Demi Lovato and Max Ehrich‘s whirlwind romance quickly heated up in 2020 as they checked off some major dating milestones, including quarantining together amid the coronavirus pandemic and getting engaged after just four months of dating.
Lovato and Ehrich sparked romance rumors in March 2020 after they exchanged flirty messages via social media. Later that month, Us Weekly confirmed that the couple were dating. A source told Us at the time that the twosome had met “a few weeks ago” and their relationship was off to a strong start.
The duo’s romance heated up in April 2020 while they quarantined together amid the coronavirus pandemic at Lovato’s house in California. An insider shared with Us that Lovato and the Young and the Restless alum were “getting really serious” in self-isolation together.
“The quarantine has been really great for Demi and her and Max have gotten so close,” the source said at the time. “She’s doing a great job at staying sober, healthy and taking care of herself.”
The insider added that Ehrich was thinking about popping the question to the Sonny With a Chance alum.
“Their families wouldn’t be surprised by the proposal,” the source said at the time. “They think they make a great couple.”
He proposed on July 23, with an ecstatic Lovato revealing the news on Instagram. “@maxehrich – I knew I loved you the moment I met you,” she wrote. “It was something I can’t describe to anyone who hasn’t experienced it firsthand but luckily you did too.. I’ve never felt so unconditionally loved by someone in my life (other than my parents) flaws and all. You never pressure me to be anything other than myself. And you make me want to be the best version of myself. I’m honored to accept your hand in marriage. I love you more than a caption could express but I’m ecstatic to start a family and life with you. I love you forever my baby. My partner. Here’s to our future!!!!”
The “I Love Me” singer revealed in May 2020 that Ehrich harbored a crush on Lovato before the pair ended up together. The New Mexico native shared via Instagram a past tweet from Ehrich that read, “All I wanted for Christmas was Demi Lovato. #CantAlwaysGetWhatYouWant.”
Lovato captioned the post, “@maxehrich every Christmas? We love a little manifestation.”
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Us confirmed that Lovato and Ehrich were dating after the pair fueled relationship rumors on social media weeks earlier.
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The “Sober” singer accidentally crashed her boyfriend’s Instagram Live while he was playing the piano. Lovato entered the room with a blanket wrapped around her shoulders which caused the Pregnancy Pact actor to whisper, “I’m on Live.”
“Hm?” Lovato replied, to which he repeated, “I’m on Live.” The actress laughed and ran out of the room while Ehrich followed her also laughing.
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A source told Us that the actor planned to propose to Lovato at the end of the coronavirus quarantine. The insider added that their families “wouldn’t be surprised by the proposal” and think that “they make a great couple.”
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The Disney Channel alum revealed that things were serious between her and the New Jersey native because she had introduced him to her pal Sam Smith.
“Anybody that meets Sam would be somebody that would be very important to me,” Lovato said in an interview with Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp. “I wouldn’t introduce just anybody to Sam.”
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The duo costarred in Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande‘s music video “Stuck With U” alongside other celebrity couples, including Bieber and Hailey Baldwin and Grande and Dalton Gomez.
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Lovato teased Ehrich for having a longtime crush on her when she shared an old tweet the actor once posted. “All I wanted for Christmas was Demi Lovato. #CantAlwaysGetWhatYouWant,” the tweet read to which Lovato responded, “@maxehrich every Christmas? We love a little manifestation.”
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The Princess Protection Program star shared a series of sweet PDA-filled photos with her beau via her Instagram Story.
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“Had an amazing weekend in the magical desert of Joshua Tree with my love @maxehrich,” Lovato captioned a series of photos from the couple’s desert getaway via Instagram. “I went to work on a project but it was so nice to get away for a couple days.. thank you for making me so happy my dear.. I love going on adventures with you ??☀️.”
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Baby you’re a firework! The couple shared a cute moment together over the 4th of July holiday weekend. “Oh man this might be my favorite pic of us so far… thank you for making me the happiest. I love yew soooo much @maxehrich,” Lovato captioned an Instagram photo.
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Lovato confirmed that she and Ehrich are engaged via Instagram. “When I was a little girl, my birth dad always called me his ‘little partner’ – something that might’ve sounded strange without his southern cowboy like accent. To me it made perfect sense. And today that word makes perfect sense again but today I’m officially going to be someone else’s partner,” she captioned a pic of the future spouses via Instagram. “@maxehrich – I knew I loved you the moment I met you. It was something I can’t describe to anyone who hasn’t experienced it firsthand but luckily you did too. I’ve never felt so unconditionally loved by someone in my life (other than my parents) flaws and all. You never pressure me to be anything other than myself. And you make me want to be the best version of myself. I’m honored to accept your hand in marriage. I love you more than a caption could express but I’m ecstatic to start a family and life with you. I love you forever my baby. My partner. Here’s to our future!!!!“ She went on to show off her stunning engagement ring in multiple photos. “When you begin to actually process your evening and realize that you’re ENGAGED,” she captioned one tearful pic.
In his own post, Ehrich wrote: “Ahhhh You are every love song, every film, every lyric, every poem, everything I could ever dream of and then some in a partner in life. Words cannot express how infinitely in love with you I am forever and always and then some. I cannot spend another second of my time here on Earth without the miracle of having you as my wife. here’s to forever baby … I’m so excited. You are the most beautiful inside and out in the entire world & I couldn’t be more grateful God brought us together. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH @ddlovato AND WILL FOREVER CHERISH YOUR PURE, BEAUTIFUL, INFINITE SOUL.”
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“??? @ddlovato love you baby,” Ehrich captioned a date night photo with his fiancée to kick off the month of August.
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