Shaun White tricked Nina Dobrev into proposing with a fake invitation

Shaun White‘s elaborate ruse to lure his fiancée, Nina Dobrevto involve his dream proposal Anna Wintour – but the Fashion The editor-in-chief wasn’t actually there.

White, 38, revealed to Fashion in an interview published on Wednesday, October 30, that after his first two proposal plans didn’t pan out, he decided to pop the question in New York City in late October.

However, Dobrev threw a spanner in the works a few days before the proposal when she mentioned it the Olympic gold medalist that she wasn’t feeling well. White took drastic measures to ensure that Dobrev, 35, would leave their home and called in his publicist for help.

White told the outlet that he sent a fake invitation to Dobrev to an intimate CFDA Awards and Fashion dinner with Wintour, 74, at the Golden Swan, which she accepted. “He made the invitation look so legitimate,” Dobrev told the magazine.

The Vampire Diaries alum didn’t understand White’s plan. Instead, Dobrev recalled arriving late for the alleged dinner, causing her to “freak out because Anna was waiting for me.”

When Dobrev arrived at the venue, it was quiet, which made her even more nervous about missing cocktail hour. When she opened the door and saw White and a photographer standing in front of an arch of white roses, everything started to make sense.

“I went into shock. I just froze and stared at him,” Dobrev recalled, revealing that she just started saying, “No, no, no!”

White wasn’t deterred by Dobrev’s disbelief, telling the outlet that he “knew she was nervous because when she’s nervous, she jokes.”

“She says, ‘So wait, Anna’s not here?'” Shaun laughed. When the retired snowboarder got down on one knee, Dobrev said she blacked out. “He said the right things,” she said.

The couple, who made their romance public early 2020celebrated their engagement with friends and toasted with champagne and caviar until 1 a.m

“We eventually realized that apart from the caviar, we hadn’t eaten anything. So we ordered Shake Shack and dumplings at the Golden Swan,” Dobrev revealed.

The couple announced their engagement via social media on Wednesday, sharing photos of the romantic moment. White covered the room with white rose petals that matched the floral arch where he asked the question. Candles lit the path to the arch.

“RIP boyfriend, hello fiance ,” Dobrev wrote a series of photos from the evening via Instagram. White simply wrote: “She said YES .”

The athlete also shared behind-the-scenes photos from the occasion via his Instagram Story, calling it the “best night of my life.”

“I know this was your dream come true, but let’s face it, you made all our dreams come true I love you,” Dobrev’s longtime best friend Julianne Hough wrote in the comments section.

Zoe Deutsch replied, “MOTHER AND DAD ARE GETTING MARRIED,” while TVD Creator Julie Plec wrote: “Holy s-, yay!!! .”

We weekly previously reported that White and Dobrev were ready to take their relationship to the next level. “They’ve talked about getting married, having kids, the whole nine yards,” a source exclusively revealed in February 2023.

White, meanwhile told exclusively Us in January 2022 that his relationship with Dobrev works for several reasons.

“We have common interests,” he explained. “The way we met really strengthened our relationship. And the problems we face kind of fall away through communication. It was just amazing.”

White also revealed at the time that he would “love to be a father” when the time comes. “It’s just something that seems so exciting, you know?” he explained. “I like being around people, and I like the idea of ​​having someone other than what I’m doing to take care of.”