Lovely Abella gets engaged to fiancé Benj Manalo for the second time

Lovely Abella is ushering in the New Year with the biggest smile!

In her latest Instagram post, the Bubble Gang actress revealed that her fiancé, Benj Manalo, proposed to her for a second time on New Year's Day. Lovely then shared that Benj also "proposed" to her daughter, Crisha Kaye, to be his daughter.

"For 2nd time around I got engaged at nag-propose na din si Benj sa anak ko para maging anak na din niya.

"Ang sarap sa pakiramdam na okay na ang lahat in God's perfect time.

"Nak, pangako ko na wala kang kahati, ikaw lang forever @crishakaye_

"Babe @benj salamat sa lahat ng pagmamahal, madami mang pinagdaanan pero alam nating sila ang mapapagod sa atin, cheers babe and good job sa atin," she wrote.

Lovely also bade the year 2020 goodbye with a bittersweet message.

"At sayo 2020, thank you [sa] lahat ng tinuro mo sa amin, sa lahat ng sakit na binigay mo dahil sa lahat ng 'yun may bakas man, pero mas marami kaming natutunan.. papasukin na namin ang 2021 ng panibagong buhay.

"Sa lahat ng nangyari, mas nae-excite na ako sa mga haharapin pa namin ng buong tapang.

"Happy New Year, everyone."

In Benj's own Instagram post, he shared how excited he is to be with his fiancée and daughter for another year.

"Thank you 2020! Maraming salamat sa lahat! Sa buhay, sa pag mamahal Lord!

"Higit sa lahat, salamat dahil papasok ang 2021 na mapapakasalan ko ang dalawang importanteng babae sa buhay ko, I got engaged again to my partner @lovelyabella_ and my daughter @crishakaye_ dun palang sobrang happy na ako papasok ng 2021!"

Benj first proposed to Lovely last June 2019 in an elaborate surprise proposal set in a fake music video shoot.

Lovely and Benj were recently featured on a recent episode of Pia Arcangel's Tunay Na Buhay where they got to share more stories about their relationship.