Jillian Michaels MARRIES fiancée DeShanna Marie Minuto in a private ceremony in Namibia

Jillian Michaels has married fiancée DeShanna Marie Minuto in a private ceremony which took place in Namibia.

The 48-year-old fitness celebrity and the fashion designer recently tied the knot   in the southwest African country according to People magazine on Friday. 

 Jillian told the weekly that she told her new wife: ‘Deshanna Marie Michaels — it’s an honor and an adventure saying I do to you. Finding you… my person… and eloping in Africa together has been one of the most magical and transformative chapters of my life.’

 The happy couple announced their engagement back in November.

The popular personal trainer proposed with a stunning seven-carat diamond engagement ring, and shared a few loved-up snaps to Instagram on Sunday morning.

‘1153 days… here’s to thousands more. She said “yes,”‘ Michaels captioned a sweet selfie with her new fiancee. 

Blessed: Jillian announced her engagement to longtime love DeShanna back in November

DeShanna, 36, held up her hand to show off the incredible sparkler for a black-and-white snap shared to her own account in a photo simply captioned ‘YES!’  

The fitness enthusiast reportedly popped the question to her girlfriend of three years on Saturday morning with an ’emerald cut diamond featuring two single carat, trapezoid diamonds on each side,’ according to PEOPLE.

Her bauble was crafted by family friends in Miami.

Bride-to-be: DeShanna, 36, held up her hand to show off the incredible sparkler for a black-and-white snap shared to her own account in a photo simply captioned ‘YES!’

‘DeShanna is “all the things” — beautiful, smart, funny, creative, quirky, passionate … I could run down the list of adjectives. Those characteristics obviously attract you to someone. But it’s the quality of their character that makes you think “Thank God for this person laying next to me’ every night when you fall asleep,”‘ Michaels said.

‘It’s easy to stay together when everything is going great, but when real life sets in and things get messy, challenging, scary, and even downright ugly — that’s when the truth reveals itself. 

‘And this woman has revealed herself to be strong beyond measure, wise beyond her years, and loving beyond my wildest dreams. I am so grateful to officially call her mine.’ 

Bliss: The fitness enthusiast reportedly popped the question to her girlfriend of three years on Saturday morning with an ’emerald cut diamond featuring two single carat, trapezoid diamonds on each side’

Michaels was previously engaged to Heidi Rhoades, a relationship which ended in 2018 after a nine-year romance.

Their domestic partnership didn’t legally end until 2020, though, as they battled in court for joint custody of their two children, Lukensia and Phoenix.

Michaels agreed to pay Heidi $2.4million as an advance in child support and pays an additional $2,000 per month, in addition to the kids’ schooling, clothing and extracurricular activities. 

‘DeShanna is “all the things” — beautiful, smart, funny, creative, quirky, passionate … I could run down the list of adjectives. Those characteristics obviously attract you to someone,’ Michaels said