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Culture June 26, 2020

Carrie Fisher's daughter Billie Lourd announces she's engaged!

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Congratulations are in order to Billie Lourd, the daughter of the late Carrie Fisher, who announced Thursday that she is engaged to actor Austen Rydell.

The 27-year-old excitedly announced her engagement on her private Twitter account, writing, "I said 'DUH'!!! Can't wait to spend forever with you Iloveyouiloveyouiloveyou."

While she didn't opt to post a photo of the ring, she uploaded an adorable photo of the beaming couple cuddling on the couch.

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Rydell shared a post announcing the exciting news. "She said YES!! (Actually she said “Duhhh”) But I guess that’s even better than yes?!?" he captioned the post.

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💍💍💍She said YES!! (Actually she said “Duhhh”) But I guess that’s even better than yes?!? 💗🤪🎉🎰💥🍾

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Lourd and Rydell were first romantically linked in early 2016 and have remained relatively private on details of their relationship. However, they are often featured on each other's Instagram accounts.

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On Valentine's Day this year, Lourd shared several photos of them with the caption, "All ‘round the world you make my world go ‘round #toinfinityandbaeyond"

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Lourd has yet to publicly confirm their engagement.

"GMA" has reached out to a representative for Lourd and will update when we hear back.