Casey Woods and his fiancée Christine Patruno.Photo:Christine Patruno/Instagram

Bachelor Nation Star Casey Woods Engaged to Christine Patruno

Christine Patruno/Instagram

Casey Woodsis engaged!

TheBachelor in Paradisestar, 38, popped the question to his girlfriend Christine Patruno. The couple shared their happy news via ajoint Instagram postearlier this month.

“A little news from last weekend 💍. We’re getting married 💜,” they wrote on Feb. 16, alongside a photo of themselves posing together in Miami in front of a cluster of palm trees. In the image, Patruno held up her hand to show off her engagement ring.

A second photo offered a closer look at the oval-shaped diamond sparkler — and the pair’s dog, who could be seen lounging in the grass.

Woods — who appeared in season 18 ofThe Bachelorettein 2003 and season 8 ofBachelor in Paradisein 2022 —debuted his relationshipwith Patruno on Instagram last March. At the time, he shared a montage of clips from a cruise vacation that the pair enjoyed together.

Christine Patruno shows off her engagement ring from Casey Woods.Christine Patruno/Instagram

Bachelor Nation Star Casey Woods Engaged to Christine Patruno

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The reality star made a dramatic exit from hisBachelor in Paradisestint. During filming on the beach, Woods suddenly felt dizzy and lightheaded amid the heat and proceeded to faint. Medics arrived on the scene and determined his injuries from collapsing to be serious. He was transported to an area hospital and ultimately bowed out of the show.

“Just to be clear, this is my foot in a cast right now. Tonight. I haven’t walked in over 4 months,” Woods added in a separate Instagram Story post that same night.

source: people.com