The new year brought new beginnings on the personal front for popular YouTuber MrBeast. On January 1, 2025, Jimmy Donaldson aka MisterBeast announced his engagement to girlfriend Thea Boysen.
MisterBeast shared several adorable moments on Instagram in which he popped the question to Thea. She captioned the post, “Yes boy did one work.” His fans are very happy with this update.
Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty also commented on this post. Shilpa wrote, “Wow congratulations (red heart emoji).”
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According to People, the couple got engaged on Christmas at their home with their families in attendance as a surprise.
“My family was out of South Africa for Christmas and we were going to celebrate Christmas at my house so both families were here. We were opening gifts, and then for the last gift she asked me to close my eyes because It was a surprise,” Boysen told People.
MrBeast said, “I deliberately dropped a big box to make a noise before presenting her the actual gift – which included the ring. And then I got down on my knees and proposed.”
After Booysen opened her eyes, she “said yes” and was “extremely excited”. “Thea is really close to her family, so I wanted to make sure they were included in this important occasion. It was a great Christmas as they were in town from the other side of the world,” MrBeast shared.
Even though the social media star is known for his elaborate challenges and large-scale stunts, he wanted his engagement to be small and special.
“My friends thought I would want to propose in a very public way, like some kind of spectacle at the Super Bowl or somewhere really big like that, but I knew I wanted it to be the opposite, to be really private and intimate. ,” He said.
MrBeast met Boysen, a fellow South African gamer and internet personality, in 2022 while he was visiting his home country. During the trip, MisterBeast went to dinner with a mutual friend, who invited Booysen to join them.
“When I met him, I was quite surprised at how practical he was and how intelligent he was,” Booysen recalled. “I thought YouTubers had one type of personality, but when I met him, I was quite surprised to see that he was actually a nice guy. He wasn’t sitting there with an ego.”
The two quickly connected over their passion for learning and began deep conversations about science, YouTube, and beyond.
“When we were first introduced, it was immediately apparent how amazing Thea was,” said MrBeast. “She has a lot of knowledge and can go in-depth on many topics. She told me about her work as a writer and how passionate she is about her hobby – we were immediately impressed. I kept thinking that She’s really smart and beautiful. I knew within the first few minutes of meeting her that I wanted to date her. Thankfully, she felt a strong connection.”
The couple made their first public appearance at the Kids’ Choice Awards in April 2022.
MrBeast also visited India last year and during his visit to India he met many Bollywood celebrities.
