Dua Lipa confirms engagement to Callum Turner as she shares wedding and family plans
Despite the excitement, the couple aren't rushing into wedding plans. Lipa is currently on her Radical Optimism world tour, which will see her play her biggest UK shows to date at London's Wembley Stadium on June 20 and 21, before wrapping up in Mexico this December. Meanwhile, Turner is preparing to begin filming Neuromancer, a new Apple TV+ sci-fi series based on William Gibson's cult 1984 novel.
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