Abbie Cornish on her engagement bliss after saying yes to MMA fighter Adel Altamimi
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She surprised everyone with the announcement of her engagement to MMA fighter Adel Altamimi on Valentine's Day.
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She surprised everyone with the announcement of her engagement to MMA fighter Adel Altamimi on Valentine's Day.

And on Friday, Abbie Cornish confirmed she is blissfully engaged.

In a statement to Daily Mail Australia, the 36-year-old said: 'We are both very very happy, as are our family and friends.'

She also took to her Instagram story to share a sweet selfie of herself showing off her sparkler with Adel, which she captioned: 'Date night with my fiancé.'

Adel was born and raised in Baghdad, Iraq where he was contracted by the U.S. Marines to drive convoys. He later was captured and held hostage by Al-Qaeda.

He witnessed his cousins and a close friend being decapitated, and Adel was close to facing the same fate but was rescued by the Marines in time, according to Entertainment Tonight.

Now living in Los Angeles, he works as a fitness trainer at the Unbreakable MMA gym that sees everyone from former combat veterans and ex NFL stars, to celebrities including Demi Lovato, Wiz Khalifa and Chris Pratt.

Adel and the Guardians Of The Galaxy star have trained together and developed a close bond, Chris recently support him at his debut at the Bellator 214 event, back in January - which he won.

The MMA fighter has also worked with Noah Centineo, of To All the Boys I've Loved Before fame, doing intense underwater training.

On Thursday, Abbie shared the exciting news of her engagement with her legions of followers, posting a series of loved up photos.

She shared a photo of her engagement ring, and the Limitless star proudly announced in the caption: 'You've swept me off my feet my love. I have been waiting for you. The answer is yes!'

'And may God share this light and love with us forever in his arms. Blessed be this day with you. We'll never forget this anniversary! Happy Valentine's Day to my fiancé,' the LA-based actress added.

The Geostorm star followed that post with a sweet snap of herself cuddling up to Adel showing off a glimpse of the ring, along with the caption: 'Oh my'.

The actress also took to her Instagram Story to share a filter-free snap of her gorgeous sparkler - a large cushion cut diamond set on a split shank halo ring.

It's unclear how long the Australian beauty and her Bellator Fighter beau have been dating.

Abbie last relationship with actor Ryan Phillippe, of Cruel Intentions fame.

They began dating in 2006 shortly after his divorce from Academy Award winning actress Reese Witherspoon, with whom he shares two children.