Kyle Sandilands popped the question to his girlfriend-of-two-years Tegan Kynaston while on vacation in Port Douglas over the Christmas holidays.
And the radio presenter, 50, opened up about his extravagant proposal on his first day back on The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Monday.
Kyle explained he’d hired a venue and arranged for fireworks, candles and a lavish meal before getting down on one knee – but admitted not everything went to plan.
Inside their proposal: Kyle Sandilands (left) popped the question to his girlfriend-of-two-years Tegan Kynaston (right) while on vacation in Port Douglas over the Christmas holidays
Kyle had organised for singer-songwriter Conrad Sewell to fly in from overseas and perform the couple’s favourite song for their proposal.
‘But two days before the proposal, Conrad rang me and he was very upset because he had caught Covid,’ the KIIS FM host said.
‘I couldn’t postpone it because there were chefs, fireworks and I had hired a venue.’
Kyle decided to go ahead with the proposal without live music and told Tegan, 35, they were going to a pop-up art show.
It’s official! The radio presenter, 50, opened up about his extravagant proposal on his first day back on The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Monday
Plan: Kyle explained he’d hired a venue and arranged for fireworks, candles and a lavish meal before getting down on one knee – but admitted not everything went to plan
‘When we got there, we got out, I swung the door open and they played the Conrad song. There were candles and soft lighting,’ he said.
Then, surrounded by candles and their friends, Kyle got down on one knee and asked Tegan to marry him.
He presented his girlfriend with a large oval diamond ring.
After she said yes, they had a romantic dinner together with Australian ingredients including crocodile, kangaroo and dried fig kafta.
To end the night, the newly engaged couple watched a fireworks display with their friends.
Wedding bells: Kyle had organised for Conrad Sewell to fly in from overseas and perform the pair’s favourite song, but the singer-songwriter caught Covid days before he was due to fly out
Unwell: ‘Two days before the proposal, Conrad rang me and he was very upset because he had caught Covid,’ Kyle said on air. Conrad Sewell is pictured on November 28, 2018, in Sydney
Tegan and Kyle touched down in Sydney on Saturday following their romantic getaway in the Sunshine State.
Tegan was spotted wearing a huge diamond ring as she exited the private jet alongside her fiancé.
The couple were met by friends, who congratulated them as they walked to their car.
Romantic: The newly engaged couple ended the night watching a fireworks display together
Tegan is director of communications for Sandilands’ company King Kyle Pty Ltd.
They went public with their romance on New Year’s Eve in 2019, when Tegan shared a picture of herself kissing Kyle in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Two months earlier, she had denied rumours she was dating the KIIS FM presenter.
Kyle began dating Tegan after his split from long-term girlfriend Imogen Anthony.
The radio titan announced his break-up with Imogen after eight years together live on The Kyle and Jackie O Show in November 2019.
He told listeners the pair ‘haven’t been living with each other’ for months and their relationship had simply ‘run its course’.
‘We haven’t been with each other for quite a few months now. Unfortunately it’s run its course,’ he said.
Exciting news: Tegan and Kyle touched down in Sydney on Saturday following their romantic getaway in the Sunshine State. They were congratulated by their friends at the airport
Shining bright! Tegan was spotted wearing her huge diamond ring as she exited the private jet
Kyle revealed earlier this month he hadn’t ruled out having children with Tegan.
‘It is definitely not off the cards,’ he told The Daily Telegraph.
‘It has never really been on my priority list and I think that is just because I was that kid that dragged around my childhood issues from my parents’ divorce and this and that.’
He admitted he wasn’t always interested in having children, but came around to the idea after spending time with other parents, including John Ibrahim and his partner Sarah Budge.
Relationship: Kyle began dating Tegan after his split from long-term girlfriend Imogen Anthony
The KIIS 106.5 radio star also recently confirmed he had been given the ‘all-clear’ after undergoing fertility testing.
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia last month, Kyle said: ‘I was really nervous [about the fertility test] until it came back saying, “Yep, it’s all great, everything’s fine.”
‘[Tegan] is all good, obviously. She’s a young and healthy woman. So it’s good to know that everything’s fine in that area so it won’t interfere with any future plans.
‘[I wasn’t thinking about kids] because I’ve been work focused. But all my friends have kids and Tegan’s family and friends, they’ve all got kids. And we’re like the only couple at the barbecue that’ve got no kids, we have the FOMO [fear of missing out].’
Going public: The couple went public with their romance on New Year’s Eve in 2019 when Tegan shared a picture of herself kissing Kyle in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
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