She said sure! Ty Pennington announced on Wednesday, July 28, that he is engaged to his spouse, Kellee Merrell.
Pennington, 56, shared a snap of the couple’s hands — with Merrell, 33, wearing a large teardrop-shaped diamond bauble — by the use of Instagram. The Ty Breaker big name captioned the still, “It’s the ‘yes’ for me…”
Several of the Trading Spaces alum’s former costars chimed in, sharing their wishes and congratulations for the happy couple.
“👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU MY FRIEND,” dressmaker Genevieve Gorder commented. “Cannot wait to meet her. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️.”
Designer Sabrina Soto, who teamed up with Pennington on Ty Breaker, used to be equally overjoyed to hear the scoop. “What!!?? What!?! Yeah!!!!! Omg!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I’m so glad for you both,” she wrote.
Joanie Sprague, Vern Yip and HGTV additionally chimed in with their congratulations for the pair.
Merrell, a social media manager from Vancouver, first met the contractor in 2010 prior to they reconnected in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Since then, Pennington has regularly shared sweet snaps of the two of them on his Instagram web page.
For the Vancouver native’s birthday in June 2021, the Ty Breaker host shared a heartfelt tribute.
“Thank you …Universe …for developing this wonderful human… who come what may tolerates me …even tho I’m starting to appear to be papa smurf after a Willie Nelson live performance #HBD #thankyou #canada #luckyman #gemini,” he wrote on the time, along a selfie of the pair on a hike.
While the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition alum has continuously remained mum about his personal life, he unfolded skilled shortcomings in August 2020 via Instagram after being handed over as host of the Extreme Makeover revival.
“Let’s face it, it’s been a tough 12 months for everybody,” Pennington wrote on the time. “If you’re feeling stressed, overwhelmed, on my own and scared about what’s coming subsequent, know this. … A LOT can alternate in a yr…. seriously! Now, dropping a task is NOWHERE near shedding the whole thing but this a lot is true: exactly one year in the past, I was asked to go back to a job that I had accomplished successfully – for almost a decade. This time round despite the fact that, my position used to be given to any person else.”
He endured, “Not gonna lie, my ego took an enormous punch to the gut. It stung. And it left me SO perplexed. I started doubting my ability, my enjoy and my overall belief in myself. But the process was once never about me! … Honestly, it WAS and all the time shall be, one of the most very best reports I’ve ever had.”
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Instead of internet hosting, Pennington seemed on the HGTV revival as a distinct guest prior to discovering a brand new gig at the network’s Battle at the Beach and Ty Breaker.
“To put a cheerful finishing in this sad little narcissistic tale…. announcing yes to a lesser task made me have in mind to appreciate the ones bigger jobs when you get them,” he persisted within the publish. “Fast forward to 365 days later, I’m operating on a brand new display that I helped create. … So please, be affected person. Have faith. Something just right is coming – simply give it time. Believe in yourself; you deserve to be as just right as you KNOW you'll be.”
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