Esme Creed-Miles appears to confirm engagement to girlfriend Daisy Maybe as Hanna actress shares adorable new snaps with very telling clue
After coming out as a lesbian earlier this year, the 25-year-old has made a very modern declaration of love for her girlfriend Daisy Maybe.
Esme, whose father is actor Charlie Creed-Miles, posted a picture of the British singer and model, and captioned it with engagement ring and love heart emojis, prompting much speculation the couple plan to tie the knot.
They were congratulated by friends such as Noel Gallagher 's daughter Anais, who wrote in a caption: 'Congrats.'
DailyMail has contacted Esme's representative for comment.
It comes after it was announced that Esme is set to join Daisy Edgar-Jones in a new adaptation of Jane Austen's novel.
Esme, whose father is actor Charlie Creed-Miles, posted a picture of the British singer and model, and captioned it with engagement ring and love heart emojis, prompting much speculation the couple plan to tie the knot
Sense and Sensibility is the story of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, as they come of age.
They are forced to leave their family estate after the death of their father and move with their mother and younger sister, Margaret, to a cottage in rural Devonshire.
The novel details their experiences of love and loss, and the pressures of late 18th-century England.
The upcoming remake will follow the 1995 Oscar-winning film starring Emma Thompson and a 2008 mini series which featured on the BBC.
The first cast member to be announced last month was Daisy, who will take on the leading role of eldest sister Elinor Dashwood.
She is no stranger to book adaptations, having already starred in the BBC's version of Sally Rooney's Normal People.
In her ELLE US cover story, she spoke about the importance of playing layered characters.
She said: 'It's great that more and more stories are being made with women front and centre.'
She continued: 'I feel lucky that a lot of the characters I've played have had that.
'They aren't defined by their actions or their experiences, or by the men in their life.'
On July 11, Deadline reported that Esme had been cast as Marianne Dashwood, Elinor's emotional sister.
She shared an Instagram post celebrating the big news with a shot of the book and her script next to Daisy's.
Alongside the post, she penned: 'Gratitude beyond. ❤️'
Other cast members include Caitríona Balfe, George MacKay, Fiona Shaw, Frank Dillane, Herbert Nordrum, and Bodhi Rae Breathnach.
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