Paris Hilton is officially engaged.
Hilton, the former star of "The Simple Life," accepted her new fiance Chris Zylka's proposal in Aspen, Colorado, sharing the big news on Instagram on Tuesday, January 2, 2018.
How did the 36-year-old DJ meet the 32-year-old "Leftovers" actor? Their love story is actually much more complicated than "that’s hot."
They met at an Oscar party in 2010.
Hilton and Zylka first met in 2010 at Hollywood's iconic Chateau Marmont.
"We met eight years ago at the Chateau Marmont at this Oscar party and then we flirted for years and years," Hilton told Page Six.
Though the two maintained a flirtatious relationship, they dated other people. Hilton was in a relationship with businessman Thomas Gross from 2015 to 2016 while Zylka was engaged to model Hanna Beth. Zylka's engagement ended with a particularly nasty online feud, including March 2015 cheating allegations. Hilton's year-long courtship with Gross ended in April 2016 due to opposing lifestyles and hectic schedules, according to US Weekly.
Though they'd moved on, Hilton later told Galore that she'd known from the first time they'd met that there had been a connection.
"As soon as he walked through the door, we looked at one another; we're both shy so it took a while, but by the end of the night we couldn't stop laughing and flirting," Hilton said.
Years later, they reunited at Art Basel.
Five years after their first meeting, Zylka reached out in the hopes of reconnecting with Hilton.
"Two years ago at Art Basel, my brother got a text because Chris had seen an Instagram … and he wanted to meet up," Hilton said to Page Six.
The couple now thinks of the event, which takes place annually in Miami, Florida, with fond memories and holds it close to their hearts, especially after celebrating their anniversary with a chance coincidence at the same spot two years later in 2017.
"It's so romantic because we were actually put in the same room that we had that cute little date," Hilton told Page Six of their coincidental stay at the Faena Hotel. "When we walked in, we were like, 'Oh my God, this is crazy!' I didn't even plan it, so it was really cool."
They made things official in February 2017.
Hilton and Zylka made their relationship Instagram official the day after her birthday, February 18, 2017.
The couple posed alongside "Pretty Little Liars" star Ashley Benson in a snap that Hilton captioned, "#BirthdaySelfie with my loves."
In the following days, Hilton posted several other pictures of her and her boyfriend, including photos from their Valentine’s Day, spent together.
"The best feeling is when someone looks at you like you are magic," Hilton wrote.
Once the news broke, a source told Page Six, "They have never been happier and they make the perfect couple."
Later, Hilton told PEOPLE that she’d had a good feeling about him from the very beginning.
"Ever since our first date I knew there was something special about him," she said. "I have never in my life met a man so loyal, dedicated, and loving. I knew right from the start that I wanted to be with him forever."
Hilton also said that their first date had been much more private than many would expect.
"He came over to my house. We stayed up all night talking and getting to know each other. When we had our first kiss, I felt that electric feeling and I knew there was something special about him," Hilton told Galore.
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