Australian Prime Minister’s Love Story: Valentine’s Day Proposal Goes Viral ❤️❤️❤️

Anthony Albanese told reporters in a video posted to Instagram, “It’s wonderful I’ve found a partner who I want to spend the rest of my life with.”

There’s love in the air in Australia!❤️❤️❤️

On Valentine’s Day, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed that he and his partner Jodie Haydon had become engaged. Haydon had shared a touching selfie in which she flashed her new ring.

The 60-year-old lawmaker said, “She said yes ❤️,” as the caption for an Instagram photo that showed the couple taking a wide smile for a picture.

According to the Associated Press, after the two had dinner at an Italian restaurant, Albanese proposed to Haydon, a financial services expert, with a ring that he had assisted in designing.

According to the outlet, he became the first prime minister of Australia to become engaged while holding office when he got engaged on the balcony of his home, The Lodge.

The PM posted a video of the two holding hands as they approached reporters on Wednesday to Instagram. The pair got “warm and generous messages” from Australians, for which Albanese expressed gratitude.

“Jodie and I are excited and we’re thrilled,” he stated. Sharing this news with others makes me very happy, and it’s fantastic that I’ve found someone I want to live a lifetime with.

And we couldn’t be happier—last night was an incredibly wonderful occasion here at the Lodge.”

“I just want to thank everybody for such warm congratulations today, from our friends to our family, from people we don’t know,” Haydon said. “It’s just been overwhelming but beautiful.”

The pair laughed when a reporter inquired if Albanese was planning a “pre-election” wedding.

“It’s just been a day,” Haydon answered.

Albanese went on, “We’re living in the moment.” “Everything was well thought out and planned out… We’ll now work out those things and have those conversations between us, which I believe people would understand. But for now, all we want is to be present in the moment.”

After 19 years of marriage, Albanese and his ex-wife, former deputy premier of New South Wales Carmel Tebbutt, filed for divorce in 2019, according to the BBC. 

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Their shared child is Nathan Albanese, age 23. According to the site, the PM and Haydon got along at an event in 2020 and became friends over rugby. She later accompanied him on the campaign trail in 2022.

Following the significant proposal, both friends and detractors have responded favorably to the couple. According to the AP, opposition leader Peter Dutton congratulated the couple in Parliament.

“We’re excited to recreate the royal wedding in our own way at some point soon,” Dutton stated. “Prime Minister, I’ll be there, tossing roses in front of you. Whatever it takes to be invited to the extravagant nuptials.”

Albanese becomes Australia’s first leader to take office by proposing on Valentine’s Day

Anthony Albanese, who announced on Thursday that his partner accepted his marriage proposal on Valentine’s Day, has become the first prime minister of Australia to become engaged while holding office.

He’s been dating financial services worker Jodie Haydon for three years. Albanese claimed that after a romantic evening at an Italian restaurant, he proposed on the balcony of his official apartment, known as the Lodge.

On the social media platform X, Albanese shared a message with a heart icon that said, “She said yes.”

The former prime minister claimed to have organized the proposal’s time and location and even contributed to the design of Haydon’s diamond ring. However, he was unsure if the wedding would take place before he announced the date of Australia’s upcoming election, which is scheduled for sometime in August or May of the following year.

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