Laura Nolan has said her engagement to Love Island hunk Matthew MacNabb felt like an out of body experience.
The pair, who met when they were paired together on season five of Dancing With The Stars, got engaged in Los Angeles earlier this month.
The dancer is also looking ahead to the upcoming season of Dancing With The Stars as she returns to the pro cast for her fifth season.
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Opening up about the proposal for the first time, Laura told RSVP Live: "It felt like an out of body experience. It was so magical.
"It was so special. I wish I could relive it again because I was so shocked.
"I didn’t think that it was going to happen, I thought it maybe could have been next year. It was a massive surprise. It was a perfect moment."
The surprise proposal came just before Laura returned home to Ireland.
She said: "It was such great timing. He proposed to me just a few days before I came home. Matthew stayed out there longer than me to spend time with his family.
"We haven’t done the big celebrations together yet. But I love being home with my friends and family.
"I can’t wait for him to get back so we can toast the engagement together and have a big party."
Laura and Matthew swapped Ireland for life in Los Angeles back in July and things have worked out perfectly for the young couple.
Laura said: "We got a really great apartment in a lovely location. Life is so different over there, it is everything you expect it to be and more.
"You meet incredible people and you never know who you are going to bump into.
"Within two weeks of moving over I was doing things with and teaching massive celebrities. The opportunities have been great."
The pro dancer is back rehearsing for season eight of Dancing With The Stars.
She said: "I can officially say that I am back on the show and I am delighted to be back. We are in rehearsals at the minute.
"This is my fifth season of Dancing With The Stars. I couldn’t miss the show, I am a dancer and it is what I love to do. I am very excited for the season ahead."
Laura has been paired with Brian Dowling, Kevin McGahern, Shane Quigley Murphy, and, of course, her fiancée Matthew on the show, but she has yet to lift the glitterball.
She said: "Of course everyone wants to win, but there is so much more to Dancing With The Stars than just winning.
"I really want to enjoy this season, especially after moving away.
"I want to enjoy every week and do my best. And, who knows, that could result in a glitterball trophy for me."
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