Television star and model Kelly Brook has candidly shared the details of her turbulent romantic history, revealing she was engaged five times before finally meeting the love of her life.
The 46-year-old made the surprising confession while appearing on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, telling her fellow campmates about her journey to finding lasting happiness with her husband, Jeremy Parisi.
From Whirlwind Romances to Lasting Love
Brook opened up about her past, stating, "I'd been engaged about five times before I met my husband!" She explained that Jeremy was initially hesitant to propose, perhaps wary of her history of engagements.
"He never really proposed," Brook shared. "I think he was petrified in the past, that because of all the engagements I'd had that it was the beginning of the end." In a twist of fate, it was Kelly who ultimately suggested marriage, a sentiment echoed by campmate Martin, who recounted a similar story about his wife Shirlie.
A Look Back at Five Past Engagements
Kelly's first high-profile relationship was with actor Jason Statham. The pair dated from 1997 to 2004, a period of seven years during which they were widely reported to be engaged before parting ways.
She later became engaged to actor Billy Zane after meeting him on the set of the film Three in 2005. Their engagement lasted until 2008, when Kelly called it off.
Following her split from Zane, Brook moved on with rugby star Danny Cipriani. Their relationship, which spanned from 2008 to 2010 with a brief reunion in 2013, was often in the public eye and noted for its eight-year age gap.
Her next relationship was with another rugby star, Thom Evans. The couple were together from 2010 to 2013. During this challenging period, Kelly suffered two miscarriages. Following their first miscarriage in May 2011, the couple got engaged.
Brook's fifth engagement came in 2014 with former Gladiators star David McIntosh. This whirlwind romance was brief and dramatic, ending the same year it began.
Finding 'The One' With Jeremy Parisi
After years of heartbreak and false starts, Kelly's love story took a permanent turn when she met Jeremy Parisi, a French model and judo champion, in 2015.
Their relationship blossomed into something steady and deeply committed, a stark contrast to her previous romantic endeavours. In a beautiful culmination of their journey together, Kelly Brook and Jeremy Parisi tied the knot in a stunning ceremony in Italy in July 2022, finally giving the star the happily ever after she deserved.
