Kate Upton Is Engaged to Justin Verlander, Shows Off Huge Ring at 2016 Met Gala

It's official: Kate Upton is off the market!

The model-actress is engaged to longtime young man Justin Verlander, E! News can solely ensure. The 23-year-old bride-to-be debuted her beautiful engagement ring, designed by her fiancé, on the red carpet at the 2016 Met Gala.

"I'm really excited, he asked me right before season started thus we've been keeping it on the down low for quite a whereas," she told E! News exclusively. "So I'm excited to finally be in a position to share it with the world!"

Kate and Justin aren't in any Brobdingnagian rush to say "I do." For now, "we are enjoying the engagement amount," she said.

Kate and Justin, 33, dated for over three years previous to their engagement. As Kate joked to E! News back in March, three years as a couple "seems like forever in Hollywood, right?"

So what is their secret? "For United States of America, we perpetually strive and work on our communication," she said. "We're very open with one another and we're every others best friends. He's undoubtedly my best friend, so I suppose that helps plenty."

Justin, a starting pitcher for the Motor City Tigers, told Forbes magazine he and Kate have a "normal relationship."

"Kate's there a lot on behalf of me," he said. "And we're just traditional individuals. You know, a normal relationship—believe it or not."

The down-to-earth pair conjointly have plenty in common, including their love of animals. "Justin is undoubtedly associate animal lover however he's definitely holding ME back from my ten dogs," Kate told World News! News. "He is putting a three-dog limit on it."

Compromise is key! In any case, congratulations to the future Mr. and Mrs. Verlander!