“Riverdale” actress Vanessa Morgan is celebrating the holidays with exciting news: she’s engaged!
The 32-year-old actress and her basketball player boyfriend, James Karnik, took to their Instagram accounts on Christmas Eve to share the happy news.
Riverdale Star Vanessa Morgan Announces Engagement To Basketball Player James Karnik For Christmas
“James knows how much I love Christmas, especially all the festive lights, so he took me to the Langley Glow Light Festival,” Morgan revealed to People magazine. “We were walking around, and I honestly thought he was going to propose on Christmas morning, so it came as a complete shock when it happened.”
Morgan added, “James had just injured his foot – we weren’t sure if it was a break or a sprain at the time, but he was on crutches. I asked him if he was sure he wanted to walk around on crutches, and he said, ‘For you, I’ll do it. I know how much you love this.’ It seemed a little suspicious, but I didn’t think much of it. Then, in the middle of all the lights and people, James put down his crutches to ‘adjust his shoe,’ and that’s when I started to suspect something was up. He dropped his crutches, got down on one knee, and asked me to marry him.”
The romantic proposal took place amidst the dazzling lights of the festival, creating a truly magical moment. “When I saw the ring, it was just stunning, and in that magical moment, with the lights all around us, it felt like the best Christmas present ever,” Morgan shared.
Karnik presented Morgan with a stunning ring from Brilliant Earth.
This is Morgan’s second engagement. She was previously married to Major League Baseball pitcher Michael Kopech, with whom she shares a three-year-old son, River, and a five-month-old daughter, Kaia.
The couple’s engagement announcement has been met with widespread congratulations from fans and friends. As Morgan embarks on this exciting new chapter, fans are eager to see what the future holds for the happy couple.
