RYAN THOMAS AND LUCY MECKLENBURGH CELEBRATE THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH A LAVISH BOAT PARTY ON THE THAMES
‘WE NEVER STOP LAUGHING’ LUCY MECKLENBURGH AND RYAN THOMAS CELEBRATE THEIR ENGAGEMENT IN STYLE WITH A LAVISH BOAT PARTY ON THE THAMES
Newly engaged Lucy Mecklenburgh and Ryan Thomas celebrated their happy news last week with a huge engagement party that could have passed for their actual wedding! The lovebirds, who met in 2017 on Celebrity Island With Bear Grylls, invited their nearest and dearest on a glamorous cruise down the River Thames for the bash, and they certainly looked the part for the occasion.
Fitness guru Lucy pulled out all the stops wearing a £2,500 Cinderella-style sequined gown from Sylwia Romaniuk with towering heels and wore her hair in an elegant up-do. Meanwhile, her husband-to-be looked dapper in a summery beige suit and aviator sunglsses.
The couple couldn’t have looked more smitten as they posed for pictures on the
deck of their luxury vessel, Erasmus. ‘All my friends and family know how good Lucy is for me,’ Ryan, 35, told OK! last month. ‘Lucy is so mature and grounded, she knows exactly what she wants in life, which rubs off on me. I can be a bit immature but Lucy has helped me grow up.’ Lucy, 27, added: ‘Ryan makes me more spontaneous. We never stop laughing when we’re together.’
Inside the yacht, a live band got the party started as Lucy and Ryan hit the dancefloor adorned with a huge lit-up ‘Love’ sign, balloons and flowers. After a romantic first dance, they were joined for a boogie by guests including Lucy’s former TOWIE co-star Lydia Bright, Ryan’s past Corrie castmates Jack P Shepherd and a heavily pregnant Brooke Vincent. Ryan’s brothers Adam and Scott were also, of course, in attendance. ‘Apart from Lucy they’re