Mr Beast, the most-watched YouTuber in the world, popped the question on Christmas Day. Mr Beast, the most-watched YouTuber in the world, has announced his engagement to girlfriend Thea Booysen. The 26-year-old YouTuber, real name James Donaldson, is best known for his philanthropy projects and expensive stunts he shares on his YouTube channel, which has the highest number of subscribers in the world at 340 million.
He proposed to gaming streamer Booysen, 27, on Christmas day in front of both of their families. Donaldson said he asked Booysen to close her eyes as he gave her a present as he tried to keep it as a surprise until the last moment. “I intentionally dropped a large box to make noise before presenting the real gift, with the ring inside, to her. And then I went down on a knee and proposed,” he said.
“I was trying to think of the best way to catch her off guard so it would be a surprise,” he explained. “Thea is really close to her family, so I wanted to make sure that they were included in this momentous occasion. Christmas worked out great because they were in town from the other side of the world.”.
In a picture shared online, Donaldson is down on one knee in a living room surrounded by presents with Booysen standing before him gazing at the ring. In the background, their family members are smiling at them. Although Donaldson said the bride-to-be “would have been happy with a plastic ring,” he proposed with a diamond on a rose gold band with additional diamonds on each side.
