaman.