One of the worst kept secrets in the football and celebrity gossip worlds has reportedly been confirmed, the long-speculated engagement of Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis.
Tongues have been wagging about a possible next step in the relationship of the two footballing stars since an Instagram post of American Mewis sporting a large rock on her left ring finger back in September.
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Mewis posted another photo to the social media platform two weeks ago highlighting the beautiful ring.
Now in a chat with People in the US, Gotham FC midfielder Mewis confirmed the news of the engagement and discussed how supportive the Matildas superstar has been throughout her time with the US National Women’s Soccer League.
“(Sam is) my biggest supporter, always listening to me nag and complain all, all of my crazy antics,” Mewis says.
She added Kerr has “just been everything” to her.
Back in September, internet sleuths were convinced that Aussie champion Kerr and her partner Mewis had become engaged.
Kerr and her USA representative girlfriend have been together since 2021 and regularly post loved up pictures together on social media.
But fans put the clues together and believed the pair officially became engaged.
In early September, the pair shared photos of Kerr’s 30th birthday before each returned to their respective teams — Mewis for Gotham FC and Kerr for Chelsea in the Women’s Super League.
But Mewis appeared to deliberately hide her left hand in the photograph to avoid showing a ring.
The plot thickened when paired with a post from Gotham FC featuring Mewis and a few of her teammates in a promotional video for EA Sports’ FC 24 video game where the players guessed their stats.
It was hard not to have your eyes drawn to the enormous diamond on the ring on Mewis’ left hand ring finger, the traditional finger for engagement and wedding bands.
Kerr also posted a photo to Instagram with a ring on her own wedding finger later that month.
And it seems now, roughly two months after all the initial fuss, the news has finally been confirmed.
When the news first emerged, The Age’s Marnie Vinall was one of the more excited fans.
”This is the only thing I care about now,” Vinall captioned a post with news of the apparent engagement.
Another wrote: “omfg is kristie wearing an engagement ring??”
Another posted: “WHATS THAT ON YOUR HAND KRISTIE??”
And there were plenty more where that came from.
Kerr and Mewis went public with their relationship in 2021 after the Tokyo Olympics and since then the power couple have regularly shared snaps together.
“We’re not private people,” Kerr told Gaffer earlier this year.
“I like sharing my story. I like sharing who I am outside of football.”
Kerr added that it was important to her to be with someone who understood the demands of football, particularly when they play on the opposite sides of the world.
Mewis added: “I think just being out and being two girls in love, I think if we can change one or two people’s lives, and the way that they feel about each other and how comfortable they feel, then that means a lot to me.
“I love to share my relationship on social media.”
The pair won over fans at the World Cup, sharing a photo dump of their time together, as well as being snapped celebrating with a kiss as Australia went deep in the tournament.
