April Rose Pengilly can't wipe the smile off her face as she shows off her massive diamond engagement ring at Easter Show
April Rose Pengilly flaunted her enormous diamond engagement ring at the Sydney Royal Easter Show on Sunday, as the countdown to her wedding begins.
The 37-year-old announced her engagement to her fiancé Adam Paul in December 2023.
In a carousel of photos and videos shared to Instagram on Monday, the Neighbours actress made sure to position her hefty sparkler in view of the camera as she sipped on a fresh lemonade beside Adam.
'BEST DAY OF THE YEAR,' the petite blonde captioned the extensive footage of her outing at the Sydney Olympic Park.
April wore a leopard print sundress, a pair of white sneakers, and carried a brown and black Fendi purse.
She kept her accessories to a minimum, adding only an oversized pair of Banbee sunglasses and small earrings.
The couple had been together for just under two years when Adam popped the question.
On hand to join the celebration was April's father, INXS vocalist, saxophonist and guitarist Kirk Pengilly, 65.
The proud papa kissed his daughter on the cheek in one image as the pair posed alongside a stunning waterway.
The star was also accompanied by her mother, Karen Hutchinson, with the trio embracing for sweet photos.
Details of the upcoming nuptials have been scarce so far, with April saying last month that clothes shopping had taken priority over wedding planning.
'Starting to look for my future groom's suit,' she captioned an Instagram post in March.
'Honestly we're doing a lot more outfit shopping than wedding planning. Priorities innit.'
Three weeks ago, April began her 'bridal skincare journey.'
She is undergoing a series of pre-wedding skincare treatments at Jacqueline Brennan, including collagen remodeling RF microneedling.
'Work has officially begun on a wedding dress,' she teased in March, sharing an image of three different wedding gowns on coat hangers.
Her mum attended the fitting.
In July 2022, April paid tribute to Adam on the couple's six month anniversary.
'Six months. He is so kind, clever, fun, funny, silly, caring and thoughtful.' she wrote.
'I have had one of the most stressful and unstable years of my life, but he has been there through it all, helping me and supporting me and treating me like a princess.
'Sometimes I feel guilty that he's all mine and other people don't get to have him as their boyfriend because he is so wonderful and I am so lucky. Happy anniversary.'
April has forged a career for herself as an actress and television star with her father previously saying she didn't 'want to live off my coat- tails'.
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