Alex Nation is engaged to her girlfriend of three months Maegan Luxa.
The pair were spotted passionately embracing on a seaside dock in their hometown of Melbourne last month, with the former Bachelor winner sporting a glittering new pear-shaped ring.
Clutching tangerine-coloured drinks from Zesty Bar Corner, Alex, 26, and Maegan, 31, walked arm-in-arm near Frankston, scaling rocks and sand to sit together on a wharf.
She said yes! Alex Nation is ENGAGED to girlfriend Maegan Luxa after three months together and the former Bachelor winner flashed her new diamond sparkler during a loved-up outing
They cut casual figures during their beachside outing, with Alex wearing a white pinstripe jumpsuit and peach-coloured lace-up sneakers.
Meagan, who is a chef and landscaper, was similarly relaxed in a pair of black jeans, a navy T-shirt and denim button-up shirt she wore over the top.
Alex’s shiny new accessory featured a white gold tear drop cut with a diamond-encrusted band.
Look at that bling! Alex’s shiny new accessory featured a white gold tear drop cut with a diamond-encrusted band
She’s the one! They cut casual figures during their beachside outing, with Alex wearing a white pinstripe jumpsuit and peach-coloured lace-up sneakers
Can’t get enough of each other! Meagan, who is a chef and landscaper, was similarly relaxed in a pair of black jeans, a navy t-shirt and denim wash button up shirt she wore over the top
A juice and an engagement! Things have moved very quickly for the high profile couple since they met in August playing for the same AFL Women’s team, the Frankston Bombers
‘I feel relieved’: Just two days prior to their engagement, mum-of-one Alex spoke openly about moving in together and the day Meagan met her six-year-old son, Elijah
It’s a Bachie wedding! The 26-year-old, who freely admits she has never been with a woman before Meagan, said she felt feelings for the 31-year-old that were unlike emotions she had ever had with her other female friend
Things have moved very quickly for the high-profile couple since they met in August playing for the same AFL Women’s team, the Frankston Bombers.
Just two days prior to their engagement, mum-of-one Alex spoke openly about moving in together and the day Meagan met her six-year-old son, Elijah.
‘I feel relieved that I can finally talk about it now,’ she told the Herald Sun on Friday.
‘As of the last few weeks we’ve lived together. It’s been really nice. It just feels so good. Nothing forced or scary.
A love-heart shaped tattoo for the lovers: Just two days prior to their engagement, mum-of-one Alex spoke openly about moving in together and the day Meagan met her six-year-old son, Elijah
A quick shimmy and shake! Although initially hesitant to start a relationship so soon after her split from Bachelor boyfriend Richie Strahan, she eventually ‘muscled up the courage’ to go for it
Don’t fall in! Alex describes herself as pansexual – someone who is attracted to someone irrelevant of their sex or gender identity – and admits she has probably always been this way
Walking in style: While appearing on The Bachelor’s 2016 season Alex made it very clear her son’s feelings towards her prospective partner were important to her
Concentrating on each other: Elijah is apparently ‘very close’ with Alex’s new fiancé, which would have given the 26-year-old insight into how he would cope with a step mother
Looking ahead! When Australia voted ‘yes’ for same-sex marriage an overjoyed Alex was quick to congratulate the nation – particularly as it now means she’s one step closer to being able to marry her partner
‘And if this continues to blossom and grow there’s no reason why I wouldn’t get married.’
The 26-year-old, who revealed she has never been with a woman before Meagan, said she felt feelings for the 31-year-old that were unlike emotions she had ever had with her other female friends.
Although initially hesitant to start a relationship so soon after her split from Bachelor boyfriend Richie Strahan, she eventually ‘muscled up the courage’ to go for it.
Alex describes herself as pansexual – someone who is attracted to someone irrelevant of their sex or gender identity – and admits she has probably always been this way – she’d just ‘never connected with a woman before.’
While appearing on The Bachelor’s 2016 season Alex made it very clear her son’s feelings towards her prospective partner were important to her – and with Meagan it has been no different.
