Josh Lucas is ready to walk down the aisle with his girlfriend Brianna Ruffalo.
The 53-year-old Yellowstone star got engaged to the Los Angeles weatherman during her recent getaway to Italy, according to a report from TMZ on Saturday.
The couple traveled extensively around the country, visiting Positano and Naples for summer vacations, the outlet’s sources said.
Lucas reportedly saw this as the ideal time to pop the question, given Ruffalo’s ancestral ties to Italy.
The brunette beauty accepted the offer and upon arrival in Los Angeles, the couple happily shared the news with their families, who are reportedly over the moon for them.
Josh Lucas is ready to walk down the aisle with his girlfriend Brianna Ruffalo; (pictured in March)
The Yellowstone star, 52, got engaged to the Los Angeles weatherman during their recent getaway to Italy, according to a TMZ report on Saturday.
Their engagement caps a year-and-a-half of dating, which began with a chance meeting at a restaurant while Lucas was on the set of his new show Palm Royale, insiders say.
In real life, Lucas successfully won his girlfriend’s heart, but his character on Sweet Home Alabama wasn’t so lucky.
Lucas gained fame for his role in the 2002 romantic comedy opposite Reese Witherspoon, playing Witherspoon’s ex-husband Jake, while Patrick Dempsey played her fiancé Andrew.
At a red carpet event in May, Ruffalo admitted that he was not rooting for Lucas’ character in the film, saying MY!, “I’m Team Patrick Dempsey.”
Ruffalo even joked that her opinion raised an “ongoing issue” in their relationship.
“From day one, (Brianna) was like, ‘Oh yeah, you were the other guy,'” Lucas chimed in at the time.
“She said, ‘I didn’t like you because you stole it from Patrick.'”
Once, despite their character preference, Lucas and Ruffalo tried to watch Sweet Home Alabama together, according to the star.
The couple traveled extensively around the country, visiting Positano and Naples during a summer vacation, according to the outlet’s sources; (pictured from March)
Lucas reportedly saw this as the ideal time to pop the question, given Ruffalo’s ancestral ties to Italy.
“We actually watched part of it once and she fell asleep, like 10 minutes in, and she was still saying, ‘I’m still Team Patrick,'” he said. “And that was it.”
The engagement news comes after Lucas spilled the beans on Yellowstone’s final chapter, hinting that fans can expect a big send-off.
The actor, who is busy promoting his new show Palm Royale starring Kristen Wiig, revealed that he spoke with the show’s creator about the second half of season 5, which begins production this summer after a substantial delay.
“I texted (creator) Taylor Sheridan a couple months ago and his response was, ‘Absolutely, we’re going to wrap this up at 10 episodes or so,'” Josh said. AND.
The initial segment of season 5 comprised eight episodes and concluded in January, with the second part expected to premiere in November.
The brunette beauty accepted the offer and upon their arrival in Los Angeles, the couple happily shared the news with their families, who are apparently thrilled for them; (pictured in April)
News of the engagement comes after Lucas spilled the tea on the final chapter of Yellowstone, hinting that fans can expect a huge send-off.
After speaking with Taylor, Josh, who plays young John Dutton (Kevin Costner’s character) in flashbacks, said he hopes to saddle up once again for Season 5, Part 2.
“I said, ‘Hey, I loved working on the show,’ and he said, ‘Well, we’ll be back,'” Josh explained. “I can’t wait to go do it.”
As for the possibility of a spin-off in which Lucas plays the role of the Montana rancher, Josh said, “Man, from your lips to God’s ears. I would love that.”
She added: “I obviously love the world that Taylor has created. I love seeing the generational aspect, the temporal aspect, obviously from the 19th century onwards. So yeah, I would be there in a second.”
