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Stella Banderas is going to be a bride!
Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas’ daughter announced her engagement to her childhood sweetheart, Alex Gruszynski, on Monday.
“I get to hang out with my favorite person on earth forever!!!!!!!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍” the 27-year-old captioned proposal pics via Instagram.
The 27-year-old revealed her engagement ring via Instagram Monday. Melanie Griffith/Instagram Stella shared glimpses of fiancé Alex Gruszynski’s proposal via Instagram Monday. Melanie Griffith/InstagramGriffith, 67, commented, “I love you both sooooo much!! Congratulations again!!!”
In a post of her own, the actress celebrated her child’s milestone moment.
“He asked…. On bended knee… she said yes ♥️,” Griffith gushed to her followers on Tuesday. “Stella and Alex are engaged to be married ♥️ Their love story began in pre-school!”
“I get to hang out with my favorite person on earth forever!” Stella gushed in a Monday Instagram post. Melanie Griffith/Instagram She flashed her engagement ring in Instagram photos shared on Monday. Melanie Griffith/InstagramWant more celebrity and pop culture news?
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She called the pair’s bond a “true [and] deep love,” concluding, “Congratulations to the beloveds!!! ♥️💥♥️💫♥️”
Both Griffith and Stella shared throwback photos from the couple’s time together – all the way from childhood to their teenage years.
Additionally, they gave glimpses of the filmmaker’s diamond ring.
Her and Gruszynski’s “love story began in preschool,” as pictured in Monday’s Instagram photo. Stella Banderas Griffith/Instagram Stella shared throwback snaps with her partner via Instagram Monday. Stella Banderas Griffith/InstagramStella wore a white dress while showing off her sparkler as she shared sweet snaps from Gruszynski’s proposal, which seemingly took place during a picnic.
Banderas posted similar shots on social media, writing, “My daughter Stella del Carmen is getting married. We cannot be happier and excited.”
He and Griffith, who welcomed Stella four months after their May 1996 nuptials, finalized their divorce in 2015.
Griffith celebrated the couple’s “deep love” via Instagram Tuesday. Stella Banderas Griffith/Instagram Antonio gushed via Instagram Tuesday about how “excited” he is. Getty ImagesGriffith is also the mother of son Alexander, 38, and daughter Dakota, 34, with exes Steven Bauer and Don Johnson, respectively.
Dakota’s relationship made headlines just ahead of her half-sister’s engagement, with speculation swirling on Friday about her and Chris Martin breaking up.
The “Fifty Shades of Grey” star’s rep confirmed to Page Six that Dakota and the 47-year-old Coldplay frontman, who have been together since 2017, are still “happily together.”