A helping hand: The couple walked onto a group of rocks in Frankston, Victoria, before making their way to the wharf
Matching drinks! Alex has previously said she hasn’t spoken to her ex-boyfriend Richie about Meagan
Having fun together! The pair may have only been together for three months, but they are in it for the long haul
Skipping rocks: They made their way down to the beach, laughing and playing games
Elijah is apparently ‘very close’ with Alex’s new fiancé, which would have given the 26-year-old insight into how he would cope with a step mother.
When Australia voted ‘yes’ for same-sex marriage an overjoyed Alex was quick to congratulate the nation – particularly as it now means she’s one step closer to being able to marry her partner.
‘When it comes to love, my friends and family would tell you that my heart isn’t one to discriminate,’ she said.
‘I very much fall for a person and the connection that I share with them.’
What a stunning day for an engagement! Alex won over Perth-based rope technician Richie, 32, in the Bachelor’s third season
Bye, bye Richie! Shortly after news of the 26-year-old’s relationship with Meagan broke, it was revealed Alex had broken it off with the Bachelor hunk
What a pearler! The ring given to Alex Nation is a one-of-a-kind
Walking with pride: Alex has previously said she hasn’t spoken to her ex-boyfriend Richie about Meagan but there were no ill feelings toward each other
Alex has previously said she hasn’t spoken to her ex-boyfriend Richie about Meagan but there were no ill feelings toward each other and she hoped he found happiness with someone else.
Alex won over Perth-based rope technician Richie, 32, in the Bachelor’s third season – with many viewers at the time critical of the sandy-haired hunk for kicking Nikki Gogan to the curb.
At the time Richie spoke about how certain he had been of Alex – right from the very beginning – but things quickly turned sour.
While they never officially addressed their break up tense photographs emerged of the two earlier this year that showed Alex crying.
Shortly after news of the 26-year-old’s relationship with Meagan broke.
She has been married before! She enjoyed a brief union with Elijah’s father Joel Parker after their son was born in 2011
Sealed the deal! The couple were spotted kissing on the wharf
Laughing together: This will be the 26-year-old Bachelor contestant’s second marriage
You can’t buy happiness like that! Alex, 26, is clearly smitten with her partner Maegan, 31
Hand on my heard (and leg): They’re a match made in reality TV star heaven
How’s that for a fun-filled day! Alex and Maegan are sported shortly after the proposal
But this isn’t the first time Alex has been married.
She enjoyed a brief union with Elijah’s father Joel Parker after their son was born in 2011.
‘Joel and I will always have love for each other because we share a beautiful child. That will never go away,’ she told Daily Mail Australia in June.
But while Alex claimed the pair ‘co-parent beautifully together’ she confessed things have not always been ‘good’ between them.
There for her: Alex Nation was injured earlier this year and Maegan rushed to help
Let’s play! Alex had to muscle up the courage to approach Maegan in the early days
Kisses! The pair have been inseparable since August when they announced their relationship
‘We got married, we wanted to do everything right for our son but it ended up not being right for us as individuals,’ she continued.
‘There was a battle where we were asking ourselves, ‘Do you stick it out and not be with the one who is your soul mate?’
‘There was a strain on us individually because you feel guilty for your child that you are separating.’
The winner of The Bachelor 2016 claimed she and Joel felt more ‘heartbroken’ for their son when their relationship ended.
She’s engaged… but not to Richie! There was a time when viewers of the Bachelor thought this pair would be together forever
‘It was tough. It wasn’t hard so much on Elijah because he wasn’t two yet. He didn’t know and was none-the-wiser to what was going on.
‘But it was more heartbreaking for Joel and I because of course we wanted to do everything right.’
She added: ‘In an ideal world, you want your child to grow up with an intact family, but two really happy and loving homes is better than one unhappy home.’
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Alex Nation for comment.
Together… no more! Alex Nation won Richie’s heart at the end of the third season of the Bachelor in 2016