Cleveland Browns quarterback DeShaun Watson recently confirmed his engagement to longtime girlfriend Jilly Anais via social media. Watson and Anais are around the same age and have been romantically linked since 2019. The couple has occasionally offered fans glimpses of their relationship on social media.
Here is all you need to know about Watson and Anais’ engagement.
DeShaun Watson gets engaged to Jilly Anais
DeShaun Watson and his girlfriend, Jilly Anais, confirmed they were engaged via Instagram. The couple shared six heartwarming photos that captured their mutual happiness and excitement.
In the first photo, Anais happily showed off her engagement ring while being held affectionately by Watson. The second picture showed them locking lips, while the third photo had them pose formally. The fourth picture depicted them laughing in joy, while the fifth saw them look at each other intimately, with Anais’ fingers gently touching Watson’s cheek. The last picture was of Anais’ hand touching some roses.
“Mrs. Watson Loading…,” Anais captioned the photo.
The comments section was filled with heartwarming and congratulatory messages from fans and celebrities. “Now that’s a ring!!! Congratulations my dear, I love you!!!,” musician Zara Larsson commented.
Meanwhile, Jason Oppenheim of Selling Sunset wrote “Congrats you two!!.” Watson and Anais had previously cameoed in an episode of the reality series. In this episode, they were shown touring a property worth $5.79 million.
Watson and Anais first met in Los Angeles in 2019, while the former was affiliated with the Houston Texans. In a YouTube video published on Anais’ channel, the couple mentioned that they first crossed paths at a restaurant and made eye contact but did not do anything beyond that and went about their day. Then, four days later, they messaged each other via Instagram. The couple then connected the following day at a hot yoga class and later had a “late lunch early dinner” meal together at a place whose name Anais did not disclose. This was the couple’s first date, and they made things official that day. However, Watson noted in the video that the couple had started as best friends.
