Made In Chelsea's Frankie Gaff reveals she's engaged to boyfriend Jamie Dickerson after sweet holiday proposal
FRANKIE Gaff has revealed she's engaged to her boyfriend Jamie Dickerson.
The former Made In Chelsea star, 30, took to Instagram on Saturday to break the news to her friends and followers.
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She shared a string of snaps showing off her huge diamond sparkler and cuddling up to her venture capitalist beau.
In one pic, Frankie looked stunning in a frilled red striped sun dress as she beamed and showed off her ring while posing on a beach.
Jamie looked dapper in a white shirt as Frankie threw her arms around him, while another photo showed him holding her hand.
A final black-and-white snap in the slideshow showed Frankie cuddling up to her three-year-old son Theodore, who she shares with Jamie.
In her caption, she gushed: 'The biggest surprise on our holiday.'
Frankie added on her stories: 'I genuinely had no idea and have been in shock for about 4 days! Theo played the main part.'
Her Made In Chelsea pals and celeb mates were quick to flood the comments with their congrats.
Lucy Watson wrote: 'Awww congratulations,' while Sarah Chapman gushed: 'Congratulations!!!'
Frankie has mostly stayed out of the spotlight since quitting the show and keeps her romance with Jamie relatively low-key.
It's not clear when the couple first started dating, but she became pregnant in 2021 and they welcomed their son Theodore into the world later that year.
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At the time, a source told The Sun she was 'blissfully happy' with her new man.
The insider said: 'Frankie is smitten. She feels really comfortable with this Jamie and trusts him. He's really mature and together, but they have a lot of fun too.'
Frankie first joined MIC in its 11th season and stayed until series 15, with appearances in the summer specials set in America, Ibiza and the South of France.
Her main storyline followed her rocky romance with Jamie Laing, which ended in 2017.
She later tried to get back into the dating scene with MIC lads James Taylor and Harry Baron, but nothing came of it.
Frankie's final appearances saw her clash with Olivia Bentley, who's still on the show.
Rumours of her quitting swirled in 2018 before series 15 aired, and she later confirmed her departure.
Her last scene showed her confiding in pal Sophie Habboo, saying she needed time away from the drama, before she left Mimi Bouchard's pyjama party for good.
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