Cody Simpson is ready to take the next step in his blossoming relationship with Emma McKeon.
The singer-turned-swimming star, 27, is eager to go for gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics in a few months, but he also plans to propose to his fellow champion.
Simpson reportedly has his sights set on asking McKeon’s hand in marriage in the City of Love.
‘What better place than Paris to get down on one knee and propose?’ a source told New Idea magazine.
‘He’s already secretly looking for ways to hide the ring from her, especially if they’re in the Olympic Athletes Village together!’
Cody Simpson is ready to take the next step in his blossoming relationship with Emma McKeon
The source added that Simpson is likely to pop the question “on the banks of the Seine once the competition is over.”
Simpson hopes to qualify for a place on the Australian swimming team, while McKeon, 29, is the holder of eight world records and one of Australia’s most decorated Olympians.
She has a whopping 11 Olympic medals in her career.
Last month, Simpson made a surprising confession about his future with McKeon, explaining that he and his superstar girlfriend will be entering uncharted territory after the 2024 Olympics in July.
The singer-turned-swimming star, 27, is eager to fight for gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics in a few months, but he also plans to propose to his fellow champion.
The couple’s lives will undergo a big change after the Paris Games, and McKeon revealed that the event will be their last Olympics.
Simpson is currently in a fight to make the Australian team and has not yet decided whether he will retire from swimming and return to his music career after the event.
However, he has hinted that he could quit the sport, referring to the Olympics as a “fairytale ending” to his journey.
He also answered what his relationship with McKeon will be like afterwards.
“I’ve purposely put a brick wall on either side, so I’ll address it when it comes,” he said. news corporation.
But never in my life have I stopped knowing what comes next.
‘Emma has never had a life without swimming. I know what she’s like, but she’s never had it, so I’m excited for her to explore her other interests and have the time to do it because she never had it when she was a kid.
The source added that Simpson is likely to pop the question “on the banks of the Seine once the competition is over.”
Simpson hopes to qualify for a place on the Australian swimming team, while McKeon, 29, holds eight world records and is one of Australia’s most decorated Olympians.
“I’m very fortunate to be someone who has a lot of things to look forward to on the other side and a completely different passion and career that I can pursue again depending on what I decide outside of the group.
“I don’t know what I’ll do yet, but I’ll make that decision later this year.”
But whatever happens, Simpson remains zen about his chances and insists he will be satisfied even if he doesn’t make it to the Paris Olympics.
“In a sense, I can’t really fail, because I either make the Olympic team this year or I don’t,” Simpson said in a baffling statement.
‘A fairy tale ending would be nice, but it will happen or it won’t and that’s the reality.
‘There’s not much I can control other than giving it my all. So if that’s not enough that day, that’s not enough that day.
“But either way, I’ve really given everything I have to see what I can do in this sport and I’ve had a lot of success along the way.”
Before taking a break from his musical career, Simpson had recorded four albums and played the lead role of Dmitry in the Broadway musical Anastasia.
Simpson and McKeon went ‘Instagram official’ with their relationship in July 2022, three months after they began secretly dating.
Last year, the couple celebrated by purchasing their first home together.
The couple spent $1.826 million on a family-sized love nest on the Gold Coast, proving their headline-making romance that blossomed during training for the 2022 Commonwealth Games has gotten pretty serious.
Cody and Emma went ‘Instagram official’ with their relationship in July 2022, three months after they began secretly dating.
In November, Simpson’s family hinted that wedding bells could be in the cards for the pop star and her golden girl.
It seems like it’s only a matter of time before the couple jumps into marriage, if proud mother Angie and sister Alli have anything to do with it.
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Alli and Angie said they hope for a future engagement and that they adore the Olympic swimmer.
‘We love Emma. “The three of us went to the movies the other day and when Cody was working, we thought, ‘We’re stealing Emma,'” Alli said.
‘She just shines and makes Cody really happy. He’s the most at peace I’ve ever seen Cody.’
In November, Simpson’s family hinted that wedding bells could be in the cards for the pop star and her golden girl.