Abbie Chatfield sparks engagement rumours with boyfriend Adam Hyde as she sports huge ring
The Bachelor star shared a video to Instagram on Monday in which she revealed the custom made ring Adam gifted her for her birthday.
'So my 30th birthday and I was wondering what he is going to do for me. We were in Greece for my actual birthday so I only recently got my present but it's so cute,' she said.
'For context, he calls me bug because one day we were in bed and he said "you're like a little bug". Ever since then, [he calls me bug]. So me being buggy he got me this custom made,' Abbie explained before opening a heart-shaped box to reveal the ring.
She then placed the band on her ring finger and held it up towards the camera.
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'It's a bug ring. Is that not the cutest, coolest, sickest 30th birthday present? It's so weird... I thought you would all be wondering what he got me and I just wanted to show it off,' she added.
Many fans flocked to the comments to question whether she was wearing the ring on her engagement finger.
'Hahahaha I did see the left hand engagement ring finger,' one person commented.
'Little do you know, you're now engaged,' another said while a third wrote: 'She did pop it on that finger.'
Abbie immediately shut down speculation, explaining she was wearing the ring on her right hand but the camera flipped the image to make it seem it was her left finger.
Abbie and Adam have been going from strength-to-strength since debuting their romance in June 2024 and she has even featured in his on-stage performances.
She joined Adam on stage for his band Peking Duk's New Year's Eve set at the Hindley St Music Hall in Adelaide as they rang in 2025 together.
In pictures shared to Instagram, the couple packed on the PDA as they weren't shy of sharing their affections in front of the thousands of fans in the crowds.
One on-stage video showed the couple leading the crowd in the countdown to 2025 before sharing a New Year's kiss.
Earlier this year, Abbie told Stellar Magazine that her relationship with Adam is the best she's ever had.
'It isn't like other people I've had flings with. And this is gonna sound a bit w**ky, but he's had a bigger career than me,' she said after concerns from fans that Adam is 'using her' for fame.
'I don't think he's using me for anything. He's successful in his own right.
'I think I'm cool for being with him, not the other way around.'
Abbie was friends with Adam for two years before they started dating, which she said has added to the trust between them.
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