Jonathan Scott as soon as lamented that he was unfortunate in love earlier than assembly fiancée Zooey Deschanel.

Years earlier than discovering his completely happy ending with the New Lady star — the couple obtained engaged on Sunday — the Property Brothers host, 45, spoke candidly about how he hadn’t discovered his “particular person” but.

Whereas delivering a tearful greatest man speech at his twin brother Drew’s 2018 wedding ceremony to Linda Phan, Jonathan touched on his single standing. On the time, he had simply cut up from his longtime girlfriend Jacinta Kuznetsov.

“Of the billions of individuals on the earth, how did you discover this one that jives so nicely with you? Since you actually jive with one another,” the TV contractor stated in his speech, which was featured within the TLC particular Linda and Drew Say I Do.

As he continued, he grew to become more and more emotional. “I’ve not been so lucky in love, nonetheless,” he admitted, his voice cracking.

“I really like the truth that you discovered one another,” he managed to get out, choking up and wiping away tears. “You’ll have highs and you’ll have lows, however at all times give one another the good thing about the doubt.” He set free a sigh and coated his eyes.

5 years later, Scott is unfortunate in love no extra! He popped the query to his girlfriend of 4 years, Deschanel, 43, throughout a household journey to Scotland, even together with his two soon-to-be stepchildren — daughter Elsie, 8, and son Charlie, 6, whom she shares with ex Jacob Pechenik — within the particular second.

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The pair introduced the completely happy information in a joint publish on their Instagram accounts on Monday. “Endlessly begins now,” they wrote alongside a photograph of them posing in entrance of a stone fort, with Deschanel proudly exhibiting off her distinctive ring, that includes coloured stones in a flower sample.

The Scotland proposal shared a particular connection to Drew’s 2018 wedding ceremony. Each twins, their older brother J.D. and their dad, Jim, wore kilts on the nuptials in a nod to their Scottish heritage. (Jim emigrated from the nation to Canada as a teen.)

Jonathan first met Deschanel in August 2019 whereas filming an episode of James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke with their respective siblings: Drew and actress Emily Deschanel.

“They have been all proficient and spontaneous and so they had a very enjoyable time taking pictures the present,” a supply advised PEOPLE on the time. “[Jonathan and Deschanel] grew to become associates after after which began speaking as associates and realized there was extra to it.”

The pair was noticed holding palms whereas having fun with a dinner date in September 2019 and so they confirmed their relationship that very same month after they attended a taping of Dancing with the Stars collectively and shared a kiss.

Each stars skilled ups and downs of their love lives earlier than assembly. Deschanel was married to Pechenik for 4 years earlier than splitting in 2019. She was beforehand wed to Dying Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard from 2009 to 2012

Jonathan was additionally beforehand married, to flight coordinator Kelsy Ully. The pair wed in 2007 and cut up in 2010.