Jon Gosselin Is Engaged to Stephanie Lebo After 3 Years of Courting

Jon Gosselin is engaged.

The previous actuality TV star, 47, proposed to girlfriend Stephanie Lebo on Saturday, Nov. 23, surrounded by their mother and father at her favourite restaurant, Willoughby’s on Park in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, in keeping with Leisure Tonight.

The outlet reported that Lebo’s dad whispered to her after the emotional second: “You do not know how lengthy I waited for today for you, and there was a time the place I believed it was by no means going to occur for you. I am so very joyful for you and Jon. My greatest recommendation is rarely cease being in love. Love comes first.”⁠

Gosselin first met Lebo, 36, at a mutual buddy’s yard barbecue in August 2021 — simply months after splitting from earlier girlfriend Colleen Conrad — and the 2 started quietly courting quickly after. They went public with their relationship in August 2023.

On the time, Gosselin advised Leisure Tonight that the pair stored their romance beneath wraps for almost two years by solely stepping out publicly of their small city in Pennsylvania. Nevertheless, as Gosselin’s rising DJ profession started taking him to huge cities together with Los Angeles, New York and Miami, the couple realized it could be more and more troublesome for them to proceed flying beneath the radar.

“I began touring, and we might go collectively,” Gosselin advised ET of Lebo. “So as an alternative of leaping the shark, we just about stated, ‘You understand what, let’s simply manage one thing and are available out publicly as a result of it is gonna carry on taking place. We’re gonna journey collectively once we’re collectively.’ ”

They opted to go public with their relationship by way of an unique interview wherein they shared the story of how they met and and the way their romance blossomed.

By April 2024, Gosselin was already eyeing an engagement with Lebo, revealing to PEOPLE that he deliberate to suggest to her. After calling Lebo “the one,” he stated he “no doubt” would pop the query inside a 12 months.

“I am with my woman, she actually helps me,” he continued, explaining how Lebo has been there for his latest profession milestones — however behind the scenes. “She would not actually wish to be within the public eye, so she would not come to pink carpet occasions and people sorts of issues.”

Whereas Gosselin stated he is recreation to tie the knot once more — he was beforehand married to Kate Gosselin for 10 years from 1999 to 2009 — he nixed the thought of getting extra children. (He and Kate share twins Mady and Cara and sextuplets Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah and Joel.)

“We’re each mounted, so it isn’t taking place,” he advised PEOPLE of Lebo. “I am not getting a reversal. It was annoying sufficient to get it mounted so I am not going to go down that street. I am 47. She’s 36. We simply wish to take pleasure in life.”

He famous that Lebo’s 14-year-old daughter lives with the couple, so they don’t seem to be empty-nesters simply but. “It is very nice,” he advised PEOPLE of getting the teenager at house with them. “I’ve by no means had one child earlier than, so I am studying as nicely.”

“So it is very completely different, however it’s cool to see Collin and Hannah be the large brother and large sister, as a result of they by no means had that,” Jon continued. “So that they’re mentoring her as nicely, so it is very attention-grabbing.”