Celebs Go Dating’s Wayne Lineker, 58, announces he’s ‘engaged’ to Chloe Ferry, 25

Wayne Lineker announced he was ‘engaged’ to Chloe Ferry on Instagram on Wednesday night. 

The 58-year-old uploaded two snaps of the Geordie Shore star, 25, showing off a ring inside the Celebs Go Dating mansion. 

Wayne’s claims left fans of the show baffled with many claiming the post ‘has to be a joke’. 

Hoax? Wayne Lineker announced he was ‘engaged’ to Chloe Ferry on Instagram on Wednesday night

Wayne wrapped his arm around Chloe who held up her hand to show off the sparkling ring.

He captioned the shot: ‘She said YES! Love you @chloegshore1’, to which Chloe replied ‘love you’.

While many of Wayne’s celeb pals rushed to congratulate the pair, many followers took to comment section saying they thought the whole thing was a hoax.

Engaged? Wayne's claims left fans of the show baffled with many claiming the post 'has to be a joke'

Engaged? Wayne’s claims left fans of the show baffled with many claiming the post ‘has to be a joke’

'She said yes!': The 58-year-old uploaded two snaps of the Geordie Shore star, 25, showing off a ring taken while filming inside the Celebs Go Dating mansion

‘She said yes!’: The 58-year-old uploaded two snaps of the Geordie Shore star, 25, showing off a ring taken while filming inside the Celebs Go Dating mansion

Their Celebs Go Dating co-star Curtis Pritchard wrote: ‘Go on Wayne congratulations. Big man haha love bro love!’, while one of the businessman’s relatives typed: ‘Congrats! Can’t believe we had to keep this secret for so long!! xx’.

Some of Wayne’s followers weren’t fooled however. 

One wrote: ‘Your like 60 faking a fiancé for likes’, while another chimed: ‘You must think we were all born yesterday’.

Another unimpressed follower typed: ‘Please act your age Wayne, you are old enough to be her grandad’. 

‘They didn’t even date. No they aren’t ‘engaged’ can’t believe people believe this’.  

Congrats! While many of Wayne's celeb pals rushed to congratulate the pair, many followers took to comment section saying they thought the whole thing was a hoax

Congrats! While many of Wayne’s celeb pals rushed to congratulate the pair, many followers took to comment section saying they thought the whole thing was a hoax

Ouch: One wrote: 'Your like 60 faking a fiancé for likes', while another chimed: 'You must think we were all born yesterday'

Ouch: One wrote: ‘Your like 60 faking a fiancé for likes’, while another chimed: ‘You must think we were all born yesterday’

Good pals: Wayne and Chloe formed a close friendship during filming of the latest series of Celebs Go Dating

Good pals: Wayne and Chloe formed a close friendship during filming of the latest series of Celebs Go Dating

Wayne and Chloe formed a close friendship during filming of the latest series of Celebs Go Dating. 

The younger brother of footballer Gary has caused quite a stir for starring in the show and saying how he wanted to date someone around 28 or 29-years-old.

During an appearance on This Morning last month, Holly Willoughby bluntly asked the club owner ‘why can’t he date women his own age?’

Wayne previously refused to consider a future girlfriend close to his age, insisting in his checklist that ‘it would just look weird,’ and he’d prefer someone around 28 or 29-years-old.  

He told Holly that after listening to advice from the Celebs Go Dating experts, he has broadened his age bracket, slightly. 

Lothario: The younger brother of footballer Gary has caused quite a stir for starring in the show and saying how he wanted to date someone around 28 or 29-years-old

Lothario: The younger brother of footballer Gary has caused quite a stir for starring in the show and saying how he wanted to date someone around 28 or 29-years-old

Unimpressed: During an appearance on This Morning last month, Holly Willoughby bluntly asked the club owner 'why can't he date women his own age?'

Unimpressed: During an appearance on This Morning last month, Holly Willoughby bluntly asked the club owner ‘why can’t he date women his own age?’

‘I am opening up,’ he insisted. ‘I’ve come to realise, even though there would still be a large age gap, 30-45 would be ideal.’   

‘What’s wrong with women your own age?’ Holly quizzed, with Wayne replying: ‘I don’t know. I wouldn’t rule it out but everyone has their own attractions don’t they?’

He added though that he had thought carefully about girlfriend checklist, explaining that it’s based on his past romance mistakes: ‘It’s bordering on controversial, I tried to take some things from previous relationships, the comments about you must be able to prepare to give up your job or prepare to work on a beach that’s because my last relationship broke up because she got a new career.’  

‘My family are very concerned about me, when I’m single I tend to get carried away and go out too much, I am looking for a relationship and I’m ready to settle down, believe it or not, I am ready to be single I don’t need this crazy lifestyle I lead’.

Party animal: 'My family are very concerned about me, when I'm single I tend to get carried away and go out too much, I am looking for a relationship', Wayne said

Party animal: ‘My family are very concerned about me, when I’m single I tend to get carried away and go out too much, I am looking for a relationship’, Wayne said