Andy Lee has announced his engagement to girlfriend Rebecca Harding after ten years.
The comedian, 42, revealed the exciting news in the latest episode of his Hamish and Andy podcast on May 1.
Speaking to his podcast co-host Hamish Blake, Andy shared intimate details of his proposal, before inviting his fiancée onto the show.
“I asked Bec to marry me on Sunday,” Andy announced.
‘Is it going a bit fast? That’s all I want to ask,” Hamish joked.
Andy Lee has announced his engagement to girlfriend Rebecca Harding after ten years
Andy and Rebecca, who are currently undertaking a $5 million renovation project after purchasing a historic mansion in Melbourne’s east, moved into their ‘new old house’ under the guise of filming videos for social media before starting construction started.
Andy pretended to get something from the marble fireplace and was down on one knee as he pulled out a napkin – symbolizing how they met.
Andy and Rebecca met in 2014 at a cafe in Melbourne, where she was working as a waitress. The TV personality eventually left her his email address on a napkin, and the rest is history.
The comedian revealed the exciting news in the latest episode of his Hamish and Andy podcast on May 1
Andy and Rebecca met in 2014 at a cafe in Melbourne, where she was working as a waitress. The TV personality eventually left her his email address on a napkin, and the rest is history
“When I was there, I stayed down on one knee and gave her another napkin – because when I first met her at the cafe, I wrote down my details on a napkin – and I gave her another napkin,” Lee said of the proposal. .
Rebecca and Andy made their relationship public at the 2015 Australian Open.
In 2022, the couple confirmed that they briefly split for six months in 2016 after Rebecca felt “huge pressure” when dating someone in the public eye.
However, they soon realized that they were meant to be apart during their time apart.
For years, the rumor mill swirled with speculation about the couple’s engagement.
Andy went public with Rebecca at the 2015 Australian Open (pictured)
For years, the rumor mill swirled with speculation about the couple’s engagement
In February, Andy was forced to reassure Hundred viewers that he had not secretly married his long-time lover.
Andy made the announcement while responding to a joke from co-star Tom Gleeson, who brought up his much-discussed love life.
“Andy has something to say, he just ran away!” Tom said.
“Stay until the end of the show, if that’s the case… It’s not,” Andy replied.
In 2019, radio host Fifi Box questioned their marital status after the station received an email from a publicist referring to the couple as “Andy and his fiancée Bec.”
Engagement rumors sparked again in 2020 when Andy posted a photo of Rebecca hiding her left hand as she celebrated her 30th birthday
In 2022, the couple confirmed that they briefly split for six months in 2016 after Rebecca felt “huge pressure” when dating someone in the public eye.
A month earlier, former Today host Georgie Gardner had also tried to get a definitive answer to the question of where the couple were in their personal lives.
“Gosh, Andy. She is wife material. I’m just saying, she’s wife material,” she told Andy, who was a guest on the program.
The joker replied, “Did my mom text you? What the hell is going on?’
Engagement rumors sparked again in 2020 when Andy posted a photo of Rebecca hiding her left hand as she celebrated her 30th birthday.
“Is there a ring she’s hiding under her left sleeve?” wrote one eagle-eyed follower, curious to see if the couple was about to share some exciting news.