By Rebecca Lawrence For Mailonline
Published: 00:10 GMT, 21 January 2019 | Updated: 00:43 GMT, 21 January 2019
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Gareth Gates has revealed he proposed to Faye Brooks after performing a 17 minute long song for her about their relationship.
The couple - who split up briefly - last year, got engaged earlier this month and excitedly revealed their big news in a chat with OK! magazine.
Gareth, 34, popped the question to his soap star girlfriend, 31, whilst they were staying at a friend’s high-rise apartment in New York, offering up a 4-carat diamond ring after performing a 17-minute song that he played on the grand piano.
Giving it a personal touch: Gareth Gates has revealed he proposed to Faye Brooks after performing a 17 minute long song for her about their relationship
Faye recalled: ‘We were both crying the whole way through.
'Once it was finished, Gareth got down on one knee and said: “Will you spend the rest of your life with me?” And of course I said yes straight away.'
She added: ‘It’s every girl’s dream to find the perfect man for her and then have the perfect engagement, so I feel very lucky.
'To have such a beautiful ring and to share the most brilliant life with my best friend is everything I’ve ever wanted. He could have but any ring on my finger and I would have said yes’
Sweet: Revealing why he chose to perform for his girlfriend, Gareth explained, ‘It was all about the six
