Celebrity News February 19, 2017
Engaged! Soccer Star Abby Wambach & Mom Blogger 'Decided to Hold Hands Forever'
Goals!
Abby Wambach, a soccer legend, and Christian mom blogger Glennon Doyle Melton have announced they are engaged.
People magazine reports Melton was first with the news, posting a black-and-white image of the couple's intertwined hands flashing mega-watt sparklers.
Melton, who has always been a same-sex marriage proponent, captioned the image, "Abby and I have decided to hold hands forever. Love Wins."
Wambach posted the same photo, captioning it simply, "Happy".
Abby and I decided to hold hands forever. First, fiercely, and forever @abbywambach https://t.co/oowX6RP6L2 pic.twitter.com/e7k96JLMdP
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Last week, Melton had posted a kissy-face picture of herself with Wambach, writing, "And then one day it all makes sense. Every bit of it. And you can finally see your past as one long, blessed road leading you home. And you understand that every bit of it was necessary and that every bit of it was holy. Thank you for being my home @abbywambach . I love us."
The engagement news comes three months after Melton announced to her readers that she had fallen in love with Wambach. That announcement followed within months of Melton's marriage to Craig Melton ending, and Wambach's marriage to Sarah Huffman also coming to an end.
Wambach, who had faced an April 2016 DUI arrest, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist who played her last game in December 2015.