Kieran Hayler confirms he is engaged to girlfriend Michelle Penticost

Kieran Hayler has confirmed he is engaged to girlfriend Michelle Penticost after popping the question during an idyllic Maldives getaway.

The father-of-two took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a snap of his bride-to-be’s stunning engagement ring, calling it ‘the best decision he’s ever made.’

Last month MailOnline exclusively revealed that Kieran proposed to Michelle during their Maldives, as it was revealed he was just ‘weeks away’ from finalising his divorce from wife Katie Price. 

It comes just weeks after Kieran revealed that his divorce from estranged wife Katie Price is just ‘weeks away.

He confirmed that the legal paperwork has been submitted, and it’s now just a waiting game.

Speaking of his desire to marry Michelle, in the latest edition of New! Magazine, Kieran said: ‘I have to wait for the divorce to come through, which could still take up to 16 weeks.

‘But the paperwork’s in, so hopefully it won’t be much longer,’ he added.

The update comes after Katie’s estranged husband Kieran appeared to have got down on one knee during his recent romantic trip to the Maldives with his girlfriend.

Michelle lives with Kieran and his children Jett, six, and Bunny, five, who he shares with ex Katie, as well as Michelle’s son from a past relationship.  

Michelle took to her Facebook account to share a snap of her ring alongside the caption: ‘So today at sunset I became a fiancé (sic)’. 

She also posted a number of snaps of the proposal itself, showing the couple kissing on a deserted beach.

Kieran appears to have kept the moment off his socials, simply uploading a picture of two glasses of champagne sitting on a table.

He wrote, ‘Love this place’, before adding another image of the beach at night.

The former stripper and girlfriend Michelle have been inseparable since going public with their relationship in July 2018. 

He recently paid tribute to his ‘best friend, my rock and my soul mate’ in a sweet Valentine’s Day post, saying he’s the happiest he’s ever been with her.

Kieran enthused: ‘My valentine!!!! My best friend, my rock and my soul mate. You have completed me and I am the happiest I have ever been. 

‘I Love our little family and I love creating memories every day. People don’t even see half of what you do for me and the kids, but that doesn’t matter because everything you do, means everything to me. I love you ❤️’.

MailOnline contacted Kieran’s representatives for comment at the time.  

Last month, Kieran sparked rumours he could be set to wed again after he was pictured trying on and buying a suit in a wedding shop, but it later transpired to have been for a special event. 

Meanwhile, Katie recently declared she was finally getting divorced with their paperwork set to be finalised in ‘the next few days’.

Katie and third husband Kieran wed in January 2013 following a whirlwind romance, but they split for good in May 2018. 

Over the course of their very tumultuous marriage, Katie accused Kieran of cheating with her best friend of 20 years, Jane Pountney, as well as sleeping with her friend Chrissy Thomas.   

In August 2017, she famously claimed Kieran had cheated on her for a third time with their nanny Nikki Brown, resulting in the breakdown of their union. 

The former glamour model spilled the beans in an Instagram post in which she wished her ex a ‘happy future’ and admitted that she’ll never give up on her ‘fairtytale ending’. 

In a heartfelt post to her 2.1 million followers, the star praised her ex for ‘not wanting anything’ from their divorce as she explained their split has been ‘amicable’. 

She penned: ‘Finally me and Kieran will be divorved in next few days and how amicable it has been and respect he is the first man not wanting anything from our divorce and wish him a happy future with Michell and now I’m free and will never give up that happy fairytale ending of one day getting married and having my family unit I desire (sic)’ 

She is also mum to Harvey, 17, from her relationship with Dwight Yorke, and Junior, 14 and Princess, 11 from her marriage to Peter Andre. 

The Loose Women star’s well wishes to Kieran and his Michelle comes just months after she reportedly refused to divorce him in an attempt to ‘spite’ Michelle following their court battle. 

It was claimed that Katie was declining to move forward with divorce proceedings as a way of ‘keeping control’ following their school ground spat. 

Katie was served with a restraining order in June last year following a dramatic row with Michelle in the playground of the school their kids attend.

The source told The Sun Online: ‘Katie is doing this to exercise her control over Kieran and it is a vendetta against Michelle for her taking her to court and winning.

‘Katie needs to let go of the past and move on with Kris, or whoever. Kieran wants to be Katie’s ex. He isn’t Mr Price and hates being referred to as that. Naturally he wants his own identity back.’