'Don't Worry Darling 'Costars Kiki Layne and Ari'el Stachel Are Engaged: 'I Love You. Let's Build an Empire'

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Kiki Layne and Ari'el Stachel announced their engagement with an Instagram post on Friday, May 30
The couple met in October 2020 on the set of the movie Don't Worry Darling
Both of their roles were largely cut from the film, but the pair have celebrated the flick for introducing themDon't Worry Darling costars Kiki Layne and Ari'el Stachel are engaged!
Stachel, 33, and Layne, 33, announced their engagement in a light-hearted Instagram video on Friday, May 30.
The couple is seen in the footage discussing how their racial and religious identities impact what they want to watch during a cozy night at home on the couch. As their preferences continue to range, Layne tells Stachel, 'Ari, don't nobody wanna hear you crying on a Friday night!'
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Stachel then remembers, 'Oh s---! It's Shabbat.' He exits and comes back to the couch, saying, 'Babe, can we at least light the candles?'
The If Beale Street Could Talk actress tells him, 'Of course,' and then quickly asks, 'Can we watch Beyoncé's Homecoming?' He gives her a knowing smile before the video cuts to Beyoncé performing in her Homecoming documentary.
The video then zooms out from Beyoncé on the TV and shows the Tony-winning actor lighting one of the Shabbat candles before he hands the match to Layne, who takes it with her left hand and expertly shows off her new piece of jewelry.
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As the Instagram video comes to a close, it quickly cuts to Layne showing off her ring while in the crowd at Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour. She then kisses Stachel on the cheek.
Stachel captioned the Instagram post, 'This week is extra special — featuring my queen @kikilayne. Friday nights for us. Watch till the end — trust us :) Kiki, I love you. Let's build an empire."
Representatives for Stachel and Layne did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
The newly engaged couple met on the set of Olivia Wilde's film, Don't Worry Darling. When the film first premiered in late September 2022, Layne revealed that most of her scenes as Margaret were cut from the final edit of the movie.
Yet she remained upbeat about the experience of filming opposite the Grammy Award winner, whose role as Ted was also largely cut from the film.
"The best thing about #DontWorryDarling is that I was lucky enough to meet @arielstachel," Layne captioned an Instagram video of them together. "They cut us from most of the movie, but we thriving in real life. 🙂🙂. Love you Ari ❤️❤️❤️❤️."
The actress added the hashtags about their blossoming off-screen relationship, "#GotMyCheck#GotMyMan#EverythingHappensforaReason."
Stachel also shared an Instagram post to celebrate the film's premiere and their relationship.
'My favorite part of my experience in Don't Worry Darling,' he captioned a photo of the two on set. 'This woman did phenomenal work and I was thirsty the second I met her.'
He previously recalled the first time he met Layne on the movie set in a September 2022 interview with The Daily Beast. He explained to the outlet that he then spent their first rehearsal attempting to make conversation.
'I was corny as hell, and then we did another take where we got to our first rehearsal and we found ourselves talking for hours,' he told The Daily Beast, adding, that his favorite part of the production was, 'just looking at KiKi.'
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