{"id":178931,"date":"2025-06-12T17:33:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T17:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/178931\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T17:33:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T17:33:14","slug":"dua-lipa-confirms-engagement-to-actor-ahead-of-anfield-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/178931\/","title":{"rendered":"Dua Lipa confirms engagement to actor ahead of Anfield shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The One Kiss singer is engaged to actor Callum Turner<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_Dua-Lipa.jpg\" alt=\"Dua Lipa's Radical Optimism tour will arrive at Anfield on Tuesday, June 24\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Dua Lipa&#8217;s Radical Optimism tour will arrive at Anfield on Tuesday, June 24(Image: Willy Sanjuan\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Pop singer Dua Lipa has confirmed she is engaged to Callum Turner. The Levitating singer is set to take over <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/anfield\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Anfield<\/a> Stadium for two nights <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/whats-on\/whats-on-news\/dua-lipa-anfield-tickets-stage-31747602\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"later this month.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">later this month.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Since rising to fame, the singer and songwriter has developed a strong affinity with the city. The chart-topping Londoner performed at the opening ceremony for the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/virgil-van-dijk-makes-strong-31729865\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">2018 Champions League final<\/a> between <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-fc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool FC<\/a> and Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In recent seasons, her hit single One Kiss, with fellow &#8216;honorary Scouser&#8217; <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/liverpool-news\/liverpool-fc-announces-special-guest-31725135\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">DJ Calvin Harris<\/a>, has become an unofficial Liverpool FC anthem. Recently, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/liverpool-news\/liverpool-parade-bus-erupts-fireworks-31726644#:~:text=Calvin%2C%20who%20collaborated%20with%20pop,of%20the%20open%20top%20bus.\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">crowds at the Liverpool FC victory parade erupted<\/a> into the chorus of the song when DJ Calvin played the song.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Dua has recently confirmed her engagement in an interview with British Vogue. She said her partner Callum popped the question with a custom piece of jewellery he made with the advice of her sister Rina and her best friends.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_JS368078450.jpg\" alt=\"Actor Callum Turner and singer Dua Lipa are engaged\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Actor Callum Turner and singer Dua Lipa are engaged(Image: Michael Loccisano\/GA\/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\/article\/dua-lipa-british-vogue-interview\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Talking to British Vogue, Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Talking to British Vogue, <\/a>Dua revealed: &#8220;Yeah, we\u2019re engaged. It\u2019s very exciting.&#8221; Speaking about her stunning ring, she shared: &#8220;I\u2019m obsessed with it. It\u2019s so me. It\u2019s nice to know the person that you\u2019re going to spend the rest of your life with knows you very well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">However, the couple, who started dating in January 2024, have yet to set a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/showbiz-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"wedding dateLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">wedding date<\/a> because of their busy work schedules. Dua, 29, said: &#8220;I want to finish my tour, Callum\u2019s shooting, so we\u2019re just enjoying this period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;I\u2019ve never been someone who\u2019s really thought about a wedding, or dreamt about what kind of bride I would be. All of a sudden I\u2019m like: \u2018Oh, what would I wear?\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Although Dua has seen people get engaged in the past, she had &#8220;never really understood the weight of it&#8221; but now she thinks committing to another person is &#8220;special&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">She explained: \u201cThis decision to grow old together, to see a life and just, I don\u2019t know, be best friends forever \u2013 it\u2019s a really special feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/showbiz-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"The Dance the Night Away hitmaker Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">The Dance the Night Away hitmaker <\/a>is keen to have a family of her own but admitted she doesn&#8217;t know when would be a &#8220;good time&#8221; because of the demands of her pop career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">She said: &#8220;I\u2019d love to have kids one day. But it\u2019s like the constant question of when would there ever be a good time, how it would fit in with my job, and how it would work if I went on tour, and how much time out I\u2019d have to take.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;I think it\u2019s just one of those things that\u2019s going to happen when it happens. I love kids, but I think there\u2019s so much more to raising a child than just loving children.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/showbiz-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Dua and Callum had &quot;many Sliding Doors moments&quot;, Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Dua and Callum had &#8220;many Sliding Doors moments&#8221;, <\/a>where they were in the same place at the same time without realising, before being introduced to one another at the River Cafe in London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A year later, she was having dinner in Los Angeles with her friend Mustafa the Poet when &#8220;all of a sudden&#8221; Callum appeared. She thought: \u201cOh, it\u2019s that really hot guy from The River Cafe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">During their conversation, the pair realised they both &#8220;just happened to be reading&#8221; Hernan Diaz&#8217;s novel Trust. Asked if she feels they were destined to be together, she replied: \u201cOne thousand per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Dua Lipa&#8217;s Radical Optimism tour arrives at Anfield on Tuesday, June 24 and Wednesday, June 25.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The One Kiss singer is engaged to actor Callum TurnerDua Lipa&#8217;s Radical Optimism tour will arrive at Anfield&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":178932,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[27703,748,393,4884,179,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-178931","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-anfield-stadium","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-liverpool","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114671596674064391","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}