Simu Liu Is Engaged To Girlfriend Allison Hsu
Big day for Marvel fans, Canadians, and really anyone who's chronically online! We've got another celeb proposal to discuss. Yep, that's right: Simu Liu, our very own Ken, is officially engaged!
So let's answer the big question: who's the lucky lady? Well. Her name is Allison Hsu, and she works for Interscope Records, leading marketing initiatives for A-list singers like Lady Gaga. She also made Forbes' 30 Under 30 list in 2022.
It was around that same year, 2022, that she and Simu hard-launched their relationship on Instagram — so we can estimate the pair has been together for three years.
And now, for the announcement! "Us forever 💍💍💍🤍🤍🤍," Simu and Allison captioned a carousel of photos they posted together on Instagram. The proposal happened in Paris, which is just SO perfect.
Of course, TONS of celebs rushed to the comments to wish the pair congrats (as if the proposal itself didn't warm my heart enough!) — including Florence Pugh, Rachel Zegler, Gracie Abrams, Ken Jeong...the list goes on.
So let's all wish these two a big congrats, shall we? And I'd also like to thank them for reinforcing the hope that I, a non-famous individual, might actually marry a Marvel superhero one day.
Or at least a famous person in general.
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