Congratulations to Vicki Gunvalson and her longtime love, Steve Lodge. The couple got engaged this week! The "Real Housewives of Orange County" star, 57, took to Instagram on Friday to share the happy news with a sweet photo of the pair. In the pic, Gunvalson shows off her gorgeous engagement ring as she and her new fiancé beam with joy. "I said 'YES,'" she wrote in the caption, adding the hashtags #engaged, #happy and #mylove. Andy Cohen, executive producer of the "Real Housewives" franchise, was quick to congratulate his fellow Bravo star. "And she lived happily ever after!!!! Congratulations to the OG of the OC!!! #HappyEndings #LoveTank #BrooksWho #WhoopItUp #FamilyVan #CotoInsurance," he tweeted. Gunvalson began dating Lodge, a retired police officer, in spring 2016 after meeting him at a Boys & Girls Club charity event in Anaheim. Since then, "RHOC" viewers have watched as the couple's romance blossomed. Vicki Gunvalson with ex-husband Donn Gunvalson on "The Real Housewives of Orange County." Bravo This will be Gunvalson's third trip down the aisle. She was previously married to Michael J. Wolfsmith, with whom she shares two adult children, from 1982 until 1991, and Donn Gunvalson from 1994 until 2014. She also dated businessman Brooks Ayers for four years until their dramatic split in 2015. The Bravo star with ex-boyfriend Brooks Ayers in 2012. Bravo In September 2017, Gunvalson opened up about her love for Lodge and her desire to one day tie the knot again. "Well, I definitely want to get married again ... I want to be 100%, 100%, 100% sure. I do not want to go through another heartache or divorce, " she told Bravo's Daily Dish. "So Lord knows I've gone through two relationships on camera, been married twice before, so I really don't want to jump into it. "But so far," she added of Lodge, "all the signs are he's a keeper."<doc-sep>Getty Vicki and Steve have been dating for nearly three years -- and now, they're headed down the aisle! Vicki Gunvalson said "YES" to marrying boyfriend Steve Lodge. The "Real Housewives of Orange County" star shared the happy news on Instagram Friday morning, telling her 1 million followers that she's getting hitched for a third time. "I said 'YES,'" she captioned a photo of herself cozying up next to Steve while putting her tear-drop diamond, rose-gold ring on display. She added the hashtags "#engaged #happy and #mylove." The two are currently in Coto de Caza, but it's unclear if Bravo cameras were there to capture the proposal. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Vicki and Steve have been dating for nearly three years, and she's been eager to tie the knot for quite some time. When Vicki stopped by TooFab last July, Steve had just moved into her Orange County home. "My life is very exciting going forward," she told us at the time. "If Steve and I decide to get married, we've got that whole new journey of blending our families. I don't know what God has in store for me; I just know that my story isn't over yet." This will be Vicki's third marriage. She was married to Michael J. Wolfsmith from 1982 to 1991. The two share children Michael Wolfsmith and Briana Culberson. In 1994, she married Donn Gunvalson and founded Coto Insurance and Financial Services. They divorced in 2014. Got a story or a tip for us? Email TooFab editors at tips@toofab.com.<doc-sep>Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Vicki Gunvalson is ready to say “I do” again. The “Real Housewives of Orange County” star, 57, announced on Friday that she is engaged to boyfriend Steve Lodge. “It wasn’t filmed,” an insider confirmed to Page Six of the proposal. “He really wanted to do it privately. He wanted to do it because the two of them are in love and wanted it to be a private, special moment.” We’re told he asked all six of their children for their blessing before he decided to propose over a homemade dinner. Lodge had been planning the proposal for “a while,” we’re told. The couple has been together for nearly three years, with Gunvalson making it clear on “RHOC” that she was ready to be a wife again. This will be her third marriage. She got divorced from Donn Gunvalson in 2014, while she was on the Bravo series.