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Lucy Needham

Manchester City's Riyad Mahrez engaged to Taylor Ward after proposing with '£400k ring'

Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez is engaged to Taylor Ward after proposing with '£400k ring'.

The 30-year-old footballer popped the question to girlfriend of 16 months Taylor during a holiday to Mykonos.

Taylor, 23, shared the happy news on Instagram as she shared two loved-up snaps with her husband-to-be.

"Here's to a lifetime of us," she gushed in the caption.

The grinning blonde flashed a huge smile to the camera as Riyad held up her left hand to show off her new dazzling diamond bling.

Taylor is the daughter of millionaire Real Housewives of Cheshire star Dawn Ward and retired footballer Ashley Ward.

The model and influencer's family are believed to have been with the happy couple at the time of the engagement.

Basking in her engagement bliss, Taylor told her followers: "There’s no one I’d rather do this life with, here’s to a lifetime of us.

'"Can’t wait to grow old together, btw I said YES! I Love You."

Her smitten beau Riyad responded with a string of love hearts as he told Taylor he loved her too.

Footballer Riyad was previously married for six years to Rita Johal, with whom he shares two daughters.

A source told The Sun that the sportsman, who signed with Man City in 2018, spent a long time picking out the perfect engagement ring to surprise girlfriend Taylor.

"Taylor was not expecting this at all, and was utterly over the moon. Riyad chose the ring himself and had it specially made.

"There was a massive, champagne-felled celebration party afterwards."

Real Housewives star Dawn and her daughter Taylor Ward during an appearance on This Morning (S Meddle/ITV/REX)

The engagement news comes two months after Taylor and Riyad splashed £2million on their first home together.

Taylor even set up an Instagram account for their pad so she could show off all the renovations and personal touches - that have been helped along by her mum Dawn's swanky interior design firm Arista.

Riyad has become close with Taylor's family and was seen holidaying in France with them last summer.

He moved in with Taylor shortly before Christmas with them taking the plunge on the property ladder as a couple just months later.

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