Love is in the (snowy) air, as Mimi Bouchard has announced her engagement to boyfriend Ben Darby on Instagram, after he proposed during their skiing holiday to the Swiss Alps.
The former Made In Chelsea star first introduced Ben on the show in 2018 and they've come along way since. Since leaving MIC, the 25-year-old Canadian influencer started her own wellness company and app, Superhuman. The platform offers guided meditation and lifestyle advice to its thousands of subscribers. Mimi now lives in the Bahamas with with Ben, a property developer.
Since the couple are so used to sunshine and sandy beaches, Ben took their trip to the Swiss Alps as the perfect opportunity to pop the question. Mimi shared snaps of the happy couple, and her huge diamond ring, on social media calling Ben her 'forever' and wrote, 'thank you for all the love on our news!! We are so overjoyed'. The reality star later described the holiday as the 'most special trip of my life' and teased fans with a video of the proposal.
Ben got down on one knee in the Swiss snow and Mimi, dressed in full ski attire, seemed elated as she jumped into his arms. The couple then posed for a series of snaps with the ring – from fondue lunches up the mountain to ski lift selfies.
Mimi first joined Made In Chelsea in 2017 and had her sights set on Fredrik Ferrier. She found herself in an awkward love triangle with Fredrik and Liv Bentley – a romance we had almost completely forgotten about.
She happens to be the cousin of tennis player Eugenie Bouchard, 28, who is the sport's former world no.5. The tennis star commented on Mimi's announcement, 'Ahhhhh' with a series of heart emojis.
Current MIC star Melissa Tattam also showed her support with a series of heart eye emojis, while former Love Islander Samira Mighty commented 'congratulations'.
The Bouchard women showed up in full force in the comment section, with Beatrice Bouchard writing, 'WAS WAITING FOR THIS!!! SO HAPPY FOR MY LOVERS!!!!!! We have a wedding to plan soon hehe… love you both so much'.
Anyone looking for more details of the proposal won't be kept waiting for long, as Mimi has teased that she will share a full video of the proposal with fans soon...