<doc-sep>RHOC's Vicki Gunvalson Is Engaged to Boyfriend of 3 Years Steve Lodge: 'We're So Happy,' She Says Vicki Gunvalson and her boyfriend of three years Steve Lodge are taking the next step: They’re engaged! The Real Housewives of Orange County star announced the news Friday on Instagram with a photo of the couple smiling as Gunvalson shows off the five-and-half-carat ring, resting one hand on her fiancé’s chest. Get push notifications with news, features and more. “I said ‘YES.’ #engaged #happy #mylove,” she captioned the post. “We’re so happy,” Gunvalson tells PEOPLE. “He’s an amazing guy and the proposal was perfect. I can’t wait.” Gunvalson, 57, has been married twice: first to Michael J. Wolfsmith from 1982-1991, and to Donn Gunvalson from 1994-2014. She started dating Lodge after her tumultuous relationship with Brooks Ayers. The two were together for several years before calling it quits in July 2015. Ayers made headlines when he admitted he had forged medical records relating to his alleged cancer diagnosis in order to make it appear as though he had been a patient at the cancer hospital City of Hope. Though he maintained he was diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2013, Ayers claimed he drafted the fake documents in order to quiet Gunvalson’s RHOC castmates, who had been questioning the validity of his illness at the time. Gunvalson has insisted that she was totally in the dark about Ayers’ lies. RELATED: RHOC‘s Vicki Gunvalson Plans on ‘Going After’ Ex Brooks Ayers Legally: ‘I Want My Money Back’ Now, Gunvalson has found the one in Lodge, telling PEOPLE Now last summer that he’s “just an incredible, calming force to my crazy-a— life.” “I love him so much,” she said. “We live together now. Our families are good and we’re good, we’re taking everything slow in regards to the engagement and marriage because we’d never want to be divorced again. We’ve both got some divorces under our belt and we don’t have to rush. We want to be on our time. I want to be his wife, he knows that, and he wants to be my husband. So we’ll see what happens!” That said, she admitted she’d already “picked out about five” engagement rings on Pinterest in the hopes of finding something “really unique.” As for what kind of wedding she envisions with Lodge? “Small. Our circle is getting super small,” she said. “Maybe on a ranch or in the country, just something really easy. I don’t want the big ballgown.” And she’s not opposed to getting married on TV.<doc-sep>
Vicki Gunvalson’s love tank is officially full! The Real Housewives of Orange County star is engaged to her boyfriend, Steve Lodge. “I said ‘YES,’ ♥️💍,” the 57-year-old Bravo star captioned a photo showing off her new diamond ring on Friday, April 26. She added the hashtags, “#engaged #happy #mylove.” A source tells Us Weekly exclusively that Vicki is “so happy” about the engagement. “He got all of her kids’ and his kids’ blessings before he did it,” the source explains, noting that she was “shocked” when he got down to one knee. “He made her a romantic meal at home and then popped the question on Monday night,” the source adds. Steve shared the same photo as Vicki on Friday, gushing. “She said yes,” alongside the hashtags, “#blessedday #engaged #happywifehappylife. Vicki and Steve started dating in April 2016. After a year and a half together, the Coto Insurance founder knew she was ready to tie the knot again. “I am so ready for marriage, I’m a marriage girl,” Vicki gushed to Us in December 2017. “I told him from the very beginning, if you don’t want to get married, then don’t waste your time with me because I love being married, there’s no ring on right now, but we’re taking it slow and have a great relationship, that’s the most important thing for me, is making sure it’s a solid relationship.” Vicki’s RHOC costars — past and present — were quick to congratulate the couple on their engagement. “Congrats!!!! 😘😘😘🎉🎈,” Emily Simpson wrote. Lizzie Rovsek added, “Vicki!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!! So exciting!!! So happy for you!! !♥️” Executive producer Andy Cohen even weighed in, writing, “And the OG of the OC lived happily ever after….. ❤💗❤💗❤💗❤.” She was previously married to Michael J Wolfsmith, with whom she shares daughter Briana and son Michael, from 1982 to 1991, and Donn Gunvalson from 1994 to 2014.