Fleur East reveals she is engaged to boyfriend of nine years Marcel Badiane-Robin after he proposed in their hotel room in Tokyo By Sean O'grady For Mailonline Published: 20:36 GMT, 24 March 2019 | Updated: 20:37 GMT, 24 March 2019 Viewcomments Fleur East has revealed she has gotten engaged to longtime boyfriend Marcel Badiane-Robin. The singer, 31, uploaded a photo of the pair to Instagram from their Hello! magazine photoshoot with Fleur's engagement ring visible. The X Factor star revealed Marcel popped the question during the couple's recent trip to Japan, saying she was 'so happy' to share the news with her followers. She wrote: 'I’ve literally just landed back in the UK from Japan and I can’t believe I can say that I’m engaged to be a WIFE!! 'My boyfriend Marcel proposed to me while we were in Tokyo. What a trip to remember! You can read all about my surprise engagement shoot exclusively in @hellomag on sale tomorrow! 'And you can meet the man that I somehow convinced to want to spend the rest of his life with me! So happy to share this news.' Interview: Fleur revealed all about her engagement in the new issue of Hello! Fleur and Marcel have been dating for nine years, with her other half proposing in their hotel room. She told Hello!: 'I said yes immediately! How Marcel did everything was just wonderful. 'We’re in a really traditional Japanese hotel and there were petals on the bed and champagne…Then I turned around and he was there, with the ring. He said: “Fleur East, will you be my wife?" ‘I couldn’t believe it. The ring is so beautiful and yellow is my favourite colour.' Fleur added that she and her other half have spoken about marriage a lot over the years and she immediately started crying after Marcel proposed. They first met in 2010 while they were both working in a nightclub but have mostly kept their relationship out of the spotlight. Love: The X Factor star revealed Marcel popped the question during the couple's recent trip to Japan, saying she was 'so happy' to share the news with her followers Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility