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Daily Mail
3 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Olympic swimmer Cate Campbell announces surprise engagement to partner Adam Kerr and shows off her massive diamond ring
Cate Campbell has announced her engagement. The Olympic swimmer and her long-term partner Adam Kerr shared the happy news in an Instagram post on Sunday. The 33-year-old shared a series of images of the romantic sunrise proposal, while also showing off her classic diamond sparkler. 'A complete and wonderful surprise,' Cate wrote in her caption alongside the carousel of photographs. 'Last Saturday while watching the sun rise at our new local beach, Adam turned and said: "Cate, I have a question for you." I thought maybe he was going to ask what kind of plants to put in our gardens, what kind of dog we should get, or what we should make for dinner. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'Instead, he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. Of course, I said "yes"…(and cried a lot). 'Simply the perfect way to start the next chapter of our lives.' Less than a year ago, Cate insisted there was no engagement on the horizon. The athlete told radio host Ben Fordham on 2GB's Ben Fordham Live! that her sister's Bronte Campbell's betrothal to Benfield Lainchbury at the time had made it even less likely that Adam would pop the question. 'No definitely not, my partner Adam is like, "The pressure is off," because he can't steal Bronte and Benfield's thunder for a little bit,' she said. Cate had some complaints about how her sister's engagement occurred. 'He didn't get down on one knee, which I was a little bit mad about, but I'm glad he popped the question,' she explained. Cate and Adam have been together, on and off, for six years, and the swimmer says that her partner had no idea of her fame when they met. 'He didn't know who I was and he maintains he never Googled me – he wasn't star struck!' she told the Sydney Morning Herald back in 2023. The two split briefly when Cate moved to Sydney to pursue her swimming career, with Cate calling the breakup her 'biggest heartbreak.' When she returned to Brisbane, the couple reconciled. 'We reconnected when I moved back to Brisbane and have been together ever since. He knows what sport means to me,' she said. Cate explained that Adam is an immense support to her when she is feeling down or exhausted. 'When you're feeling tired, depleted or defeated, it's okay to lean on someone and ask for them to help replenish your reserves,' she told Nine. 'Sometimes I have to lean on him and then sometimes he has to lean on me. It's really lovely to be that reserve of strength for someone else.' Cate told the Sydney Morning Herald last year that she isn't planning on starting a family any time soon. 'I need to figure who I am outside of the pool before I go into something as time- and identity-consuming as parenthood,' she said.
Daily Mail
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Disaster strikes for Aussie pool queen Bronte Campbell as she plans her wedding
Bronte Campbell has revealed she broke the unusual diamond engagement ring she received from fiancé Benfield Lainchbury, joking that she 'might need some help wedding planning' after the distressing incident. The winner of four Olympic gold medals in the pool, Campbell said 'the easiest yes of my life' when Lainchbury popped the question as they enjoyed a boat trip in Venice last August. She got a stunning east-west set, emerald-cut diamond on a gold band - but the ring broke recently, forcing her to get it not just repaired, but redesigned to guard against another jewellery malfunction. Campbell revealed the episode to her followers in an Instagram video in which she saw the lighter side of the disruption to her wedding planning. 'So how's the wedding planning going?' she wrote over vision of her celebrating straight after the engagement in Venice. 'Step 1: get engaged. Step 2: be completely in love with your ring. 'Step 3: break your ring. 'Step 4: get Rhys to redesign your ring based on your active lifestyle. 'Step 4: fall in love with new ring. 'To recap: 2 x rings made. O x wedding decisions made. 1 x hair colour change. 7 x months later.' The happy couple holidayed in Europe after the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, where Bronte brought home a gold medal in the women's 4 x 100m relay final for Australia. That gave her four of the priceless gold medals, but it was the new diamond that had everyone talking after her big announcement. 'What a week celebrating all that's happened and all the exciting things to come. Love you @ieldbenf. Easiest yes of my life,' Bronte captioned the post, which featured a carousel of cute couples pics, including a close-up of the ring and the moment straight after the proposal. The other two photos show her in a yellow sundress planting a kiss on her boyfriend's cheek and a beautiful garden table setting for a meal the couple enjoyed on their travels. The four-time Olympic gold medallist (pictured) said her cherished engagement band had to be re-done based on her 'active lifestyle' The engagement news was met with an outpouring of love from friends, family, and fellow athletes. 'YEAHHHHH THE POST WE ALL WANTED,' fellow Olympic swimmer Lani Pallister commented, punctuating her sentence with a crying emoji. Swimmer Shayna Jack added: 'Congratulations to you both.' Bronte and her fiancé have known each other since childhood and Benfield has been by the swimmer's side since they began dating in 2016. He played a pivotal part in the swimmer's decision to return to the pool after an 18-month break following the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Clocking up on average 19,000 strokes a week in the water was physically and mentally damaging — and her paltry $30,000 a year as a full-time athlete didn't help either. After Bronte landed a role as a senior consultant at leading accounting and professional services firm Ernst & Young just over two years ago, she felt her pool days were finally over. But after 18 months away from the sport — which allowed a 'broken' Bronte to rest her severe shoulder, neck, back and hip injuries — the lure of a fourth Games has proven to be irresistible. With the support of her partner, she began swimming again and heading down the rigorous path that has now resulted in her fourth gold medal.
