Jana Kramer Defends Engagement To Allan Russell After Simply Six Months Of Courting

The “One Tree Hill” alum shocked her cohosts by revealing her boyfriend of six months, Scottish soccer coach Allan Russell, proposed … and he or she accepted.

She defined that the pair and her two kids — she shares daughter Jolie, 7, and son Jace, 4, with ex-husband Mike Caussin — have been sitting collectively on the house she’s presently constructing when he popped the query.

“It was a very stunning night time, and me and the children have been all sitting… on the entrance porch of the steps, and simply looking on the view,” she defined. “And he mentioned my title, and I received up or no matter after which he received down on one knee, after which Jolie simply began leaping up and down. It was the cutest factor ever, it is like she knew what was taking place. She’s like, ‘You are getting married!’”

“I sort of blacked out at that time, he sort of mentioned some issues, just a few sentences, like, ‘You are the love of my life, will you marry me, one thing, one thing, one thing.’ After which we simply each began crying,” she continued, saying the entire proposal “simply felt proper” and he or she mentioned “Sure.”

“It was excellent,” she added, saying that they have been initially alleged to be on a visit in Jamaica proper now, however was thrilled he determined to suggest at their future house as an alternative. “I do not want the roses and entire glam setup,” mentioned Kramer.

She confirmed off her ring in photographs shared to Instagram after the episode dropped (above).

This would be the fourth marriage ceremony for the actress, who was beforehand married to abusive ex-husband Michael Gambino, actor Johnathon Schaech after which Caussin, who has been very open about how he cheated on her quite a few instances.

In accordance with Kramer, Caussin really actually likes Allan and he or she had already made it fairly clear to her ex that he was going to be sticking round. Although she hoped to inform Caussin concerning the engagement herself, their daughter really let the information slip first.

“Jolie was FaceTiming him and he or she’s like, ‘Guess what daddy, mommy’s engaged!’ And he is like, ‘Aw, that is good,’” she shared. “I might have preferred to have instructed him, however I additionally don’t desire Jolie to must preserve secrets and techniques from her dad. So then he was like, ‘Can I speak to Mommy?’”

She mentioned that after congratulating her on the information and determining some coparenting issues, he then mentioned he was “actually glad” for her.

“I began to cry as a result of he goes, ‘Of all folks, you should have somebody who loves you and respects you. You deserve this, after all the pieces I put you thru, you deserve this greater than anybody,’” mentioned Kramer. “It meant a lot to me that he mentioned that. I am similar to, thanks, a lot.”

After sharing the information, considered one of her cohosts talked about that it appeared a “little quick” for her to get engaged, particularly for somebody who has been by means of what she’s been by means of with regards to her love life.

She defended herself by saying that her “discernment is slightly tighter now” and he or she’s gotten to a spot the place she is aware of what she does and would not like, in addition to what she’s going to or will not accept. She concluded, “Maybe we needn’t wait 10 years as a result of we’re pushing 40 and we are able to marry who we love once we’re able to marry them?”