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Liv Tyler‘s ex David Gardner has announced his engagement, four years after splitting from the Hollywood actress, with whom he shares two children.
David Beckham‘s football agent pal, 49, took to his Instagram on Friday with a gushing post after popping the question to Victoria Secret model Jessica Clarke.
In the black and white snap the lovebirds cosied up in bed as the stunner, who is the founder of wellness brand Mother Made, showed off her huge diamond ring.
David captioned the snap: ‘Guess what? She said “YES” My best friend, I love you so much’.
Fans and famous friends rushed to share their congratulations including Beckham, who is godfather to Gardener and Tyler’s two daughters, led the well wishes with love heart emojis.
While Rita Ora gushed: ‘Wait I’m crying’ and Jaime Winstone said: ‘YESSYESYESS loves wins’.
Liv Tyler ‘s ex David Gardner announced his engagement to Victoria Secret mode Jessica Clarke on Friday
Gardener and Taylor, who were also engaged, share two children, Sailor Gene, ten, and Lula Rose, nine.
She is also mother to son Milo, 20, from her marriage to ex-husband Royston Langdon, while he also shares a son Grey, 18, with his ex-wife Davinia Taylor.
In late 2021 insiders claimed the couple had parted ways earlier in the year after ‘growing apart’ and living separate lives.
It was first rumoured their relationship had hit a rocky patch after the Lord Of The Rings star flew to Los Angeles for eight weeks with their two children in tow, leaving her then fiancé behind at their Cotswolds home.
A source told The Sun at the time: ‘Dave and Liv spent all of the first lockdown together and are a great team as parents but unfortunately, they’ve grown apart and increasingly they’ve been living separate lives.
‘Both wanted to focus on their careers — her acting and producing, and Dave running his business and working on David’s Inter Miami football project.’
‘They officially parted ways back in March but they’ve kept it quiet so as to minimise the fuss, and ensure their kids were OK.’
The source added that the former couple had come out the other side of their troubles and were good friends and had even holidayed together.
Gardener and Taylor, who were also engaged, share two children, Sailor Gene, ten, and Lula Rose, nine (pictured together 2016)
Reports went on to say that Gardner had confided in best pal Beckham – who had been ‘ a rock’ during the difficult time.
