{"id":388508,"date":"2026-03-16T21:30:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T21:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/388508\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T21:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T21:30:16","slug":"metallicas-james-hetfield-proposes-to-now-fiancee-underwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/388508\/","title":{"rendered":"Metallica\u2019s James Hetfield Proposes to Now-Fianc\u00e9e Underwater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cShe said yes!\u201d the frontman announced in an Instagram post<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/james-hetfield\/\" id=\"auto-tag_james-hetfield\" data-tag=\"james-hetfield\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James Hetfield<\/a> has a wedding to plan. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/metallica\/\" id=\"auto-tag_metallica\" data-tag=\"metallica\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Metallica<\/a> frontman took to Instagram to share news of his engagement to his now-fianc\u00e9e, Adriana Gillett. Hetfield proposed during an underwater excursion by holding up a laminated note that read, \u201cWill you marry me?\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tHetfield punctuated the question with a smiley face and got a thumbs up from Gillett in response. \u201cShe said yes!\u201d the caption on the Instagram post read. Gillett shared the same image on her own account, plus a bonus shot of a whale shark. \u201cThe BEST birthday trip surprise,\u201d she wrote. \u201cSwimming with whale sharks on Friday the 13th  with the most unique, special, and romantic proposal a Pisces could ever imagine. In a sea full of fish, we caught each other. Thank you God for putting us together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe musician\u2019s union with Gillett will mark his second marriage. Hetfield filed for divorce from Francesca Hetfield, his wife of 25 years, in 2022. The former couple shares three children together, Cali, 27, Marcella, 24, and Castor, 25.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn between wedding planning, Hetfield will be getting ready for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/product-recommendations\/tickets\/metallica-sphere-residency-tickets-where-to-buy-online-1235529595\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">extensive residency <\/a>at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The Life Burns Faster run will span 24 nights from October 2026 through March 2027. \u201cWe are so appreciative and grateful to all of you for the incredible response to our upcoming Life Burns Faster residency at Sphere in Las Vegas,\u201d Metallica wrote on Instagram. \u201cWe are completely and utterly blown away and cannot believe that we will have 24 amazing nights on stage there, all thanks to you and a record-breaking week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tDrummer Lars Ulrich shared, \u201cThis residency gives us another chance to reinvent how we interact with our fans in a live setting. We are beyond excited to share this with the world in six months time, and way fuckin\u2019 psyched to go next level!\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cShe said yes!\u201d the frontman announced in an Instagram post James Hetfield has a wedding to plan. 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