Influencer Tahlia Skaines announces her engagement to long-time partner Jake Suj - following controversy in Bali
The 30-year-old law graduate turned social media star confirmed the happy news on Thursday, sharing a gallery of loved-up photos of the French proposal to social media alongside the caption: 'Locked in'.
One image showed the blonde beauty embracing Jake while flaunting her sparkling diamond ring, while others captured the couple enjoying brunch in France and celebrating with a helicopter ride.
Tahlia also posted a clip of the precious moment Jake got down on one knee during the romantic getaway, proposing at the scenic Château de Berne.
'The moments after getting engaged!! We had a picnic next to the proposal spot in the middle of the most stunning French vineyard and I think I cried like five times asking Jake questions about all the details. Such a surreal feeling,' she wrote.
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The announcement triggered a flood of well-wishes from her high-profile friends.
'OMG CONGRATULATIONS QUEEN!!' wrote Brooke Warne, while Tammy Hembrow commented: 'Congrats beauty!!'
Fellow influencer Skye Wheatley added: 'Awww this is sooo cuteeee.'
Last year, Tahlia made headlines after she was spotted riding a motor scooter in Bali without a helmet on.
Tahlia, originally from the Gold Coast, had been living in Bali with her boyfriend while building a luxurious villa that overlooks Dreamland Beach.
She was pictured driving a scooter with her mother on the back, both without helmets, near the popular Bingin Beach.
Tahlia was wearing a short grey dress with a black bag hung around her shoulder and sandals, with a shopping bag at her feet.
Helmets are compulsory while riding scooters or motorbikes in Bali, with a 250,000 rupiah fine, the equivalent of $23, at risk for those caught breaking the rules.
While many riders, both locals and tourists, are often seen without helmets, those visiting the Indonesian island won't be covered by travel insurance if an accident was to occur if they weren't wearing the right protection.
Tahlia completed her law degree in 2016 but quickly found herself making a lucrative career as an Instagram influencer, which saw her travel the world.
'I had every intention of being a lawyer and if a few years ago you told me that this would be my career, I honestly wouldn't have believed it,' she previously told FEMAIL.
'I am so glad I completed my law degree, I have used elements of it while building Villa Tahmi and in my day-to-day life and I can always go back to it down the track if I need to.
'But it isn't something I see myself needing to do with the way my career is progressing.'
She has more than 834,000 Instagram followers and two million likes on TikTok.
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