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Australian Olympian Matthew Mitcham Engaged to Boyfriend After 7-Month Whirlwind Romance

June 4, 2019 by Towleroad Leave a Comment

Australian diver Matthew Mitcham, who captured a gold medal in the 10 meter event at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, announced his engagement to his British boyfriend Luke Rutherford on Monday. The couple, who live in Oxfordshire in the UK, have been dating for seven months.

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Said Mitcham, who met Rutherford through friends and moved to the UK after his fiance’s visa ran out, on Instagram: “He got down on both knees, I said yes, and now we’re engaged.”

Wrote Rutherford on his Instagram: “He said yes πŸ’ I’m the luckiest man in the world πŸ‘¨β€β€οΈβ€πŸ‘¨”

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He got down on both knees, I said yes, and now we’re engaged.

A post shared by Matt(hew) Mitcham (@matthewmitcham88) on Jun 2, 2019 at 10:27am PDT

Wrote Mitcham last month on Instagram: “I’ve been with this funny, passionate, energetic, caring, fun-loving, handsome man for six months. The longest six months of my life, but mostly because of how much we’ve crammed into them. @lukeyluke8, thanks for being the Ricky Ricardo to my Lucy. ❀️”

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I’ve been with this funny, passionate, energetic, caring, fun-loving, handsome man for six months. The longest six months of my life, but mostly because of how much we’ve crammed into them. @lukeyluke8, thanks for being the Ricky Ricardo to my Lucy. ❀️

A post shared by Matt(hew) Mitcham (@matthewmitcham88) on May 11, 2019 at 4:56pm PDT

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Face lickin good

A post shared by Luke (@lukeyluke8) on Dec 30, 2018 at 7:11pm PST

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TBT to sunnier and slimmer days in Aussie land 😍

A post shared by Luke (@lukeyluke8) on May 8, 2019 at 11:55pm PDT

Filed Under: towleroad Tagged With: Australia, diving, Luke Rutherford, matthew mitcham, olympics, Sports, United Kingdom

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