Watch: Yazmin Zammit Stevens Gets Surprise Proposal From ‘Best Friend’ And Future Husband On Return From Bali
Malta’s weightlifting queen Yazmin Zammit Stevens has shared footage of the moment she got engaged to – and right after a killer training camp in Bali, Indonesia, to boot.
Stevens shared the news in an adorable series of Instagram stories documenting her day-by-day journey in Bali.
Shots of iron, lifting, mesmerising Bali beaches took up the majority of the story’s feed. But a pleasant, unexpected twist came with an out-of-the-blue still of Stevens’ now-fiance’ Jake Farrugia taking a knee and popping the magic question.
And she couldn’t contain her delight.
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In video of the moment, Zammit Stevens can be seen gasping with a hand over her mouth, giggling before Jake places a ring on her.
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She later posted the full announcement on Instagram in a post that garnered almost 17k reactions in under 24 hours.
To avid followers of the weightlifting scene, 28-year-old Zammit Stevens needs no introduction, after having represented Malta at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
She was the first female Maltese athlete to make it to the Olympics in her sport.
Stevens is a recipient of an Olympic Solidarity Scholarship and has been competing at international level since she was 21 years old. European Championships, Commonwealth Games, you think it – she lived it.
Yazmin Zammit Stevens walked away with the bronze medal in the Commonwealth category at the IWF World Championships, Malta’s second medal at the competition. In competition, her global ranking shot to an impressive 13th in the world, the best ever senior ranking for the country.
Lovin Malta congratulates Yazmin Zammit Stevens and Jake Farrugia on the news